MEDIA CONTACT: Alex Cantor 716.200.7813 or Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800

March 21, 2006

'The State of Education in Rochester and America' panel discussion

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

Panelists include Carrie Andrews, Monroe County legislator representing the 21st district located in the city of Rochester; Malik Evans, vice president of the Rochester City School District Board of Education and a 2002 graduate of the University of Rochester; and David Hursh, associate professor in the University's Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Topics will include issues related to testing, the No Child Left Behind Act, and urban schools.

The panel discussion is sponsored by the College Democrats, Students for Social Justice, and Minority Students Advisory Board.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-5911.

About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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