The City Club of The Mahoning Valley kicks off its 2017 program schedule with a panel discussion titled “The Future of Public Education in Ohio’s Cities,” on Monday, March 6, at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown.
The panel features Ohio Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni, Youngstown City Schools CEO Krish Mohip and Christine Fowler-Mack, chief of New & Innovative Schools and Programs, Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
“It’s an important time for public education in America right now, and especially for our city school systems—from the controversial appointment of Betsy DeVoss as Secretary of Education, to the state education budget formulas, our schools are at a critical juncture,” said Tim Francisco, YSU English professor and co-founder of The City Club of The Mahoning Valley.
In addition to on-stage panelists, the event will also feature a community stakeholder table that will include teachers, administrators, parents and students from local school districts, who will be asked to kick off the audience question-and-answer session. As with past events, WYSU-FM (88.5) will live-stream the discussion at wysu.org… and rebroadcast the discussion. A rebroadcast is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 9.
The program includes dinner, the panel discussion and the audience question-and-answer session. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is served at 5:30 and the program is from 6:15 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person or $350 for a group or corporate table for eight, on sale now at stambaughauditorium.com….
For more information, contact Phil Kidd at 330-519-8712.
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