UAC Community Bits: Mayor Coleman to Receive Assessment of Education in Columbus

COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL

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For Immediate Release October 16, 2012

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Mayor Coleman to Receive Assessment of Education in Columbus

Mayor, Council President Ginther, Former Chancellor Fingerhut to Hold First of Four Briefings Thursday

(Columbus)--Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council President Andrew J. Ginther and Columbus Education Advisor Eric D. Fingerhut will hear an assessment of the current educational status of Columbus’ children and schools Thursday. Mark Real, president and CEO of KidsOhio.org, and John Stanford, deputy superintendent for Columbus City Schools, will provide information regarding demographic, academic, financial and managerial trends in Columbus schools. The briefing will take place in City Council Chambers Thursday from 1:30 to 3 pm.

Coleman announced earlier this month that Fingerhut, who served as chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents from 2007 through 2011, will serve as Education Advisor to the city. Currently vice president for education and STEM learning at the Battelle Memorial Institute, Fingerhut is a nationally recognized leader in education and economic development.

The time, date and location of future briefings are yet to be determined; the topics will be as follows:

- Workforce in the 21^st Century: an analysis of the skills students will need to acquire in order to succeed in the economic opportunities of the 21^st Century; week of October 22;

- Innovations in Teaching and Learning: a discussion about the impact of new technology and other innovations on K-12 education and how innovation is changing the roles of teachers, principals, administrators and public officials; week of October 29;

- Education is Everybody’s Responsibility: a survey of important education opportunities outside the school district walls that improve student achievement; week of November 12.

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JOHN IVANIC

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

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