I really will get around to posting some info about our last meeting and our next meeting, but I wanted to quickly share with you one of my favorite "Top Ten Book Lists".  It's from (big surprise) Oliver DeMille!  Here's the link:  http://www.tjed.org/2012/07/july-2012-inspire/#wife .  My purse is much heavier after reading this article.

Anyone Want to go to Lunch on December 13th?

Be our guest for lunch on December 13th at the Grand America Hotel in all of its "Holiday Splendor" and deck the halls with other education reform enthusiasts who support student-centric solutions! Register TODAY.

3rd annual education symposium  you are invited Grand America Hotel december 13, 2012 11:45am - 1:15pm      register  here www.pce.eventbrite.com    attendance is free lunch is provided limited seating   invitees: Utah Legislature and education stakeholders, including the public     featured speakers   these super student advocates constitute a  dynamic duo of education policy wit and wisdom    Dr. Jay P. Greene Dr. Matthew Ladner   master of ceremonies Rod Arquette knrs talk radio host PCE's 2012 "Advocates for Innovation in Education" will be recognized.   Jay P. Greene has been the Department Head and 21st Century Chair in Education Reform at the University of Arkansas since 2005. He currently serves as a Fellow in Education Policy at The George W. Bush Institute. Greene is one of the nation's most highly regarded empirical analysts of education issues and is skilled in the construction of data-based indicators that enable policy makers and interested laypersons to more quickly and deeply grasp complex trends and trouble spots in America's education landscape. He conducts research and writes about education policy, including topics such as school choice, high school graduation rates, accountability, and special education.  Greene has been a professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston. He received his Bachelor of Arts in history from Tufts University in 1988 and his Ph.D. from the Government Department at Harvard University in 1995. Greene is the author of "Why America Needs School Choice" and co-author of "Education Myths". His research was cited four times in the Supreme Court's opinions in the landmark Zelman v. Simmons-Harris case on school vouchers. His articles have appeared in policy journals, such as The Public Interest, City Journal, and Education Next, in academic journals, such as Education Finance and Policy, Economics of Education Review, and the British Journal of Political Science, as well as in major newspapers, such as the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Greene is author of the award winning blog jaypgreene.com         Matthew Ladner is the Senior Advisor of Policy and Research for the Foundation for Excellence in Education and a Senior Fellow at the Goldwater Institute. He previously served as Vice President of Research at Goldwater Institute. Prior to joining Goldwater, Ladner was director of state projects at the Alliance for School Choice. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received both a Masters and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Houston. Ladner has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform. He has testified before Congress, the United States Commission of Civil Rights and numerous state legislative committees. Ladner is a regular guest blogger on jaypgreene.com.