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Forum 2007: "Do Americans Care if Politicians Care About Public Education?"
March 26, 2007
Gallup Organization, Washington, D.C.
On March 26, Public Education Network (PEN) convened a bipartisan panel of pundits, pollsters, and political advisors to explore ways in which public education can be positioned as a key national election issue. The forum, entitled “Do Americans Care if Politicians Care About Public Education?” was held at 9 am in the Great Hall of The Gallup Organization.
Forum co-chairs are Richard W. Riley, former U.S. Secretary of Education and former governor of South Carolina and Thomas H. Kean, co-chair, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States and former governor of New Jersey. Forum panelists are: Jonathan Alter, senior editor, Newsweek and contributing correspondent, NBC News; Ed Goeas, president and CEO, The Tarrance Group; Celinda Lake, president, Lake Research; Jim Margolis, senior partner, GMMB; Jay Mathews, education columnist, Washington Post; and, Frank Newport, editor-in-chief, The Gallup Poll.
The forum was moderated by Jerry Zremski, president of the National Press Club and Washington bureau chief of the Buffalo (N.Y.) News.
Discussion topics included:
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how much does the American public care about public education; |
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how do Americans get candidates for political office to move public education to the top of their agendas; |
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can public education become a major policy issue for voters in the next election cycle; |
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and, how can the media be made to cover public education as an election issue. |
The forum was co-sponsored by The Gallup Organization.
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