Georgetown University

• Susan Kane, Editorial Director of The Parenting Group and Editor-in-Chief, Parenting
• Robert Manuel, Dean of Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies
  

Parenting magazine and Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies will host a press conference to announce the creation of the Mom Congress on Education and Learning, a prosocial initiative to connect and celebrate moms working for positive change in our nation’s schools.

Parenting will announce the results of a national survey of moms of school-age children identifying their top educational concerns, including: the resources parents would fight hardest to protect from budget cuts; advertising on school property; overscheduling; roadblocks to parent involvement; and standardized testing.

A panel discussion with MCEL advisory board members will explore the ever-increasing role parents play in implementing positive change in our nation’s schools, and how to encourage moms to advocate for better educational standards on their children’s behalf – on both a local and national level.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES with MCEL advisory board members include:
• Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
• Lily Eskelsen, Vice President, National Education Association
• Melinda George, Senior Director, PBS TeacherLine and National Education Partnerships
• Supriya Jindal, First Lady of Louisiana, and Founder, Supriya Jindal Foundation