SCHOOL OF LAW TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ENTITLED, “THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION”

FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2002 - FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

New York University’s Annual Survey of American Law, a student-edited journal at NYU dedicated to exploring contemporary legal developments in the United States, will hold a symposium entitled, “Recent Developments and the Future of Public Education” on Friday, Nov. 22, from 8:30 am to 5 pm, at the NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South. (CLE credit available, $15 fee)

Keynote speaker will be Dr. Eugene Hickok, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Other participants include Christopher Cerf, president and chief operating officer of Edison Schools; Randi Weingarten, president of the United Federation of Teachers; Elliot Mincberg, legal director of People for the American Way; Frank Macchiarola, president of St. Francis College; and John Sexton, president of New York University.

Symposium Schedule:

8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks

Michael J. Kuh, Annual Survey of American Law

Samuel Estreicher, New York University School of Law

9:15 – 9:45 Keynote Address Eugene Hickok, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education

9:45 – 11:15 Panel One: New Paths in the Public Schools Page 2/”The Future of Public Education”

Amy Ellen Schwartz, NYU Wagner School of Public Service

Christopher Cerf, Edison Schools

Sol Stern, The Manhattan Institute

Sandra Vergari, SUNY Albany

Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers

11:15 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 1 :00 PANEL TWO: School Choice: Does it Improve Performance?

Clive Belfield, Columbia Teachers’ College

Krista Kafer, The Heritage Foundation

Elliott Mincberg, People For The American Way

Joseph Viteritti, NYU Wagner School of Public Policy

1:00 – 2:30 LUNCH BREAK

2:30 - 4:00 PANEL THREE: Vouchers and the Post-Zelman Legal Frontier

Bert Gall, Institute for Justice

Frank Macchiarola, St. Francis College

Denise Morgan, New York Law School

Peter Schuck, Yale University School of Law

4:00 – 5:00 CLOSING REMARKS

Rachel Chanin, Annual Survey of American Law

John Sexton, New York University

n-111, 2002-03

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