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Thursday, November 11, 2010

8:00pm at the Bushnell
Education Champions

Moderated By:

Norah O'Donnell
Chief Washington Correspondent for MSNBC
Lily Eskelsen
Vice President, NEA, The largest teachers' union, 3.2 million members
Davis Guggenheim
Director of the film, Waiting for "Superman"
Joel Klein
Chancellor, New York City Schools: 1.1 million students, 1,600 schools
Deborah Gist
Two-time Teacher of the Year, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education
Jon Schnur
Education Reform Pioneer, CEO of New Leaders for New Schools

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