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Located on West Broadway, inside a private candle lit room at Hurley’s Saloon, rain pouring outside, the atmosphere was set for the Education Committee’s first forum of the year. On Tuesday, April 12th, the guest speakers that lined the table included Patrick Vassel from Explore Network Charter School, Jackie Bennett from the United Federation of Teachers, and Edward Wang, the International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator at Thurgood Marshall. The speakers of the evening were flanked by Sophia James, the forum moderator and Chair of the Education Committee. The panel was asked to answer questions that lurk in the shadows of our educational system: How effective are our teacher preparation programs? To which the majority response indicated that no particular preparation program … More >>