BEYOND TEST SCORES: A NEW SCHOOL PANEL DISCUSSION
INTRODUCING INSIDE STATS, A NEW MEASURE OF NYC HIGH SCHOOLS FROM THE CENTER FOR NYC AFFAIRS

Thursday, June 28, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Free; RSVP at [email protected]

 

WHAT: Regents scores, graduation rates, college-entrance data, teacher evaluations: amidst an ever-increasing stream of data, The New School's Center for New York City Affairs and InsideSchools.org present INSIDE STATS, an innovative new high school scorecard that provides a thorough, well-rounded and detailed evaluation of New York public schools. The first-ever public presentation of the measurement system will also include a panel discussion featuring NYC public education experts, policy-makers and teachers.
WHO:

Charissa Fernandez, chief operating officer, the After-School Corporation (TASC)                                        Robert Hughes, president, New Visions for Public Schools
Martin Kurzweil, senior executive, director for research, accountability and data, NYC DOE
Miriam Nightengale, principal, Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science & Engineering
Jacqueline Wayans, parent information specialist, InsideSchools.org
Clara Hemphill, InsideSchools.org editor (moderator)

WHEN: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: The New School's Teresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 W 13th Street, Second Floor
TICKETS: Free; RSVP at [email protected]

The New School, a leading progressive university in New York City, was founded in 1919 as a center of intellectual and artistic freedom. Today The New School is still in the vanguard of innovation and experimentation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students in design and the social sciences, the humanities, management, and the performing arts and thousands of adult learners in continuing education courses. Committed to public engagement, The New School welcomes thousands of New Yorkers yearly to its celebrated public programs and maintains a global presence through its online learning programs, research institutes, and international partnerships. Learn more at www.newschool.edu.

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