School of Education at Johns Hopkins University

Shaping the Future: Examining Critical Issues in Education

 

Shaping the Future: Examining Critical Issues in Education

Education reform: What will work best for schools?

Join us on  Monday, December 5, when the Johns Hopkins School of Education will hold the fourth in its Shaping the Future series featuring a distinguished panel of experts representing differing viewpoints on returning US schools to greatness. In addition to hearing the panel members debate their ideas, the audience will have the opportunity to respond and ask questions. The event is free and open to the public.

  • Date: Monday, December 5, 2011 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus - Directions to Homewood | Campus Map (PDF)
  • Registration: Free registration, fill out this form to reserve your spot

Panel Members

Michael YudinMichael Yudin, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

Michael K. Yudin was named Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education in July 2011. In this role, he oversees the administration of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), comprised of approximately 275 employees and charged with implementation of over 50 grant programs designed to promote academic excellence and enhance educational opportunities for elementary and secondary school students. Yudin leads efforts to help ensure equal access to services leading to improved outcomes for all children, particularly educationally disadvantaged children. Read Yudin's full bio here.

Michael PetrilliMichael Petrilli, Executive Vice President, Fordham Foundation

Mike Petrilli is one of the nation’s foremost education analysts. As executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, he oversees the organization’s research projects and publications and contributes to the Flypaper blog and weekly Education Gadfly newsletter. He is also a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and Executive Editor of Education Next, where he writes a regular column on technology and media, as well as feature-length articles. Petrilli has published opinion pieces in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and appears regularly on NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, and Fox. Read Petrilli's full bio here.

Deborah Meier, Senior Scholar at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education

Deborah W. Meier is currently at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, as senior scholar a as well as Board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill, director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education, and on the Board of The Coalition of Essential Schools.

Meier has spent more than four decades working in public education as a teacher, writer and public advocate. She began her teaching career as a kindergarten and headstart teacher in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City schools. She was the founder and teacher-director of a network of highly successful public elementary schools in East Harlem. Read Meier's full bio here.