[YEP-DC] You're invited to attend a special briefing on Advancing Equity & Excellence for Children

	Please join The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Educational Testing Service and the Education Law Center for a special briefing What: Achieving Equity and Excellence for Each and Every Child: A Call to Action When: Monday, April 15, 2013 10 a.m.–Noon (Light breakfast and coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m.) Where: National Press Club, Ballroom 529 14th St, NW, 13th Floor Washington, D.C. 20045 Register for this event. In February 2011, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan established The Equity and Excellence Commission to address disparities in resources and opportunities that contribute to achievement gaps. The Commission's final report, For Each and Every Child, released in February 2013, is a landmark document that presents a bold vision for a more equitable American public education system, along with detailed recommendations for policymakers at the federal, state and local levels. Meeting the Commission's goals will require unprecedented public and political will to dramatically change how schools are financed and managed. To help advance the equity agenda, The Leadership Conference is releasing a new report — a call to action designed to assist in bolstering efforts to provide each and every child the education they deserve. A distinguished and diverse panel of speakers will review what the findings and recommendations of these groundbreaking reports mean for policymakers, parents, students and educators. Speakers will include: Wade Henderson, President & CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Michael T. Nettles, Senior Vice President, Educational Testing Service Christopher Edley Jr., Dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law; Co-Chair, The Equity and Excellence Commission David Sciarra, Executive Director, Education Law Center Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF Dianne Piché, Senior Counsel and Director of Education Program, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Amy Wilkins, Senior Fellow for Social Justice, The College Board If you have any questions about this event, please contact Elizabeth Kingsley at 1‑202‑659‑0616 or at ekingsley@ets.org. For more information about The Leadership Conference, visit www.civilrights.org. For more information about ETS, visit www.ets.org. For more information about the Education Law Center, visit http://www.edlawcenter.org. Thank you, Educational Testing Service Rosedale Road Princeton, NJ 08541 ADVERTISEMENT Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2013 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo and LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 22388

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