If you’ve been listening to or participating in discussions about the future of public education, you know that there’s one thing about which stakeholders can agree: behind every successful school, behind every successful student is an actively engaged parent. Tune into this edition of Parents and Schools on OPEN/net to discuss the role of Parental Involvement in the Schools.

Tuesday
February 3, 2009
8-9p.m.

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Guests:

Marvin R. Pittman
Community Liaison for Student Achievement, State Board of Education

Minnie Forte-Brown
Chair of the Durham Public Schools Board

Debra Horton
President of the North Carolina PTA

More information:

North Carolina PTA
www.ncpta.org
1-800-255-0417

Durham Public School System
www.dpsnc.net
(919) 560-9129

North Carolina State Board of Education
www.ncpublicschools.org/state_board/
(919) 807-3304

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