Impact of Privatizing Public Schools: 2021 Conference

1101 Gorman Street,Raleigh NC 27606

09 October, 2021

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Join us for our statewide forum: Impact of Privatizing Public Schools 2021. Registration opens at 8am w/coffee - Program 9am - 4pm Please join us for our statewide conference:Impact of Privatizing Public Schools: 2021 Registration and coffee begins at 8:00am.The forum will run from 9:00am – 4:00pm and will be held at NC State’s McKimmon Center in Raleigh. (Free Parking) Lunch prepared by Amedeo's is included in the ticket price (veggie option available). Program OverviewKeynote Address: Dr. Noliwe Rooks, Department Head, Africana Studies at Brown University and founding director of the Segrenomics Lab. Rooks’ current book, in which she coined the term “segrenomics,” is Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education won an award for non-fiction from the Hurston/Wright Foundation. You can purchase this book when you register ($15) or at the conference - Professor Rooks will be available to autograph her book at the end of the day. Other Featured Presenters: Dr. Carol Burris, Executive Director, Network for Public Education (NPE), will present findings from her recent report: Chartered for Profit: The Hidden World of Charter Schools Operated for Financial Gain. Matt Ellinwood, J.D., Education and Law Project Director, NC Justice Center, will discuss the 2020 study conducted by Jane Wettach (Children’s Law Clinic at Duke University) as part of an examination of how the NC's school voucher program is impacting public education. Seats are limited! Register today. Block of Hotel Rooms Reserved at Holiday Inn Express & Suites and TownePlace Suites for those coming in Friday Night. You can get the Special Rate by calling 919-854-0001 and request a group rate for Public Schools First NC!  Questions? Email us: [email protected] SPONSORSHIPS NEEDED-See below! Please consider sponsoring our conference. You and your guests will be registered through the SPONSOR donate portal! Help us make the conference successful and keep our individual ticket cost as low as possible! Public Schools First NC is a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused solely on public education issues. We collaborate with teachers, parents, business and civic leaders and students across our state in support of an effective public education system that  prepares each child for life. PSFNC is a 501(c)3; donations are tax-deductible. Strong public schools are critical for growing our economy and maintaining the vitality of our communities. We seek to educate and inform North Carolinians about critical issues that impact our schools, our teachers, and students and to engage all stakeholders in supporting a quality public education system.