MEDIA CONTACT: Molly Clifford, (585) 273-5892

May 5, 1995

"Making Schools Work," a Panel Discussion

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 2:30-3:45 p.m., Friday, June 9, 1995, in the Strong Auditorium on the River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

NOTE: Visitors may park at meters on Wilson Boulevard during weekdays.

Mayor Bill Johnson and Adam Urbanski, Rochester Teachers Association president and University of Rochester alumnus, will be among participants in a panel discussion titled "Making Schools Work," Friday, June 9, from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus.

The event, which kicks off the University's Reunion '95 weekend, also will feature Eric Hanushek, professor of economics and public policy and an expert on the costs of education reform, and Philip Wexler, dean of the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development. University president Thomas Jackson will moderate the discussion.

Admission to the panel discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Fairbank Alumni House at (585) 273-5892.

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