Dr. William J. Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, will address the NPE conference on Saturday. He will speak to the outrage of HB2, recognizing that an attack on the rights of some people is an attack on the rights of all people. He has made clear that the NAACP will stage sit-ins if HB2 is not repealed.

 

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR
April 16 – 17, 2016
For more information contact:
Carol Burris, NPE Executive Director, 516-993-2141
cburris@networkforpubliceducation.org
Colleen Wood, NPE Conference Chair, 904-591-3207
cpdwood@gmail.com

 

The Network for Public Education’s 3rd Annual National Conference, “And Justice for All: Strengthening Public Education for Each Child,”
Convenes in Raleigh, North Carolina

 

 
Hundreds of public school teachers, parents, students and advocates will gather in Raleigh, North Carolina this weekend for The Network for Public Education’s (NPE) National Conference.

 

 

This annual event is a gathering of the nation’s educational leaders and advocates who work to ensure a high-quality, well-rounded education for each child in America’s public schools.

 

 
Conference attendees will hear keynote speeches from some of America’s most well respected educational and social justice leaders, including NPE President Diane Ravitch, Moral Mondays Leader Rev. William Barber, National Superintendent of the Year, Phil Lanoue and author and former New York Times Columnist, Bob Herbert.

 

 

The event promises to be educational, inspirational, and uplifting at a time when public education is increasingly under attack.

 

 
On Sunday, the Network will issue a major report on teacher evaluation entitled Teachers Talk Back: Educators on the Impact of Teacher Evaluation, a report authored by a team of educators from around the country. The team drew on survey responses from nearly 3000 educators from 48 states who shared their firsthand experiences with the new models of teacher evaluation that resulted from Race to the Top. What respondents reported is cause for serious concern.

 

 

The conference is sponsored by the Network for Public Education and Network for Public Education Action.

 
WHO: Public School Teachers, Parents, Students, School Board Members, and Advocates
WHAT: The Network for Public Education’s 3rd Annual National Conference
WHEN: Saturday, April 16, 2016 @ 8:30 am – Sunday, April 17, 2016 @ 2:30pm
WHERE: The Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
For more information, see our conference website at events.bizzabo.com/NPEConference.

 
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The Network for Public Education, founded by education historian Diane Ravitch and retired teacher Anthony Cody, is an advocacy group whose mission is to preserve, promote, improve and strengthen public schools for both current and future generations of students.
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