Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Presents
Prizes, panel, provocation and party: Your presence on February 12 is cordially solicited and encouraged. Seize a rare opportunity to learn, network and celebrate.
Discussion and reception to honor 2007 Fordham prizewinners, Foundation's 10th Anniversary
Addressing the Achievement Gap: The Promise and Peril of "Divvying Us Up By Race"
Monday, February 12 at 4:30 p.m.
"It's a sordid business, this divvying us up by race."
– Chief Justice John Roberts
Please join the Fordham Foundation on Lincoln's Birthday for a discussion featuring four preeminent education leaders and a reception honoring them as recipients of the 2007 Prizes for Excellence in Education—and celebrating the Foundation's 10th anniversary.
Panelists:
Kati Haycock, Director, Education Trust, 2007 Fordham Prize for Valor
Paul T. Hill, John and Marguerite Corbally Professor, University of Washington; Director, Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2007 Fordham Prize for Distinguished Scholarship (joint)
Stephan Thernstrom, Winthrop Professor of History at Harvard University & Abigail Thernstrom, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; Vice Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2007 Fordham Prize for Distinguished Scholarship (joint)
Chester E. Finn, Jr., President of the Fordham Foundation, moderator
Panelists will respond to this thesis:
"Chief Justice Roberts recently wrote 'It's a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.' Is he right? If so, what does this sentiment imply for No Child Left Behind and other initiatives to close the achievement gap?"
Following the panel, the Foundation will host a reception to honor the winners and celebrate its 10th anniversary.
When: Monday, February 12, 2007
Panel: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Reception: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: The German Marshall Fund of the United States
1744 R St. NW
2nd Floor Conference Room
Washington, DC 20009
To RSVP for this event, please contact Sarah Kim at 202-223-5452 or via email at rsvp@edexcellence.net.
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