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  The League of Education Voters in partnership with Democrats for Education Reform, Excellent Schools Now and Stand for Children presents an evening with journalist Steven Brill. Brill’s latest book – CLASS WARFARE: Inside the Fight to Fix America’s Schools – is a compelling and sure-to-be-controversial narrative of the push for reform that has accelerated rapidly in town halls, in state capitals, and on Capitol Hill in recent years following President Obama’s Race to the Top contest. He tackles hotly debated questions about how to measure teacher competency and set salaries, the role of teachers’ unions, the struggle within the Democratic Party between reformers and old-school union loyalists, and policies like “last in, first out” that require that teachers get laid off based purely on seniority rather than performance. Tuesday, Nov. 1st at 7pm |
  Sacramento Mayor and former NBA star Kevin Johnson returns to the Northwest – this time in Tacoma – to talk about how we can help ensure that all of our kids can success in school and beyond. After an all-star career in the NBA, Johnson went back to his hometown of Sacramento, CA, and established the St. HOPE Foundation to help inner-city kids get to college through community engagement, quality educational opportunities, and after-school programs. Johnson is now the mayor of Sacramento. Thursday, Nov. 3rd at 7pm University of Washington Tacoma William Phillip Hall 
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