Tuesday brings two education events

Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 5:27 a.m.
People who care about education face a tough choice Tuesday: A local panel will discuss equity in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, while a nationally known educator will talk about morality in education.

WFAE radio is hosting a public conversation titled "CMS: The Quest for Equity" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at ImaginOn, 300 E. Seventh St. Panelists will be CMS chief academic officer Ann Clark; Lindalyn Kakadelis, a former CMS board member who is director of the conservative N.C. Education Alliance; Richard McElrath, a retired teacher just elected to the school board; and Julian Wright, a lawyer who chaired the CMS Equity Committee.

The discussion is sponsored by UNC Charlotte's Belk College of Business. Registration is required; go to www.wfae.org for details.

At the same time, Bruce Stewart, retired headmaster of the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., will talk to parents and teachers about how to become socially responsible leaders. Sidwell is where President Obama's daughters go to school.

Stewart's "Education: Meaning, Method and Morality" is sponsored by Friends School of Charlotte, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens Road. It is free and open to the public. Details: www.FriendsSchoolofCharlotte .org or 704-567-9445.

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