You're Invited! November 2 Poverty & Education Lecture by Researcher Richard Rothstein

Save the date! November 2, 2011  6:30 pm for a free evening lecture on Poverty & Education with Richard Rothstein Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute Dear Voices4Action, How can we break down barriers to success for Kalamazoo County's 15,000 children in poverty? The Poverty Reduction Initiative is pleased to invite you to a free lecture by  renowned author and educational researcher Richard Rothstein. 6:30 pm Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Dale Lake Auditorium KVCC Texas Township Campus 6767 W O Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan  map free admission, free parking Rothstein will give us a glimpse into the complex issues that children and families living in poverty must overcome to achieve greater success in school and other learning environments. We hope you will join us for Rothstein’s lecture and participate in forums, discussions, and follow-up work to make his visit a meaningful change agent for our community. Share the warmth! Bring a new item of winter wear to donate for PROJECT CONNECT on November 16. Hats, gloves, mittens, scarves for all ages. This visit is supported and sponsored by Kalamazoo Public Schools, Western Michigan University’s Lewis Walker Institute, and other local partners. Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., and a senior fellow of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the University of California (Berkeley) Law School. From 1999 to 2002 he was the national education columnist of The New York Times. He is the author of Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right (Teachers College Press and EPI, 2008) and Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap (Teachers College Press 2004). He is also the author of The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America’s Student Achievement (1998). Other recent books include The Charter School Dust-Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement (co-authored in 2005); and All Else Equal: Are Public and Private Schools Different? (co-authored in 2003). Contact Richard Rothstein at riroth@epi.org. Click here to unsubscribe from PRI mailings.