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KEYNOTESSPEECH
HarryyBelafonte
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HarryBelafonte(cont’’d)
HarryBelafonte’’sfirstUNICEFmissionimmediatelyfollowedhis
appointmentasaGoodwillAmbassador.HetravelledtoDakar,
Senegal,whereheservedaschairmanoftheInternational
SymposiumofArtistsandIntellectualsforAfricanChildren.He
alsohelpedraisefunds,alongwithmorethan20otherartists,in
thelargestconcerteverheldinsubͲSaharanAfrica.
Belafonteandhiswife,Julie,wentonamissiontoRwandain
1994,duringwhichtheymetPresidentBizimungoandvisited
UNICEFͲsupportedcentresforunaccompaniedchildren.On
returningtotheUnitedStates,Belafontelaunchedamedia
campaigntoraiseawarenessoftheneedsofRwandanchildren.
InJune2001theBelafontes’’commitmenttothecampaign
againstHIV/AIDStookthemtoSouthAfrica,wheretheysawfirstͲ
handtheimpactofthediseaseandeffortstofightit.Onceback
inNewYork,Belafontepublicizedthemissionandpromoted
UNICEFeffortswidelywiththemedia.
Inbetweensuchtrips,Belafontehasbeeninvolvedinnumerous
specialconcertsandbroadcaststoraisefundsforUNICEFand
promoteitsprogrammes.Hehastakeneveryopportunityto
supporttheworkofUNICEFnationalcommitteesandadvocate
forchildren’’srights.HiseffortswiththeUnitedStatesCongress
toinfluencepoliciesthatbenefitchildrenhavebeenimportantto
UNICEFandtothecauseofchildreneverywhere.
HarryBelafontewasborninHarlem,NewYork.Helatermovedto
hismother’’sbirthplace,Jamaica,wherehediscoveredthefolk
musicthatbecamehistrademark.Histhirdalbum,Calypso,
becamethefirstrecordinginhistorytosellmorethanamillion
copies.SincethenBelafonte’’sconcerttourshavebroken
attendancerecordsworldwide.
AmericanaudiencesfirstsawBelafonteonBroadwayinJohn
MurrayAnderson’’sAlmanac(1953),forwhichhewonaTony
Award.AHollywoodcareerspanningfivedecadesfollowed.
BelafontewasthefirstAfricanͲAmericanmantowinanEmmy,
forhistelevisionmusicspecialTonightwithHarryBelafonte
(1959),thefirstofseveralTVspecialsheproduced.
TheUnitedStatesawardedBelafontetheNationalMedalofthe
Arts,oneofitshighesthonours,in1994.In2000hereceivedthe
RonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities’’2000AwardofExcellencein
recognitionofhishumanitarianwork.UsingtheUS$100,000
honorariumfromthisaward,BelafontelaunchedtheHarryand
JulieBelafonteFundforHIV/AIDSinsubͲSaharanAfrica,whichis
administeredbytheUSFundforUNICEF.
9:45AMͲSCREENING
ASMALLACT
FilmIntroduction:JenniferArnold,Director
JenniferArnoldgraduatedfromUCLAandUniversityofNairobi
withaB.A.inAfricanHistoryandreturnedtoUCLAforaMFAin
Film.HerawardͲwinningfilm,MAIDOFHONORscreenedat
SundancebeforeairingonHBO/CinemaxandFilm4.Jennifer
returnedtoSundancewithherinternetseries,"TheMullet
Chronicles,"whichwasdevelopedintothedocumentary,
AMERICANMULLETandreleasedbyPalmPicturesandLionsgate.
JenniferalsocoͲdirectedadocumentaryforEthanCoenand
wroteamotorcrossscript,SPEEDWAY,whichwasselectedfor
BerlinTalentCampus’’scriptclinic,IFP'sNoBordersandFIND’’s
DirectorsLab/FastTrackProgram.
JenniferArnold
FilmContact
HarambeeMedia,INC.
harambeemedia@asmallact.com
GeneralInquiries/Screenings:
asmallact@filmsprout.org
347.682.2483
www.asmallact.com
AFFILIATEDORGANIZATIONS
HildeBackFoundationFund
www.hildebackeducationfund.com
TheHildeBackEducationFund,(HBEF)isacharitablecommunityͲ
basedorganizationthatassistschildrenfrompoorfamilies
completeprimaryandsecondaryschooleducationinGithunguriͲ
Kenya.
ItwasfoundedbyChrisMburuin2001andhassincebeenpaying
schoolfeesforbrightchildrenfromneedyfamilies.TheHilde
BackEducationFundisregisteredunderthelawsofKenyato
pursuethefollowingobjectives:
Toprovideeducationscholarshipandotheracademic
opportunitiestobrightchildrenandfrompoorfamiliesand
disadvantagedcommunities
Tounlocktheunexploredpotentialinchildrenandyoungpersons
fromdisadvantagedcommunitiesbymakingavailabletothema
widevarietyofnewlocalandinternationalopportunitiesinthe
areasofeducation,arts,sports,scienceandmoderntechnology
Toinculcatepublicservicevaluesontheyouthbyencouraging
themtoparticipateincommunitydevelopmentprojectsaimedat
achievingcommuityselfͲrelianceandadvancement
Toprotectandpromotetherightofeducationforall,asprovided
forunderinternationalhumanrightsinstruments.
NetworkForGood
www1.networkforgood.org/aSmallAct
Imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifeverytimeyouwere
inspiredtohelpsomeoneorsomething,youcouldͲͲwithjusta
fewclicksofamouse,anywhereonline.That’’sthemissionof
NetworkforGood.Wemakeitaseasytodonateandvolunteer
onlineasitistoshoponline,andwemakeitsimpleand
affordableforallnonprofits,ofanysize,torecruitdonorsand
volunteersviatheInternet.
11:30Ͳ12:45AMͲPANEL
EducationObstacles&Solutions––ThePowerOfOne
Moderator:StephaneDujarric,SeniorAdviserandSpokesperson,UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram
(UNDP).Panelists:ChrisMburu,centralcharacterinASMALLACTandChief,AntiͲDiscriminationSection,Office
oftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights,UnitedNations;PennyAbeywardena,SeniorManagerof
Education/GirlsandWomen,ClintonGlobalInitiative;AllisonAnderson,Scholar,CenterforUniversal
Education,BrookingsInstitution;MichaelGibbons,EducationPartnershipforChildrenonConflictatthe
CouncilonForeignRelationsandInternationalTrainingandEducationProgram,AmericanUniversity;Heather
Simpson,SeniorDirector,EducationandChildDevelopmentatSavetheChildren
StephaneDujarricwasappointedasDirectorofCommunications
fortheUNDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)inFebruary2009.
HejoinedUNDPasSpokesmanandSeniorAdvisorinearlyMayof
2008.
StephaneDujarric
SeniorAdviserandSpokesperson,United
NationsDevelopmentProgram(UNDP)
BeforejoiningUNDP,DujarricservedasDeputyDirectorof
CommunicationsforUnitedNationsSecretaryͲGeneralBanKiͲ
moonforoverayear.Inthatcapacityhefocusedonstrategicand
crisiscommunicationsissues.HewasalsoanadͲhocliaison
betweentheOfficeoftheSecretaryͲGeneralandtheJewish
community.
Priortothat,Stéphanewasthechiefspokesmanforformer
SecretaryGeneralKofiAnnanfromJune2005throughDecember
2006.Duringthattimeheconducteddailytelevisedpress
briefingsfortheinternationaljournalistsaccreditedtotheUnited
Nations.HistimeasSpokesmanwasmarkedbytheOilforFood
scandal,theIsraelͲLebanonwar,Darfurandhostofothercrises.
AsSpokesman,StéphaneaccompaniedKofiAnnanonhismajor
travelsthroughouttheworld.
StéphanejoinedtheUnitedNationsin2000andwasanAssociate
Spokesmanuntil2005.Beforethatheworkedfornineyearsat
ABCNewsinNewYork,LondonandParis,travelingextensivelyon
assignmentthroughoutEurope,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.
AgraduateofGeorgetownUniversity'sSchoolofForeignService
(88),StéphanewasborninFranceandmovedtotheUnited
Statesin1974.HecurrentlylivesinNewYorkwithhiswifeand
threechildren.
ChrisMburu
Chief,AntiͲDiscriminationSection,Officeof
theHighCommissionerforHumanRights,
UnitedNations
PennyAbeywardena
SeniorManagerofEducation/Girlsand
Women,ClintonGlobalInitiative
www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
ChrisMburuisaninternationalhumanrightslawyerfromKenya
whoiscurrentlyservingasCoordinatoradinterimoftheAntiͲ
discriminationUnitwiththeUnitedNationsOfficeoftheHigh
CommissionerforHumanRightsinGeneva,Switzerland,focusing
onantiͲdiscriminationwork.AgraduateofUniversityofNairobi
(LL.B)andHarvardLawSchool(LL.M),MrMburuhasworkedon
humanrights,governance,democracy,peaceandconflict
resolutionissuesforover15yearsandhasservedinmany
countriesincludingUSA,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Sierra
Leone,Uganda,SouthAfrica,EthiopiaandEritrea.Priortohis
transfertoGeneva,heservedasAdvisoronDemocracyforthe
UNRegionalCenterforHumanRightsandDemocracyin
Yaoundé.Hehaspreviouslyworkedwithleadinghumanrights
organizationsandpolicythinkͲtanks,includingGlobalRights,the
InternationalCrisisGroupandAmnestyInternational.
PennyAbeywardenaisSeniorManagerfortheEducationand
GirlsandWomenportfoliosattheClintonGlobalInitiative.Prior
tojoiningCGI,shewastheDirectorofStrategicRelationsforthe
DrumMajorInstituteforPublicPolicy,aprogressivepolicythink
tank,whereshewasresponsiblefordevelopingandexecuting
theorganization’’sannualplanforstrategicpartnershipsand
fundraising.Shehasworkedinbothdevelopmentand
programmaticareasforHumanRightsWatch,UNICEFͲJordanand
theFundingExchange.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityof
SouthernCaliforniawithaBAinPoliticalScienceandminorin
BusinessAdministrationandcompletedherMasterof
InternationalAffairsatColumbiaUniversity'sSchoolof
InternationalandPublicAffairs,whereshestudiedeconomicand
politicaldevelopmentandnonͲprofitmanagement.Penny
currentlyservesontheBoardofDirectorsofHarlemSuccess
Academy5,theAdvisoryBoardofBlueEngine,andisamember
oftheNewYorkWomen'sFoundation'sGrantsAllocation
Committee.ShehaspreviouslyservedontheBoardsofSakhifor
SouthAsianWomenandResourceGeneration.
AllisonAnderson
Fellow,CenterforUniversalEducation,
BrookingsInstitution
AllisonAndersoniscurrentlyaFellowwiththeBrookings
Institute’’sCenterforUniversalEducation,focusingonhow
qualityeducationcanhelpmitigatetheimpactofdisastersand
promoteclimatechangeadaptationandconflictresolution.Sheis
alsoanAdjunctProfessoronCriticalChallengesand
OpportunitiesinEducationinEmergenciesthroughtoRecoveryat
ColumbiaUniversity’’sSchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
(SIPA).
From2003Ͳ2010,AllisonworkedwithInterͲAgencyNetworkfor
EducationinEmergencies(INEE),aglobalnetworkofover4,000
membersworkingin138countriesaroundtheworld.Asthe
Directorofthenetwork,Allisonprovidedstrategicdirectionand
servedasatechnicalexpertoneducationwithindisaster
preparedness,responseandrecoverytogovernments,
policymakersandinternationalandregionalbodies,informing
policyandcoordinatingstakeholderstostrengtheninstitutional
coordinationandenhanceglobalknowledgeandcapacity.Prior
AllisonAnderson(cont’’d)
MichaelGibbons
EducationPartnershipforChildrenon
ConflictattheCouncilonForeignRelations
andInternationalTrainingandEducation
Program,AmericanUniversity
tothat,sheservedastheINEECoordinatorforMinimum
Standards,leadingaprocesstodevelopandimplementtheINEE
MinimumStandards,theonlyglobal,interͲagencytoolto
enhancethequalityofeducationalpreparednessandresponse
andincreasesafeaccesstorelevantlearningopportunities.
From1998Ͳ2003,AllisonworkedwiththeWomen'sRefugee
Commission,leadingadolescentparticipatoryresearchand
advocacywithyoungpeopleinKosovo,SierraLeoneand
NorthernUgandainordertoinformglobal,regionalandnational
policyandprogramming.AllisonholdsaMaster’’sDegreein
InternationalRelationsfromtheGraduateInstituteof
InternationalStudies/l'Institutuniversitairedehautesétudes
internationalesinGenevaandaBachelor’’sDegreeinPolitical
SciencewithaninterdisciplinaryconcentrationinInternational
RelationsfromYaleUniversity.
Mr.Gibbonshasworkedinbasiceducation,communitydevelopme
andsocialjusticesincethemid1970sinAsia,Africa,LatinAmerica
andlowͲincomeareasoftheUSA.Hespecializesinbasicand
nonformaleducation,childdevelopment,adultlearningprocesses,
trainingofeducatorsandorganizationallearning.HeholdsaPh.D.
fromtheFieldingInstituteinhumanandorganizationaldevelopmen
withafocusonorganizationallearningprocesseswithineducationa
programs.Heisparticularlyinterestedintherolelearningplaysin
personaldevelopmentandsocialtransformation.
Currently,Mr.Gibbonsteachescoursesininternationaltraining,
educationanddevelopmentatTheAmericanUniversity,George
WashingtonUniversityandtheMontereyInstitutefor
InternationalStudies.Heleads““Leadership<>Learning””,a
programsupportinginterͲagencylearninginbasiceducation,
childrightsandsocialjustice.Currentprojectsincludesupportfor
afunders’’groupforinternationaleducation,advisingthe
grantmakingprogramsofseveralprivatefoundations,advising
programsfortheInterͲagencyNetworkforEducationin
Emergencies,ChildProtectionandCareLearningNetwork,
CoalitiontoProtectEducationfromAttack,TheInternational
RescueCommittee,SavetheChildren,andsupportingselected
localNGOsinAfricaandAsiaworkingoneducationandchild
rights.
HeatherSimpson
SeniorDirector,EducationandChild
DevelopmentatSavetheChildren
HeatherSimpsonistheSeniorDirectorforEducationandChild
DevelopmentatSavetheChildren.Sheisresponsiblefor
programmingtosupportchildren’’searlydevelopment,basic
education,andschoolhealthandnutritioninover30countries.
Shehasoverfourteenyearsofprogressiveprofessional
experienceintheUnitedStatesgovernment,nonͲprofit,and
privateconsultingsectors.Shehasdesignedandmanaged
mediumandlargeͲscaleeducationalprojectsinLatinAmerica,
SouthAsia,SoutheastAsia,SouthernAfrica,andtheUnited
States,andservedasthetechnicaladvisorforarangeofsocial
developmentinterventionsineducationaldevelopment,teacher
professionaldevelopment,youthempowerment,distance
learning,agriculturalextension,programevaluation,andapplied
research.SheservedasaPeaceCorpsVolunteerandcoordinator
inagriculturalextensioninHonduras.Ms.Simpsonhasan
undergraduatedegreeinanthropologyfromYaleUniversityand
completedhergraduatestudiesinsocialfoundationsof
educationattheUniversityofVirginia.
AFFILIATEDORGANIZATIONS
UNPD
www.unpd.org
ClintonGlobalInitiative
www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
UNDPistheUN'sglobaldevelopmentnetwork,anorganization
advocatingforchangeandconnectingcountriestoknowledge,
experienceandresourcestohelppeoplebuildabetterlife.Weare
onthegroundin166countries,workingwiththemontheirown
solutionstoglobalandnationaldevelopmentchallenges.Asthey
developlocalcapacity,theydrawonthepeopleofUNDPandour
widerangeofpartners.””
Afterattendingthousandsofmeetingswherepeopletalked
aboutissuesbuttooktoolittleactiontosolvethem,President
Clintondecidedtohostadifferentkindofameeting––one
focusedonaction.In2005,helaunchedtheClintonGlobal
Initiative(CGI)tobringtogetherworldleaders,business
executives,leadersofeffectivenongovernmentalorganizations,
andphilanthropists.AtCGI’’sAnnualMeetingandthroughoutthe
year,weforgecrossͲsectorpartnershipsandhelpmatch
resourceswiththepeopleandorganizationsthatneedthem
most.
CGIdoesn’’tfocusonspeeches.Weaskeveryonewhocomesto
theCGIAnnualMeetingtomakeaCommitmenttoAction––a
new,measurable,andtangibleplantosolveaspecificglobal
challenge.Throughouttheyear,CGIconnectsmemberswitheach
other,providesguidanceonimplementationstrategies,and
ensuresthereisfollowup.Wealsohelpourmembersdevelop
newcommitmentsandbroadentheonesthey’’vealreadymade.
BrookingsInstitution
www.brookings.edu
EducationforChildrenofConflict
www.cfr.org/project/1345/education_for_c
hildren_of_conflict
TheCenterforUniversalEducationatBrookingsdevelopsand
disseminateseffectivesolutionstothechallengesofachieving
universalqualityeducation.Thecenteroffersaforumforresearch,
highͲleveldialogue,andpublicdebateonarangeofissuesrelevant
educationinthedevelopingworld.
Aspartofitsresearchandpolicywork,theCenterfocuseson
examininghoweducationcanbeavitalpartofacomprehensive
humanitarianstrategyforconflict,postͲconflictandrefugee
settings.Educationcanprovideahealingandsafeplacefor
childrenofconflict;itcanprovideasenseofmuchneeded
normalcyinachaoticconflictenvironment,itcanteachnonͲ
violenceandunderstanding,andmostimportantly,itcangive
youngpeoplewhohavebeenthroughtheworstmisfortuneand
evenhorrors,thetoolstobuildabetterlifeforthemselvesanda
betterfuturefortheirnations.Yeteducationinemergenciesand
postͲconflictsituationstoooftenfallsthroughthecracks;
overlookedbecauseitisnotseenas““lifeͲsaving””orbecause
donorsdonottrustthegovernmentsinwhichthesechildrenlive.
TheCenter'sworkseekstoaddressthisgapby
(a)studyingandpromotingbestpracticesandmodelprograms
includingthosestandardsdevelopedbytheINEE,and
(b)draftinganddeliveringnewanalysesandrecommendations
oninternationalfinancingofeducationinconflictsituationsto
majorstakeholdersincludingGͲ8developmentagencies,the
UnitedNations,andWorldBank
(c)creatingsupport,understandingandmomentumforthe
designandimplementationofhighͲqualityeducationprojectsfor
childrenofconflict.
SavetheChildren
www.savethechildren.org
Ourmissionistocreatelasting,positivechangeinthelivesof
childreninneedintheU.S.andaroundtheworld.
Ourprioritiesaretoensurethatchildreninneedgrowup
protectedandsafe,educated,healthyandwellͲnourished,and
abletothriveineconomicallysecurehouseholds.
Weprovideawiderangeofprograms,including:
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x
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Trainingcommunityhealthworkerstocarefornewborns
andyoungchildren;
Protectingvulnerablechildrenfromabuseand
exploitation;
HelpingcommunitiesinatͲriskcountriestobeprepared
inadvanceofnaturaldisasters;and
Improvingchildren'shealththroughregularexerciseand
nutritiousfoodintheU.S.
1:45PMͲAFTERNOONKEYNOTE
SusanChira
ForeignEditor,TheNewYorkTimes
SusanChirawasnamedforeigneditorforTheNewYorkTimesin
January2004.Previously,Ms.Chirahadbeeneditorialdirectorof
bookdevelopmentsinceSeptember2002.Beforethatshewasthe
editoroftheWeekinReviewsectionatTheTimessinceOctober
1999,afterhavingservedasdeputyforeigneditorofthenewspaper
sinceFebruary1997.Beforethat,sheservedinavarietyof
reportingpositionsincludingnationaleducationcorrespondent,
correspondentforthenewspaperinTokyofromOctober1984until
February1989,metropolitanreporterintheAlbanyandStamford
bureaus,andreporterfortheBusinessDaysection.
SusanChira
ForeignEditor,TheNewYorkTimes
Ms.ChirajoinedTheTimesasatraineeonthemetropolitandeskin
1981andwaspromotedtoreporterinJuly1982.Ms.Chiraisthe
authorof““AMother’’sPlace:RewritingtheRulesofMotherhood,””
(HarperCollinsCanada,1998).Ms.ChirareceivedaB.A.degreein
historyandEastAsianstudiesfromHarvardUniversityin1980,
graduatingsummacumlaude,PhiBetaKappa.Asan
undergraduate,shewasareporterandlaterpresidentofThe
HarvardCrimson.ShestudiedJapaneseforayearandahalfatthe
InterͲUniversityCenterforJapaneseLanguageStudiesinTokyoand
atMiddleburyCollege,Vt.
Ms.ChiraismarriedtoMichaelShapiro,awriterandaprofessorof
journalismattheColumbiaUniversityGraduateSchoolof
Journalism.Theyhaveadaughterandason.
2:00Ͳ3:15PMͲSCREENINGANDPANEL:
TellingTheirOwnStories:TheIndividualasDocumentarianand
TheImpactofUserͲGeneratedMedia
Moderator:DanCogan,CoͲFounderandExecutiveDirector,ImpactPartners;KarenCirillo,UNICEF,Executive
ProducerofChildren'sBroadcastingInitiatives;MallikaDutt,Breakthrough,FounderandExecutiveDirector;John
Kennedy,WorldWithoutWalls,ExecutiveProducer;JessicaMayberry,VideoVolunteers,FoundingDirector;Ryan
Schlief,WITNESS,,AsiaProgramManager
DanCogan
CoͲFounderandExecutiveDirector,Impact
Partners
DanCoganistheCoͲFounderandExecutiveDirectorofImpact
Partners,afundandadvisoryserviceforinvestorsand
philanthropistswhoseektopromotesocialchangethroughfilm.
Sinceitsinceptiontwoyearsago,IPhasbeeninvolvedinthe
financingofover20films,including:FREEHELD,whichwonthe
2008AcademyAwardforBestDocumentaryShortFilm;THE
GARDEN,whichwasnominatedforanAcademyAwardforBest
DocumentaryFeaturein2009;andTHEGHOSTSOFABUGHRAIB,
whichwonanEmmyin2007forBestDocumentarySpecial.Mr.
CoganreceivedhisB.A.fromHarvardUniversity,MagnaCum
Laude,andattendedtheFilmDivisionatColumbiaUniversity's
GraduateSchooloftheArts.
KarenCirilloistheExecutiveProducerofChildren’’sBroadcasting
InitiativesatUNICEFinNewYork.Shecoordinatesthe
InternationalChildren’’sDayofBroadcasting(ICDB)andthe
annualICDBAwardsandConference.ShealsocoͲcoordinatesthe
globaloneminutesjr.initiativeandconductsvideoworkshopswith
youngpeopleincountriesaroundtheworld.Inher(notso)spare
time,sheservesasadocumentaryfilmprogrammerforfestivals
andscreeningsandrunsDoxita,atravelingfestivalof
documentaryshorts.
KarenCirillo
UNICEF,ExecutiveProducerofChildren's
BroadcastingInitiatives
MallikaDutt
Breakthrough,FounderandExecutive
Director
JohnKennedy,WorldWithoutWalls,
ExecutiveProducer
MallikaDuttistheFounderandExecutiveDirectorof
Breakthrough,aninnovative,internationalhumanrights
organizationusingthepowerofpopularculture,media,and
communityeducationtotransformpublicattitudesandadvance
equality,justice,anddignity.
PriortofoundingBreakthrough,MallikaservedasProgramOfficer
forHumanRightsattheFordFoundation’’sNewDelhiOffice.She
alsoactedastheAssociateDirectoroftheCenterforWomen’’s
GlobalLeadershipatRutgersUniversity.
MallikacoͲfoundedSAKHIandcurrentlyservesontheBoardsof
WITNESS,theOpenSocietyInstituteUSPrograms,Gamesfor
Change,andontheRightsWorkingGroupSteeringCommittee.
JohnKennedyisanExecutiveProducerforPurpleStates
LLC.PurpleStates®isamediacompanythatcombinesamateur
authenticitywithprofessionalpolishandpower,throughcareful
selectionandsystematicdeploymentofrealpeoplewith
characteristicsappropriatetotheprogramming,professionally
shotdocumentaryͲstylevideofeaturinganunscripted'cast,'
professionallydirectedandeditedvideocraftedfromselfͲfilmed
footagesubmittedbypeoplewerecruit,train,andmanage,or
tailoredcombinationsofselfͲandͲprofessionallyfilmedfootage.
Thecompany'saimistocreatecompellingvideonarrativesthat
conveywhatmatterstopeople.PurpleStatesserieshaveairedon
theNewYorkTimes,theWashingtonPost,andUSATODAY,
fundedbyTheGatesFoundation,TheCarnegieFoundation,and
TheFledglingFund.PriortoworkingforPurpleStates,Johnwasa
journalistwithover900articlespublishedinprintandonline,for
publicationsasdiverseasCrain'sNewYorkBusinessMagazine,to
MotherandBaby,toTrailRunnerMagazine.
JessicaMayberry
VideoVolunteers,FoundingDirector
JessicaMayberryisthefounderofVideoVolunteers
(www.videovolunteers.org),acommunitymediaorganization
activeinIndiaandBrazil.VideoVolunteershasenabledhundreds
ofpoorpeopletoearnasustainablelivelihoodthroughmaking
mediaandsharingitwiththousandsofpeopleintheir
communitiestoempowerlocalpeopletotakeactionontheir
issues.JessicaisaTEDFellow,aFellowofEchoingGreen,an
organizationthatsupportssocialentrepreneurs,andawinnerof
theKnightNewsChallenge,themostcompetitiveawardfor
innovationsinnewsandinformation.In2009shewasrecognized
asanArchitectoftheFuturebytheWaldzellInsituteofAustria.
UnderherleadershipVVhaswonnumerousawards,includingthe
NYUͲSternBusinessSchoolBusinessPlancompetition,aTech
Award,andashortlistfortheKingBaudouin(ofBelgium)
FoundationInternationalDevelopmentPrize.PriortoVideo
Volunteers,JessicaworkedintelevisioninNewYorkatCourtTV,
theFoxNewsChannel,andCNN.SheservesontheboardofFree
theChildren,theworld’’slargestorganizationof““ChildrenHelping
Children””andontheAdvisoryCouncilofCounterpart
International.SheholdsadegreeinModernHistoryandModern
LanguagesfromOxfordUniversity,fromwhichshegraduatedin
1999.
RyanSchlief
WITNESS,AsiaProgramManager
RyanSchlief,ProgramManager,isafilmmakerandactivistleading
WITNESS’’workinAsiaanditsglobalcampaignonforcedevictions
inthenameofdevelopment.
Ryanwasalocalcommunityorganizerandstaffpersonon
internationalhumanrightsfortheprogressiveleader,USSenator
PaulWellstone.Hereceivedhisgraduatedegreeininternational
lawfromtheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies,wherehe
focusedoneconomic,socialandculturalrights.Ryanorganized
globalhumanrightscampaignsinAsiaͲPacificattheAmnesty
International,InternationalSecretariatinLondon.
Ryan'smostrecentvideoadvocacycampaign,Counterbalance,on
therighttolivelihoodofwasterecyclersinDelhiwasjust
launched.Watchthetraileronwww.witness.org
UNICEF
www.unicef.org
AFFILIATEDORGANIZATIONS
UNICEFisthe drivingforcethathelpsbuildaworldwheretherights
ofeverychildarerealized.Wehavetheglobalauthoritytoinfluence
decisionͲmakers,andthevarietyofpartnersatgrassrootslevelto
turnthemostinnovativeideasintoreality.Thatmakesusunique
amongworldorganizations,anduniqueamongthoseworkingwith
theyoung.
Webelievethatnurturingandcaringforchildrenarethe
cornerstonesofhumanprogress.UNICEFwascreatedwiththis
purposeinmind––toworkwithotherstoovercometheobstacles
thatpoverty,violence,diseaseanddiscriminationplaceinachild’’s
path.Webelievethatwecan,together,advancethecauseof
humanity.
Weadvocateformeasurestogivechildrenthebeststartinlife,
becausepropercareattheyoungestageformsthestrongest
foundationforaperson’’sfuture.
Wepromotegirls’’education––ensuringthattheycompleteprimary
educationasaminimum––becauseitbenefitsallchildren,bothgirls
andboys.Girlswhoareeducatedgrowuptobecomebetter
thinkers,bettercitizens,andbetterparentstotheirownchildren.
Weactsothatallchildrenareimmunizedagainstcommon
childhooddiseases,andarewellnourished,becauseitiswrongfora
childtosufferordiefromapreventableillness.
WeworktopreventthespreadofHIV/AIDSamongyoungpeople
becauseitisrighttokeepthemfromharmandenablethemto
protectothers.WehelpchildrenandfamiliesaffectedbyHIV/AIDS
tolivetheirliveswithdignity.
Weinvolveeveryoneincreatingprotectiveenvironmentsfor
children.Wearepresenttorelievesufferingduringemergencies,
andwhereverchildrenarethreatened,becausenochildshouldbe
exposedtoviolence,abuseorexploitation.
UNICEFupholdstheConventionontheRightsoftheChild.Wework
toassureequalityforthosewhoarediscriminatedagainst,girlsand
womeninparticular.WeworkfortheMillenniumDevelopment
GoalsandfortheprogresspromisedintheUnitedNationsCharter.
Westriveforpeaceandsecurity.Weworktoholdeveryone
accountabletothepromisesmadeforchildren.
WearepartoftheGlobalMovementforChildren––abroadcoalition
dedicatedtoimprovingthelifeofeverychild.Throughthis
movement,andeventssuchastheUnitedNationsSpecialSession
onChildren,weencourageyoungpeopletospeakoutand
participateinthedecisionsthataffecttheirlives.
Weworkin190countriesthroughcountryprogrammesand
NationalCommittees.WeareUNICEF,theUnitedNationsChildren’’s
Fund.
TheInternationalChildren’’sDayof
Broadcasting
www.awn.com/unicef/icdb
Televisionhasthepowertoinform,toentertainandtoeducate.The
InternationalChildren'sDayofBroadcasting(ICDB),takingplace
eachDecember,presentsauniqueopportunityforbroadcastersand
themediatousethispowertobenefitchildren.TheConventionon
theRightsoftheChildwhichhasbeenratifiedbyalmostevery
countryonearthstatesinArticle12thateverychildhastherightto
expresshisorheropinionfreelyandtovoicethatopinion.The
InternationalChildren'sDayofBroadcastinggiveskidsthischance.
In1991UNICEFchallengedthemediaandbroadcastindustrytodo
moreforkids.WiththehelpofTheInternationalCouncilofThe
NationalAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciences(NATAS),theDay
waslaunchedandbroadcasterseagerlytookupthechallenge.
In1992,200broadcastersinalittleover80countriestookpartin
thefirstInternationalChildren'sDayofBroadcasting.In1993,824
stationsin112countriesparticipated,thenumberscontinuedto
growandinDecember1995morethen2,000broadcastersfrom
over170countriestookpart.
Thehugeincreaseinparticipantsisonlypartofthestory.TheDay
hasprovidedgovernments,broadcasters,communitiesandchildren
themselveswithapowerfulopportunitytocreatenotonlyabetter
broadcastenvironmentbutalsoabetterworldforyoungpeople.
GovernmentsinmanycountrieshaveembracedtheDay,usingitfor
acatalystforactiononbehalfofchildren.Broadcasterinvolvement
goesfarbeyondthemereallocationofanhourortwoof
programmingandchildrenplayastrongerroleeachyear,notonly
expressingtheirownconcerns,butalsousingthepowerof
broadcastingtohelpthoseamongthemwhoareespecially
vulnerable.
TheInternationalChildren'sDayofBroadcastingisnowoneof
UNICEF'smostsuccessfuladvocacyinitiatives.Ithasthesupportof
someoftheworld'smostpowerfulandinfluentialbroadcasting
organizationsandbroadcastersfromallovertheworldnowannually
"tuneintokids".AllUNICEFasksisthatbroadcastersair
programmingfor,aboutorbychildren.Oneuniquepartofthis
initiativeisthatbroadcastersthemselvesdecidehowandinwhat
waytheywillparticipate.Inordertomaximizeglobalparticipation
UNICEFprovideshighqualitylowcostprogrammingtoany
broadcasterwishingtouseitfortheDay.
InlightoftheenormoussuccessoftheDay,theBoardofDirectorsof
theInternationalCouncilofNATASvotedunanimouslytorecognize
outstandingbroadcasterparticipationinICDBbycreatingthe
InternationalCouncil/UNICEFAward.TheInternational
Council/UNICEFAwardisintendedtohonorthetelevision
broadcasterwhosespecialprogrammingfortheDayisjudgedthe
mostoutstandingͲnotforasingletelevisionshowbutforoverall
levelandqualityofparticipation.
TheInternationalCouncil/UNICEFawardwasconferredforthefirst
timeinNovember1995attheInternationalEmmyAwardsGalato
SabadoChiquitoDeCorporanoftheDominicanRepublicfora12
hourlive,uninterruptedchildren'sprogrammingmarathonthatwas
seenviasatellitein11LatinAmericanNations.
PurpleStatesLLC
www.purplestates.tv
VideoVolunteers
www.videovolunteers.org
WITNESS
www.witness.org
BREAKTHROUGH
www.breakthrough.tv
PurpleStates®isamediacompanythatcombinesamateur
authenticitywithprofessionalpolishandpower,throughcareful
selectionandsystematicdeploymentofrealpeoplewith
characteristicsappropriatetotheprogramming,professionally
shotdocumentaryͲstylevideofeaturinganunscripted'cast,'
professionallydirectedandeditedvideocraftedfromselfͲfilmed
footagesubmittedbypeoplewerecruit,train,andmanage,or
tailoredcombinationsofselfͲandͲprofessionallyfilmedfootage.
Thecompany'saimistocreatecompellingvideonarrativesthat
conveywhatmatterstopeople.PurpleStatesserieshaveaired
ontheNewYorkTimes,theWashingtonPost,andUSATODAY,
fundedbyTheGatesFoundation,TheCarnegieFoundation,and
TheFledglingFund.PriortoworkingforPurpleStates,Johnwasa
journalistwithover900articlespublishedinprintandonline,for
publicationsasdiverseasCrain'sNewYorkBusinessMagazine,to
MotherandBaby,toTrailRunnerMagazine
VideoVolunteers(VV)isworkingtocreateanalternativemedia
landscapeinwhichthousandsofpeoplearoundtheworld,living
inslumsandvillages,areproducinghighqualityvideocontent
thatbringsawarenesstocommunitiesandempowersthemto
takeaction.
WITNESSisaninternationalhumanrightsorganizationthat
providestrainingandsupporttolocalgroupstousevideointheir
humanrightsadvocacycampaigns.Beyondprovidingvideo
camerasandeditingequipment,WITNESSiscommittedto
facilitatingexposureforourpartners'issuesonaglobalscale.We
helpbrokerrelationshipswithinternationalmediaoutlets,
governmentofficials,policymakers,activists,andthegeneral
publicsothatonceavideoismade,itcanbeusedasatoolto
advocateforchange.
Breakthroughisaninnovative,internationalhumanrights
organizationusingthepowerofpopularculture,media,and
communitymobilizationtotransformpublicattitudesand
advanceequality,justice,anddignity.ThroughinitiativesinIndia
andtheUnitedStates,Breakthroughaddressescriticalglobal
issuesincludingviolenceagainstwomen,sexualityandHIV/AIDS,
racialjustice,andimmigrantrights.
3:30PMͲSCREENING
WAITINGFOR““SUPERMAN””
LesleyChilcott
FilmContact
EditorialInquiries:
editorial@takepart.com
MediaInquiries:
media@takepart.com
LesleyChilcottisadocumentaryͲfilmproducer.Afterbeinga
producerontheAcademyAwardͲwinningAnInconvenientTruth,
ChilcottpartneredwithdirectorDavisGuggenheimtoform
ElectricKinneyFilms,afeaturedocumentaryproduction
company.ChilcottbeganhercareeratMTVNetworksandwas
partofthecreationofthefirst““MTVMovieAwards.””Sheleft
MTVtoproducemusicvideosandcommercialsasan
independentproducer.ChilcotthasproducedItMightGetLoud,
theBarackObamabioͲfilmAMother’’sPromiseforthe
DemocraticNationalConvention,theanimatedshortItWasA
DarkandSillyNight,andWaitingforSuperman.ShealsocoͲ
foundedthenonprofitUnscrewAmericatoaddresssustainability
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www.waitingforsuperman.com
5:30ͲPANEL
PublicEducationExaminingtheOldModelandProbingTheNew
IntroductiontoPanel:SuzanneBilello,UNESCOSeniorPublicInformationandLiaisonOfficer
Moderator:ElizabethGreen,ColumbiaUniversity,SpencerFellowinEducationReporting;Panelists:CindyBrown,
CenterforAmericanProgress,VicePresidentforEducationPolicy;ChristopherCerf,SanagriGlobalInstitute,CEO;
JasonKamras,OfficeoftheChancellor,DistrictofColumbiaPublicSchools,DirectorTeacherHumanCapital;
NitzanPelman,CitizenSchools,ExecutiveDirectorNewYork
SuzanneBilello
UNESCOSeniorPublic
InformationandLiaisonOfficer
SuzanneBilellohasbeentheSeniorCommunicationsand
ProgrammeSpecialistfortheUNESCOOfficeinNewYorksince
2003.ShejoinedtheUnitedNationayearearlierasDirectora.i.
ofCommunicationsfortheUnitedNationsEconomic
CommissionforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,ECLAC,in
Santiago,Chile.PriortoworkingfortheUNsystemMs.Bilello
spent12yearsthroughoutLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanasa
foreigncorrespondentandfoundationrepresentation.
ShehasanextensivebackgroundinfieldͲbasedresearch,
publishingandprojectdevelopmentintheareasofpress
freedom,mediadevelopment,androleofthemediainstateͲ
buildingandgoodgovernance.Asajournalist,Ms.Bilello
coveredMexicoandtheCentralAmericanconflicts,aswellas
immigrationintheUnitedStates,globalfinanceand
development.ShereceivedanAliciaPattersonfellowshipin1988
toexaminetherootsofMexico’’spoliticalandeconomiccrisis
thatprecipitatedthedemocratizationofthatcountry.Ms.Bilello
hasbeenastaffreporterforU.S.mediaorganizationsincluding
NewsdayandTheDallasMorningNews.Shehaspublishedin
academicjournalsincludedElColegiodeMexicoandCurrent
Affairs.Sheistherecipientofregionalandnationaljournalism
awardsincludingfromtheInterͲAmericanPressAssociation,
SocietyoftheSilurians,NewYorkPressClub,andNewYork
PublishersAssociation.ShewasamemberofNewYorkNewsday
teamthatreceiveda1992PulitzerPrizeinSpotNewsreporting
andin1986wasaPulitzerfinalistforphotocoverageofthe
MexicoCityEarthquake.Ms.BilelloisagraduateofBarnard
CollegeandtheColumbiaUniversityGraduateSchoolof
Journalism.Sheisamongthe250universitygraduateson
ColumbiaSpectator's2004listofhonoredalumniin
commemorationofthe250thanniversaryoftheUniversity's
founding.
ElizabethGreenistheeditorofGothamSchools,anonprofitnews
siteaboutpublicschools.Shehaswrittenabouturbaneducation
forTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,U.S.News&WorldReport,
TheNewYorkSun,andTheVillageVoice.Sheservesonthe
boardofthenationalEducationWritersAssociation.In2009,she
wasaSpencerFellowineducationjournalismatColumbia
University.
ElizabethGreen
ColumbiaUniversity,SpencerFellowin
EducationReporting
CindyBrown
CenterforAmericanProgress,Vice
PresidentforEducationPolicy
CynthiaG.BrownisVicePresidentforEducationPolicyatthe
CenterforAmericanProgressandservedasDirector,Renewing
ourSchools,SecuringourFutureNationalTaskForceonPublic
Education,ajointinitiativeoftheCenterandtheInstitutefor
America’’sFuture.Cindyhasspentover35yearsworkingina
varietyofprofessionalpositionsaddressinghighͲquality,
equitablepubliceducation.PriortojoiningtheCenter,shewas
anindependenteducationconsultant.From1986through
September2001,BrownservedasDirectoroftheResource
CenteronEducationalEquityoftheCouncilofChiefStateSchool
Officers.ShewasappointedbyPresidentCarterasthefirst
AssistantSecretaryforCivilRightsintheU.S.Departmentof
Education(1980).Priortothatposition,sheservedasPrincipal
DeputyoftheHEWOfficeforCivilRights.Shehasalsoworked
fortheLawyers'CommitteeforCivilRightsunderLawandthe
Children'sDefenseFund.
ChristopherCerf
SangariGlobalEducation,CEO
ChristopherCerfiscurrentlyCEOofSangariEducation,which
offersinnovativeeducationprogrammingtoover500,000
studentsworldwide.Hepreviouslyservedasseniorcampaign
advisortoMayorMichaelBloomberg.Between2004and2009,
hewasDeputyChancelloroftheNewYorkCityDepartmentof
Educationwherehisportfolioincludedorganizationalstrategy,
externalrelations(press,communications,politics,etc.),
innovationandR&D,andallaspectsofhumancapital.Inthat
capacity,heoversawlaborrelationsandallmatterspertainingto
recruiting,supporting,developingandevaluatingthenearly
80,000teachersand1450principalswhoworkintheDOE.
Previously,hewasapartnerinthePublicPrivateStrategyGroup,
whichadvisesschooldistrictspursuingcomprehensivereform
strategies.Inthatrole,heservedforayearasNewYorkCity
ChancellorJoelKlein’’sChiefAdvisoronTransformation.Aspart
ofthateffort,hebuiltandmanagedateamofexternalexperts
andinternalmanagerschargedwith(1)reͲvisioningthefinancial
andorganizationalstructureofthenation’’slargestschooldistrict
(1450schools,serving1.1millionchildrenwithanannual
operatingbudgetof$20billion)and(2)workingcloselywiththe
sameteamtoimplementthenewdesign.
Mr.CerfservedforeightyearsasthePresidentandChief
OperatingOfficerofEdisonSchools,Inc,thenation'slargest
privateͲsectormanagerofpublicschools,operating150schools
in19statesandprovidingothereducationalservicesinan
additional700schoolsinboththeU.S.andGreatBritain.He
earlierservedasAssociateCounseltoPresidentClintonandasa
partnerintwoWashington,D.C.,lawfirms.Mr.Cerfisa
graduateofAmherstCollegeandColumbiaLawSchool,wherehe
wasEditorͲinͲChiefoftheLawReview,andservedasalawclerk
toU.S.SupremeCourtJusticeSandraDayO’’Connor.Priorto
attendinglawschool,hespentfouryearsasahighschoolhistory
teacherinCincinnati,Ohio.Mr.CerfgraduatedfromtheBroad
UrbanSuperintendentsAcademyin2004.
JasonKamras,OfficeoftheChancellor,
DistrictofColumbiaPublicSchools,Director
TeacherHumanCapital
NitzanPelmanopenedtheNewYorkregionofCitizenSchoolsin
Septemberof2007andservesasitsfoundingExecutiveDirector.
InherroleasED,sheoverseesastateofficecomprisedof50
staffmemberswhointurnworkwith600studentsin5public
schoolsin3boroughs.Sheisalsoresponsibleforraising2.4
milliondollarsinFY11.CitizenSchoolswasfoundedin1995to
bringnewsolutionstheeducationreformlandscapeandseeksto
reimagingaschoolday.
PriortojoiningCitizenSchools,sheworkedattheNewYorkCity
DepartmentofEducationforfouryearsintheKlein/Bloomberg
administration.Inthattime,sheservedastheAssistantDirector
oftheOfficeofNewTeacherInductionandhelpedcreatea
mentoringprogramfor6,500newteachers.Inherfinalyearat
theDOE,shedeveloped,designed,andimplementedthe
citywide"learningenvironmentsurvey"administeredto1.8
millionpeoplethroughtheOfficeofAccountability.Shealso
servedasthefirstDevelopmentDirectorforTeachForAmerica
NewYorkwheresheorganizeditsfirstNewYorkCitybenefit.
NitzanPelman
CitizenSchools,ExecutiveDirectorNewYork
NitzanhasparticipatedinCORO'sLeadershipNewYorkprogram
andservedinspecialprojectcapacitiesatKIPPandatNew
LeadersforNewSchools.SheisagraduateofNewYork
University'sWagnerGraduateSchoolofPublicServiceandStern
CollegeforWomen.
AFFILIATEDORGANIZATIONS
UNESCO
www.unesco.org
UNESCOworkstocreatetheconditionsfordialogueamong
civilizations,culturesandpeoples,baseduponrespectfor
commonlysharedvalues.Itisthroughthisdialoguethatthe
worldcanachieveglobalvisionsofsustainabledevelopment
encompassingobservanceofhumanrights,mutualrespectand
thealleviationofpoverty,allofwhichareattheheartof
UNESCO’’Smissionandactivities.
Thebroadgoalsandconcreteobjectivesoftheinternational
community––assetoutintheinternationallyagreed
developmentgoals,includingtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals
(MDGs)––underpinallUNESCO’’sstrategiesandactivities.Thus
UNESCO’’suniquecompetenciesineducation,thesciences,
cultureandcommunicationandinformationcontributetowards
therealizationofthosegoals.
UNESCO’’smissionistocontributetothebuildingofpeace,the
eradicationofpoverty,sustainabledevelopmentandintercultural
dialoguethrougheducation,thesciences,culture,
communicationandinformation.TheOrganizationfocuses,in
particular,ontwoglobalpriorities:
CenterforAmericanProgress
www.americanprogress.org
TheCenterforAmericanProgressisdedicatedtoimprovingthe
livesofAmericansthroughprogressiveideasandaction.
Buildingontheachievementsofprogressivepioneerssuchas
TeddyRooseveltandMartinLutherKing,ourworkaddresses
21stͲcenturychallengessuchasenergy,nationalsecurity,
economicgrowthandopportunity,immigration,education,and
healthcare.
Wedevelopnewpolicyideas,critiquethepolicythatstemsfrom
conservativevalues,challengethemediatocovertheissuesthat
trulymatterandshapethenationaldebate.
Foundedin2003toprovidelongͲtermleadershipandsupportto
theprogressivemovement,CAPisheadedbyJohnD.Podesta
andbasedinWashington,DC.CAPopenedaLosAngelesofficein
2007.
SangariGlobalEducation
www.sangariglobaled.com/institute
CitizenSchools
www.citizenschools.org
ThenonprofitSangariInternationalInstitutedevelops
andpromotesscientificliteracyforallcitizens.Inpartnership
withtheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory,wehave
developedandhostedmajorexhibitsonDarwin,Einstein,Water,
andtheGenomicRevolution.Overthepastsixyearsourprojects
havereachedalmost1millionpeople.WithNorthCarolinaState
University,theInstitutealsohassponsoredworkshopsfor
teachers.AndinpartnershipwiththeNationalScienceTeachers
Association,wewillhostaseriesofseminarsandgatheringsfor
educators,policymakers,governmentofficials,andotherswitha
focusoninternationalissues,educationalresearch,andthevalue
ofscienceforallcitizens.
CitizenSchoolswasfoundedin1995tobringnewsolutionstothe
challengeofyoungadulteducation:
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x
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moretime
morerelevance
andmorecaringadults.
NowagrowingnationalnetworkofafterͲschooleducation
programsforstudentsinthemiddlegrades(6th,7thand8th),
ourprogramscomplementclassroomlearningbyengaging
studentsinhandsͲonlearningprojectsledbyadultvolunteers
afterschoolandsupportedbyastaffofprofessionaleducators.
Throughthedemonstrationofourpowerfulimpactand
partnershipswithoutͲofͲschooladvocates,weareatthe
forefrontofamovementtotransformthelearningdayand
improvetheeducationaltrajectoriesofyoungpeopleacrossthe
country.
GothamSchools
www.gothamschools.org
GothamSchoolsisanindependentnewssourceabouttheNew
YorkCitypublicschools.
Weseektocorrectanunfortunateconfluenceofevents:The
movementtoimproveurbanschoolsisreachingapeakofenergy
whilethejournalismindustryiscrumbling.Thatmeansthatboth
theachievementsandchallengesofthemovementriskescaping
thehealthyscrutinyofavibrantpresscorps.
InourNewsroom,wepublishdailynewsandanalysisabout
schoolpolitics,policy,andresearch.Commentaryanddiaries
fromparticipantsintheschoolsystem,fromeducatorstoparents
toresearchers,canbefoundinourCommunitysection.
WeareaninitiativeofOpenPlans,aManhattanͲbasednonprofit
dedicatedtoempoweringcivilsocietythroughtechnology.