Saturday, April 18, 2009
DFER-Missouri Urban Education Forum
DFER-Missouri invites you to the
Urban Education Forum
The forum will engage community leaders, clergy, elected officials, administrators and others on their perspectives of the challenges facing education in urban communities.
Opening remarks by Francis Slay, Mayor of St. Louis
Confirmed panelists include:
Dr. Kelvin Adams (Superintendent, St. Louis Public Schools)
Mary Armstrong (President, AFT Local 420)
Dr. Benjamin Chavis (Co-Chairman, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network)
Kevin Chavous (Former DC City Councilman and Chair of the Education Committee)
T.D. El-Amin (MO State Representative, District 57)
Aaron North (Executive Director, MO Public Charter Schools Association)
Alvin Parks (Mayor, East St. Louis, IL)
Rev. Horace Sheffield (Detroit, MI)
Earl Simms (State Coordinator, Children Education Alliance)
Jeff Smith (MO State Senator, District 4)
Joe Williams (Executive Director, Democrats for Education Reform)
Radio Station Hot 104.1 FM will be broadcasting live from the event.
On-air host Demetrius Johnson will moderate the panel discussion.
When: 11:00 AM
Ends: 2:00 PM
The ticket sales period for this event has ended.
