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St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus
September 29, 2005 • 5:30–8:30 PM
Local hearing partner: Campaign for Fiscal Equity, New York City

PARTICIPATING NEW YORK ORGANIZATIONS
National Center for Schools and Communities at Fordham University, New York City
Good Schools for All, Buffalo

HEARING OFFICERS
Elise Boddie, Director, Education Group; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York, NY
Amanda R. Broun, Senior Vice President, Public Education Network, Washington, DC
Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., Executive Director, Center for Urban Educational Policy; CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
Lee Daniels, Vice President, Research & Publications; National Urban League, New York, NY
Fred Frelow, Director of Early College Initiatives, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Princeton, NJ
Michael Rebell, Executive Director and Counsel, Campaign for Fiscal Equity, New York, NY

STUDENT WITNESSES
Terel Watson, Queens Vocational and Technical High School
Rebecca Berkman-Rivera, La Guardia High School
Margarita Henderson, EBC Bushwick High School
Abeo Richards, Democratic and Leadership School
Princess Taylor, Democratic and Leadership School
Marlowe Williams, New Rochelle High School
Elizabeth Slater, Bronx High School of Science
Nadiya Chadha, Bronx High School of Science
Tapasya Wancho, Bronx High School of Science
Antonia Donato, St. Vincent Ferrer High School

PARENT WITNESSES
Victoria Bousquet
Carol Rogers

COMMUNITY WITNESSES
Wayne Ho, Executive Director, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
Jennifer Cowan, Program Specialist, The After-School Corporation
Kenneth D. Cohen, President, Northeast Queens Branch and Education Chair, Metropolitan Council of New York State Conference of NAACP Branches
Jan Atwell, Coordinator, New Yorkers for Smaller Class Size Coalition