FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2010
Contact:
Feliza Ortiz-Licon
(213) 489-3428 ext. 2203
NCLR TO HOLD EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES
Speakers including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will focus on raising standards for Latino students and the educators who teach them
Los Angeles, CA—The California Regional Office of NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, will host a conference for K–12 school leaders and education experts on October 7–8 in downtown Los Angeles. The goal is to reframe the conversation on expectations, standards, and accountability as they relate to Hispanic students in the public school system.
The conference, “Accountability for All: Raising the Standard of Learning for Latino Students,” will kick off at 9:00 a.m. on October 7 with remarks from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Distinguished education experts from across the country will include Delia Pompa, Vice President of Education, NCLR; Yolie Flores, Vice President, Los Angeles Unified School Board; Dr. Arun Ramanathan, Executive Director, The Education Trust—West; Dr. Blandina “Bambi” Cárdenas, former President, The University of Texas-Pan American; and Joaquín Tamayo, Assistant Director of the Education and Society Program, Aspen Institute.
Other participants will include superintendents, executive directors, and principals of charter schools in the NCLR School Network from throughout the nation, most of whom serve student populations with a high percentage of Latinos. The conference will give school leaders a forum to exchange information and perspectives, a clear understanding of how to integrate the needs of Latino and English language learner students into accountability measures, practical tools that can be implemented at their schools, and the chance to provide feedback on policy recommendations at the federal level.
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| WHAT: | Education conference to discuss measures for raising Latino student performance |
| WHEN: |
October 7, 2010, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. October 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Tiffany Room 506 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 |
| WHO: |
Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles Delia Pompa, Vice President, Education, NCLR Yolie Flores, Vice President, Los Angeles Unified School Board Dr. Arun Ramanathan, Executive Director, The Education Trust–West Joaquín Tamayo, Assistant Director, Education and Society Program, Aspen Institute Dr. Bambi Cárdenas, Former President, The University of Texas-Pan American |
Note: Registration to the general public for the conference is now closed. Working media professionals who would like to visit during the conference can contact Feliza Ortiz-Licon at (213) 489-3428 ext. 2203 to set up interviews.
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