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Engler, Allen To Headline Roundtable Discussion on Role of Private Companies in Public Education

Media Advisory
October 3, 2012

Former Governor John Engler will join CER President Jeanne Allen, and other experts for an in-depth roundtable discussion exploring the critical issue of the growing role of private companies in American public education. The roundtable will address the critical question of whether education can be run as a profitable business and still stay true to a humanitarian vision.

The panel will also include Brian Jones, Chairman of the D.C. Public Charter School Board which is the chief authorizer of charter schools in D.C., and James Tooley, author of From Village School to Global Brand: Changing the World Through Education which examines the history of global education management organization SABIS.

The evening – co-hosted by CER and SABIS – will also include a reception and book signing following the roundtable.

What: Can Education Be Run as a Profitable Business and
Still Be Guided by a Humanitarian Vision?

Roundtable, Reception, and Book Signing
When: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Roundtable begins at 4:30 PM
Where: 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, D.C.
The Business Roundtable
Who: Jeanne Allen, President, The Center for Education Reform
James Tooley, Author, From Village School to Global Brand: Changing the World Through Education
Honorable John Engler, Former Governor of Michigan
Brian Jones, Chairman, D.C. Public Charters School Board

Please contact [email protected] for additional information.

Watch the Roundtable event online here.