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George T. Hunter Lecture Series presents John Merrow Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Join the Benwood Foundation, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies, and CreateHere for a lecture by John Merrow, education correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Mr. Merrow is an accomplished writer and op-ed contributor to numerous newspapers including USA Today, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. This is the second lecture in the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series.
A life-long educator, Mr. Merrow has taught at the junior high, high school, college, and graduate level. He is founder and president of Learning Matters, a non-profit, award-winning production company focused on producing outstanding reporting about American education.
Mr. Merrow will speak in Chattanooga about his observations regarding the progress of public education in the United States.
The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall located inside the Fine Arts Center on the UTC campus. All lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Directions and more information on the George T. Hunter Lecture Series are available at www.benwood.org.
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