School Choice -- What Works? What Doesn't? What will they say about it on the campaign trail and is it true?

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Aug 20, 2012, 10:35 ET

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charter schools, vouchers, online education, homeschooling, do these school choice options and others work? Are students learning? How do children in these education programs compare to their peers in traditional public schools? Do choice options save money or drain public school dollars? What's the truth in what political candidates and school leaders claim? National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012, First Amendment Lounge.

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Panel to Include:

Dr. Kevin Welner of the University of Colorado and Dir. of the Natl. Education Policy Center
Dr. Gary Miron of Western Michigan University
Alex Medler, Vice Pres., Policy and Advocacy for the Natl. Association of Charter School Authorizers
Mary Filardo, Exec. Dir., District of Columbia's 21st Century School Fund
Adam Schaeffer: Policy Analyst, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute
Moderated by Jamila Bey

Drs. Kevin Welner and Gary Miron are two contributors to a new book, Exploring the School Choice Universe: Evidence and Recommendations, being released this week. The book raises many critical questions about the performance of choice programs.

SOURCE National Press Club