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How to Narrow the Achievement Gap

2016 September 25
by WCR President Linda Stanton

You’re invited – Sat. Oct 8, 2016 from 9 – 11:00 am

Lake Elmo Inn, RSVP by Thurs Oct 6, 2016

Speaker: Oct. 8 –Art Rolnick  former director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is a senior fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. He will speak on the Federal Reserve study of targeted help for at risk pre-school children.

(Below is a link to a recent editorial to give you background information – scroll down)

To reserve contact: Brian at: 612-462-2163 or email him at: [email protected] 

Cost: $20. non-member; $16. members and $10. Students. Now is the time to renew membership.  Join for the year: $25 and it will pay off in 5 meetings.

Each attendee will be eligible for the drawing for a door prize!

PLEASE NOTE: In the fall we will be enforcing our “no show” policy – attendees will be charged for the meal at the 2nd no-show. 
Here is the link to a recent opinion piece by Rolnick in the Pioneer Press:
http://www.twincities.com/2016/08/28/art-rolnick-universal-pre-k-is-the-wrong-tool-to-narrow-achievement-gaps/

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