Strong American Schools :: National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguia to Address Thousands of Journalists During UNITY Conference: Join the Movement to Fix Our Nation’s Failing Schools

Janet Murguia, national steering committee member of Strong American Schools and President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, will call on more than ten thousand journalists and media executives to support education reform during UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.’s 2008 annual conference.

Recent polls show that as Americans focus on the critical issues that face this country, education continues to be a top priority. A poll conducted by The Pew Hispanic Center recently found that 94 percent of Latino voters said that education is extremely or very important to them, coming in above health care, the economy, and education. Another recent poll by Rasmussen’s found that nearly 90 percent of Americans believe education is important in the next congressional election.

These issues will be at the forefront of Murguia’s discussion during the panel “What’s Next for Generation Next in Education.”

Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008

Time: 2:00 p.m. CST

Location: McCormick Place West

Room W-196

2301 S. Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60616″

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