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IN THIS ISSUE
▼ "Who Will Teach Our Children?"
▼ 91st Arizona Town Hall - Post Town Hall Programs
▼ Upcoming Events
▼ Vote in the People's Choice Poll
▼ Health Care Costs Continue to Grow |
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▼ "Who Will Teach Our Children?" |
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Speakers in Place for Spring Town Hall
MARC TUCKER is the founder, president and chief executive officer of the National Center on Education and the Economy.
Mr. Tucker has served on the National Skill Standards Board and chaired its research and policy committee. He also served as Associate Director of the National Institute of Education.
Mr. Tucker has authored several books and many articles and newspaper opinion pieces and testified extensively to legislatures.
Together with former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall, Tucker wrote Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations, which won the Sidney Hillman prize and was named by Business Week as one of its Ten Best Books of 1992.
ARTHUR LEVINE is the sixth president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Before his appointment at Woodrow Wilson, he was president and professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Levine is the author of dozens of articles and reviews. His most recent book is When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today's College Student (with Jeanette S. Cureton). Dr. Levine's opinion editorials appear in such publications as The New York Times; The Los Angeles Times; The Wall Street Journal; The Washington Post; The Chronicle of Higher Education; and Education Week.
Dr. Levine has received numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Carnegie Fellowship, as well as the American Council on Education's "Book of the Year" award (for Reform of Undergraduate Education).
GOVERNOR JANET NAPOLITANO is Arizona's 21st governor. She was originally elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006.
Governor Napolitano recently concluded her term as the first woman and first Arizonan chosen to chair the National Governors Association.
Prior to her election as Governor, she served as U.S. Attorney for Arizona and as Arizona's first female Attorney General.
Since taking office, education has been one of Governor Napolitano's top priorities.
Spring Town Hall Sponsors
Related Article
This week's Time magazine (2-25-08) has an article "How to Make Great Teachers" by Claudia Wallis. |
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Statements and Images from Around the State
Communities around the state are continuing to generate discussion and action on how to plan for the future of Arizona's land. Log on to our website to view the consensus statements from 91st Arizona Town Hall Follow-Up meetings, or to see a listing of scheduled programs. If you are interested in hosting a program, contact the Town Hall office.
Phoenix Kingman 
Mesa Pinetop/Lakeside
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▼ Upcoming Events |
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▼ Spring Town Hall ("Who Will Teach Our Children?")
April 27-30, 2008, Prescott Resort, Prescott ▼ Annual Meeting
June 6, 2008, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale
▼ Luncheon and Legacy Award Presentation
September 18, 2008, Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix
▼ Fall Town Hall (Workforce/Affordable Housing)
November 2-5, 2008, Grand Canyon |
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Vote in the People's Choice Poll |
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Arizona Town Hall has submitted an entry to the inaugural Eight/KAET Be More AwardsÔ in the Educational Outreach Category. The awards encourage non-profit organizations to be more engaged, involved, and inspired.
The People's Choice Poll will be open for voting from March 1 - April 15 and we encourage you to vote for your favorite organization (Hint: Arizona Town Hall!) at www.azpbs.org/bemore. Nominees will be notified by April 18 and the awards ceremony is May 14. |
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Health Care Costs Continue to Grow |
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Health Care Costs Continue to Grow
Total health care spending is projected to double to $4.3 trillion a year by 2017, the Associated Press reported on February 26. The annual increase of 6.7% in spending is almost three times the rate of inflation and highlights the importance of the recommendations of the 90th ArizonaTown Hall to create solutions that will improve accessibility, affordability, and accountability.
In the face of rising health care costs, Arizona is facing budget deficit projections that may negatively impact health care programs that help protect children and vulnerable adults. We urge you to follow the legislative debate and send an e-mail or letter to your representatives expressing your opinions about proposed cuts. Identify yourself as a constituent and clearly state what you want to see happen. Find your representatives at www.votesmart.org. | |
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