J. Lawrence Aber, a professor of applied psychology and public policy New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, and Michele Cahill, senior counselor to the Chancellor for Education Policy at New York City’s Department of Education, will discuss the impact of poverty on educational achievement on Fri., Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at NYU School of Law’s Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge, 40 Washington Square South (betw. Sullivan and MacDougal Sts.). The session will also consider the causes of poverty, the extent anti-poverty policies are based on fact, and the implications of anti-poverty efforts for educational policy.

Reporters interested in attending the event should contact James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.

  • WHAT: “Attacking Poverty: Implications for Education Policy and Practice”
  • WHO: J. Lawrence Aber, professor of applied psychology and public policy, New York University; Michele Cahill, senior counselor to the Chancellor for Education Policy, New York City Department of Education
  • WHEN: Fri., Nov. 17, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
  • WHERE: NYU’s Greenberg Lounge in Vanderbilt Hall, NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South (betw. Sullivan and MacDougal Sts.) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street)]

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