6 Jun 2011
Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday, June 8
DALLAS–Dallas Independent School District officials will participate in a town hall meeting hosted by the United States Department of Education on Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m., at Emmett J. Conrad High School, 7502 Fair Oaks Ave.
The U. S. Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission will host a presentation and a forum with regional educational leaders and community members to share their thoughts about current education and finance issues.
The commission will examine the disparities in meaningful educational opportunities that give rise to the achievement gap, with a focus on systems of finance, and recommend ways in which federal policies could address such disparities.