The League of Education Voters is sponsoring a speaker series on public education. The first event features Kevin Johnson, former NBA star and currently mayor of Sacramento, talking about ed reform. He’s the chair of a task force of big city mayors appointed by Arne Duncan to improve education in the inner city.
The event is October 7 in Seattle:
Preparing Students for Success
Kevin Johnson
Mayor of Sacramento & Founder of St. HOPE
Thursday, October 7 at 7 p.m.
Mount Zion Baptist Church
1634 19th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 (map)
Register for this free event
For more info check out the LEV site www.educationvoters.org. Click on the “Speakers Series” tab for details.