Today at 2:45 p.m. EST, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will join Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Republicans to tour Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. and hold a roundtable discussion with parents and D.C. charter school leaders on ways charter schools support education opportunity and empower parents. After the roundtable, members will hold a press conference to highlight the Student Success Act (H.R. 5).
WHO: Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)
House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN)
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN)
Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL)
Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools CEO Nina Rees
D.C. Public Charter School Board Executive Director Scott Pearson
D.C. Public Charter School Board Chair John H. “Skip" McKoy
WHAT: Student Success Act Press Conference
WHEN: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
2:45 p.m. EST - Tour and Roundtable Discussion
3:30 p.m. - Press Conference
(Media must be pre-set by 2:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Two Rivers Public Charter School
1227 4th St NE
Washington, D.C. 20003
RSVP: Media planning to cover must RSVP with Alexandra Sollberger at alexandra.sollberger@mail.house.gov.
