State of Education, a Community Conversation on K-12 Education

The State of Education: A Community Conversation on K-12 Education event will provide educators, politicians, business owers, parents and the general public an interactive opportunity to discuss ways to improve the state of K-12 education in our community.

Presenters will include Gov. Janet Napolitano, Peter Smith of the UA's Phoenix Mars Lander Mission, Peter Likins, Chairman Tucson Regional Town Hall.

To see the invitation and learn how to sign up click here.

A long journey that leads to a great community!

The Tucson Regional Town Hall was highly successful when 160 Tucsonans met for three days in May 2007. They discussed critical issues facing the Tucson region, including education, land-use planning, water, transportation and workforce development.

The participants came together in the recognition that if we are to preserve what we all love about the Tucson region - and provide healthy futures for all our children - it will take creative ideas, passionate leadership and regional collaboration.

The participants realized that the Town Hall was not an end in itself, but only another step in the long journey that leads to a great community.

Now, that journey is continuing as different organizations hold follow-up meetings on the 12 major topics at the Town Hall. We urge you to join in that journey with thousands of other Tucsonans as they weigh the Town Hall recommendations and seek ways to improve and implement the most urgent and productive of the recommendations.

Town Hall participants engaged in spirited discussions.

Progress Report 

The most important step in the Town Hall process was the commitment to follow-up with a series of implementation meetings, with reports produced on the Town Hall's progress. 

The first progress report, released in December, 2007, is available here.

Follow-up activities

More information on follow-up activities is available here. 

Be Involved! 

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