[Ohiogift] Fordham/OAGC breakfast event March 20

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Hope some of you will come to this: 


The Thomas B. FordhamInstitute and the Ohio Association for Gifted Children invite you to join usfor a presentation and panel discussion about high-quality gifted education forOhio's brightest students. 
 
Gifted students are our futureengineers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and job creators; as such, we will dependon them to keep our state competitive with the rest of the country--and theworld. Few would dispute this assertion, and few would disagree that puttingthem on the right path begins in childhood. Despite this, the majority of thesestudents aren't receiving the education they need in order to reach their fullpotential. Learn more about the state of gifted education in Ohio and how toimprove it at Educating Our Brightest: Improving Gifted Education to BoostOhio’s Prosperity and Success. 
 
Educating Our Brightest: Improving Gifted Education to Boost Ohio’s Prosperityand Success 
 
Wednesday, March 20 · 7:30 to 9AM* 
Columbus Museum of Art · 480 E.Broad Street 
Presentation by: 
Chester E. Finn, Jr.,President, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute 
 
Panel Discussion: 
 Chad Aldis, Parent of three gifted students 
 Marty Bowe, Superintendent, Perry Local SchoolDistrict 
 Bill Hayes, Ohio House of Representatives 
 Ann Sheldon, Ohio Associated for GiftedChildren 
 Jennifer Smith Richards, Reporter, TheColumbus Dispatch (moderator) 
 
To register or for moreinformation: 
Jeff Murray: jmurray at edexcellence.net or 614-223-1580 



Or to register directly, please click here. 

 
This event is free of chargeand open to the public. 
*A lightbreakfast will be served.
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