Regional Eggs and Issues Breakfast

Each year, The Public School Forum of North Carolina gathers hundreds of business, education and government leaders in Raleigh to discuss the most pressing education issues facing North Carolina that will drive policy debate in the upcoming legislative session. The annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast also debuts the Public School Forum’s Top Education Issues.

The Watson College of Education, in partnership with The Public School Forum of North Carolina and the Educators of Color Network will host a Regional Eggs & Issues Breakfast. The event is free and open to the public:

• Friday, June 14
  8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
  UNCW’s Warwick Center
  Registration is Required

Event Details

Dr. Lauren Fox, Senior Director of Policy & Research for the Forum, will share NC’s Top Education Issues, and regional leaders will engage in a panel discussion focused on the implications of each issue on education specifically in Southeastern North Carolina.

Panel Moderator

Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith, Senior Director, Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity

Panelists

• Jennie Bryan, Teacher Scholar Academy, Brunswick County Schools
• Cecilia Holden, President & CEO, myFutureNC
• Dr. Wesley Johnson, Superintendent, Clinton City Schools
• LaTanya Pattillo, Chair, Public School Forum of NC Board of Directors
• Dr. Candace Thompson, Interim Associate Dean of Engagement, Professional Learning & Scholarship, UNCW Watson College of Education