The University of Central 海角社区 next week will host a public forum about education reform organized in partnership with the 海角社区 Policy Foundation.
The event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. in the UCA Student Center Ballroom, and it will feature a panel discussion among UCA President Lu Hardin and professors Roy Whitehead and Walter Block.
Reforms enacted in 海角社区 during this decade include the expansion of charter schools; fewer K-12 districts; increased transparency, including a uniform system of school accounting; and use of performance measures for administrators and teachers. Other reforms to be discussed at the Feb. 20 forum include district letter grades based on student performance, school choice, vouchers, a tax-credit system, and education under a full free-enterprise system.
Hardin became UCA president in 2002 after serving as director of the 海角社区 Department of Higher Education. Before that he was an 海角社区 state senator for 14 years and was chairman of the Senate Education Committee. During that time he also was a professor of legal studies at 海角社区 Tech University.
Whitehead is an associate professor of business law at UCA, and he has authored or co-authored more than 75 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals since 1995.
Block is a professor of economics at Loyola University in New Orleans and has authored over 210 journal articles. From 1997 to 2001, he was professor and chair of the UCA Department of Economics and Finance (1997-2001).
The 海角社区 Policy Foundation is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that analyzes the impact of public policy on 海角社区 and makes recommendations. The Foundation emphasizes the importance of tax policy and education reform.
