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Brian Morrow
Issue date: 3/18/05 Section: Campus News
The University of Louisiana at Monroe recently announced that it will host The Children and Rural Education Conference.
The CARE Conference will unite teachers from across the nation with government officials and policy makers, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations. The conference seeks to focus attention on rural education and establish an agenda that will serve as a blueprint.
The conference will be funded by a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Virginia Eaton, head of the ULM office of graduate studies and research, is involved in the planning of the conference.
"Education in rural America is in crisis, and the faculty and staff at ULM are very concerned," Eaton said. "The No Child Left Behind Act has left rural schools in a state of fighting for their very survival, and this conference hopes to put a spotlight on rural education and their plight."
Eaton also said that ULM the conference is encouraging the participation from the College of Education.
Keynote speakers include Rachel Tompkins, president of the Rural School and Community Trust, a non-profit organization that helps schools and communities get better together.
The conference will also feature Sharon Draper, 1997 National Teacher of the Year and author of the award-winning essay "The Touch of a Teacher." In addition, Dr. Richard Ingersoll will be featured. Dr. Ingersoll is an associate professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania whose research has been extensively cited in speeches by former President Bill Clinton.
Natalie Campbell, assistant to the director of graduate studies at ULM, said the conference will take place at the library conference center and Brown Auditorium.
"There will be speakers as well as panel discussions and question and answer sessions," Campbell said.
Campbell also said that the conference hopes to attract 300 people.
"These people will come from areas ranging from elementary, secondary and university education, to rural system initiatives," Campbell said.
The CARE Conference will unite teachers from across the nation with government officials and policy makers, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations. The conference seeks to focus attention on rural education and establish an agenda that will serve as a blueprint.
The conference will be funded by a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Virginia Eaton, head of the ULM office of graduate studies and research, is involved in the planning of the conference.
"Education in rural America is in crisis, and the faculty and staff at ULM are very concerned," Eaton said. "The No Child Left Behind Act has left rural schools in a state of fighting for their very survival, and this conference hopes to put a spotlight on rural education and their plight."
Eaton also said that ULM the conference is encouraging the participation from the College of Education.
Keynote speakers include Rachel Tompkins, president of the Rural School and Community Trust, a non-profit organization that helps schools and communities get better together.
The conference will also feature Sharon Draper, 1997 National Teacher of the Year and author of the award-winning essay "The Touch of a Teacher." In addition, Dr. Richard Ingersoll will be featured. Dr. Ingersoll is an associate professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania whose research has been extensively cited in speeches by former President Bill Clinton.
Natalie Campbell, assistant to the director of graduate studies at ULM, said the conference will take place at the library conference center and Brown Auditorium.
"There will be speakers as well as panel discussions and question and answer sessions," Campbell said.
Campbell also said that the conference hopes to attract 300 people.
"These people will come from areas ranging from elementary, secondary and university education, to rural system initiatives," Campbell said.