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The Delibero’s March 3rd Happy Hour is at Public House, where Marcus Winters of the Manhattan Institute will address the issue of charter schools and public education.
As always, we will be offering excellent drink deals and a PRIVATE BAR that will remain open throughout the event.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
THE EVENT:
The Delibero Happy Hour & Issue Round-table
Wednesday, March 3rd, 7-9 pm
@ PUBLIC HOUSE -Private Party Room
140 East 41st Street (@ Lexington Ave.)
Tell the hostess you are with the Delibero to be directed to the event.
Happy Hour Deals: $3 Domestic Beer, $4 House Wine, $5 Well Drinks
FEATURED GUEST:
Marcus A. Winters is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Winters conducts research and writes extensively on education policy, including topics such as school choice, high school graduation rates, accountability, and special education.
He has performed several studies on a variety of education policy issues including high-stakes testing, performance-pay for teachers, and the effects of vouchers on the public school system. His research has been published in the journals Education Finance and Policy, Economics of Education Review, Teachers College Record, and Education Next. His op-ed articles have appeared in numerous newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today and he is often quoted on education issues. Winters previously worked as the Senior Research Associate with Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jay P. Greene at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Winters received his B.A. in political science from Ohio University in 2002, an Ph.D. in economics from the University of Arkansas in 2008. He resides in Manhattan.
OPERATION: DELIBERATION.
Join us as we deliberate on military matters, including an in-depth discussion of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and a new approach to Supporting the Troops this holiday season. Information about our panelists is below!
Monthly Happy Hour/Speaker Forum
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009, 7:00pm-9:30pm
The Stag’s Head – private room upstairs
252 E 51st St (and 2nd Ave.)
$5 well drinks & $4 select beers
Joe Simenic:
Joe graduated from West Point in 2005, and his cadet duty positions included first semester academic year first sergeant, first semester battalion commander and second semester regimental executive officer. Joe was discharged under the military’s controversial and “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) policy after coming forward to his Commanding Officer and a friend. Joe’s admission of his sexuality came shortly before Ranger school, when he was at the top of his class. Joe is currently a special assistant to the Governor of New York and recently completed his Masters in Public Administration at Columbia University.
TheDelibero.com is proud to announce the newest addition to our Lead Team, our new head of Speaker Outreach (and Twitter Czar!), Maggie MacFarland Phillips. Maggie, who reps the south as a resident of Norfolk, VA, will be responsible for building up our network of speaker forum guests as well as making sure TheDelibero is taking the lead on virtual deliberation on Twitter @TheDelibero.
Maggie – we look forward to working with you!
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