Cato Institute Discussion: Cloning Superman: What Other Countries Already Know

The Cato Institute is sponsoring a conversation about school choice.  For more information, and to register for this event, go here.

Cloning "Superman": What Other Countries Already Know about Scaling Up Good Schools

Friday, January 28, 2011

Noon

Featuring Peje Emilsson, Founder, Kunskapsskolan, Sweden; Humberto Santos, Researcher, Instituto de Políticas Públicas, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile; and Sarah Sparks, Journalist, Education Week; moderated by Andrew Coulson, Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute.

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From their website:

Everyone agrees that we have too few good schools and too many lousy ones. What's missing is a mechanism for replicating what works. Competitive for-profit markets have served that function in other fields, from cell phones to coffee shops. Can the same thing work in education?

To find out, we've invited experts from both hemispheres to tell us what their nations have learned from decades of experience with private-school choice. Peje Emilsson founded the largest chain of for-profit private schools operating in Sweden's nationwide voucher program. Humberto Santos has studied the academic performance of public schools, independent private schools, and chains of private schools in Chile's voucher program. Responding to their findings and asking challenging questions will be Education Week journalist Sarah Sparks.

Please join us for a lively discussion of how we might finally be able to stop "Waiting for Superman."

Civic Fed Program/Panel: Choosing a New Superintendent

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation on December 13th at 7:45 pm for a Panel Discussion on ‘Choosing a New Superintendent.’


Please join us for an open community discussion on choosing a new superintendent for our public school system, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). I believe this is the first open community-wide discussion to be held on this process. All are invited for an open discussion.

PANELISTS (confirmed):

Lyda Astrove, Special Education Advocate
Emily Barton, Executive Director, Teach for America, DC Region
Phil Kauffman, Board of Education, member of the BOE ad hoc group, Superintendent Search Process
Neal McLuskey, Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute
Fred Stichnoth, President, Montgomery County Gifted and Talented Association

TIME: 7:45 pm
DATE: Monday, December 13, 2010
LOCATION: 1st FL Auditorium, County Council Office Building 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Maryland

Directions: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/csltmpl.asp?url=/content/council/dir.asp

We hope for a wide-ranging open and frank discussion with lots of audience participation.

Please pass this email on to anyone who would be interested, including posting on school and neighborhood listservs. If you have questions please email or call me offline.

Thank you.

Paula Bienenfeld
Chair, Education Committee, Montgomery County Civic Federation