Library, AAUW to Host Panel Discussion on “The Teacher Wars”

Tompkins County Public Library, in partnership with the American Association of University Women’s Ithaca Branch, will host “The Teacher Wars:  A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession” a panel discussion, Saturday, February 13 at 11 a.m. in the Library’s BorgWarner Community Room.

The panel will encourage four educators with unique insights, inspiring stories and intriguing ideas about the education system to share their thoughts on the best-selling book, “The Teacher Wars” by Dana Goldstein.

Featured panelists are: Randy Ehrenberg, former educator and administrator for the Ithaca City School District and retired superintendent of the North Colonie School District (Albany County), Sue Mittler, past president of the Ithaca Teacher’s Association, Andrea Kiely, a former Ithaca High School global studies teacher and current director for admissions and advising for Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning, and tutor Betty House, who taught students at the elementary, middle and high school levels, most recently at Northeast Elementary.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) promotes equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. The Ithaca membership affords local women the opportunity to share common interests, develop friendships, and act on vital issues.

For more information about AAUW, visit www.aauw-ithaca.org or contact Muriel Everhart, president, at meverhart@earthlink.net. 

                                                              

The Library program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeanette Knapp, chair of AAUW’s Book Club at (607) 272-3367 or jdk4@cornell.edu.