Alan Blankstein on the national scene

SAN DIEGO— On July 2, Alan Blankstein, president of the HOPE Foundation and award winning author of Failure Is Not an Option, will be the featured speaker following Education Secretary Duncan at the National Education Association’s (NEA) 2009 Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly in San Diego, Calif.  

HOPE—Harnessing Optimism and Potential through Education—has documented success in partnering with school districts to:

·         Close achievement gaps within and between schools

·         Increase leadership capacity and responsibility at all levels

·         Align and focus districts’ efforts toward improved teaching and learning

·         Actually implement best educational practices system-wide

·         Motivate and engage staff and students.

As head of one of the foremost organizations focused on building leadership capacity to close achievement gaps school-wide and district-wide, Mr. Blankstein will provide best practices and real-life experiences in helping turn around schools and increase student achievement.  

WHO:                           Alan Blankstein, president of the HOPE Foundation

                        Author of Failure Is Not an Option

WHAT:                          HOPE will showcase several best practice case studies regarding closing achievement gaps.

WHEN:                         Thursday, July 2, 2009

Noon PST

WHERE:                       San Diego Convention Center, Room 8

                                    111 West Harbor Drive

                                    San Diego, CA 92101  

For more information on NEA’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly, click here.

For more on the HOPE Foundation, the best-practices in closing gaps, and sustaining student achievement, go to www.hopefoundation.org. or CALL: 812-355-6000.

Since 1989, the HOPE (Harnessing Optimism and Potential through Education) Foundation – a non-profit 501(c)3, whose Honorary Chair is Archbishop Desmond Tutu – partners with school districts to build the leadership capacity needed to sustain student success. HOPE has a decade-long track record of aligning actions of the learning communities in districts, regions and provinces to focus on teaching for learning, and closing gaps within and between schools. At the foundation, we live our motto: Where there is HOPE, Failure Is Not an Option!