Former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley will headline an upcoming symposium on expanding our nation's public school calendar to a year-round schedule. The Public Policy Institute is hosting the symposium Sunday and Monday, April 22 and 23, on the University's Carbondale campus. Opening day will feature two separate lectures, one by Riley and another by Canadian educator and author Carolyn M. Shields, and a panel discussion on the issues surrounding the education proposal.
Events are free and open to the public.
Media Advisory Panelists will release their recommendations on year-round public schools at a news conference at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23, in the SIUC Student Center Illinois Room. Here's the complete schedule for the public portion of the program, in the Student Center Auditorium. You may attend any or all of the presentations.