Take a minute to support the dual degree between SIPA and Teachers College

Hi members of the SIPA Education group,

Today's happy hour was a good moment to talk about the future of the group and other education-related topics, while drinking a good beer :)

Looking forward to see those of you that couldn't come in the next activities!

Please, remember that if you want to share events/activities with the group, you can find the members' contact details in our Google Doc http://bit.ly/sipaed and send us a mail.

In this email:

1) Take a minute to support the dual degree between SIPA and Teachers College

2) Still looking for interesting courses at TC? TOMORROW Thursday: Policy Course Advisement @TC

3) Panel “For‐Profit Schooling and the Politics of Education Reform in Chile”. Next Monday.

Content

1) Take a minute to support the dual degree between SIPA and Teachers College

• As we told you in a previous email, Jordan Brensinger (MIA 2013) has proposed SIPA to start a new dual degree with Teachers College.
• We know that if we want this idea to come true, the students (we) have to show interest and pressure.
• If you think this is an interesting idea, we invite you to take concrete action:
• Go to the Town Hall discussion board in Courseworks, look for Jordan's post under "Category: DUAL DEGREES" and add a message supporting it. Would be great to have the post with more messages. The discussion board will close this Friday.
  
• Also, you can go to the actual Town Hall to show your support: 6-8pm,Tuesday, December 6, 2011. 15th Floor IAB 1501.

2) Still looking for interesting courses at TC? Tomorrow Thursday: Policy Course Advisement @TC

We wanted to share with you an activity organized by the Policy Student Network @ Teachers College:

Policy Course Advisement

·    Want to know what policy courses are being offered next semester?

·    Looking for information about classes and professors?

·    Looking to share wisdom about classes and professors?

·    Got questions about classes outside of TC?

·    Just want a break from finals-stuff?

·    Wine?  Snacks?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Horace Mann 144

Wine and light refreshments will be served.

3) Panel "“For‐Profit Schooling and the Politics of Education Reform in Chile”. Next Monday.

For those of you interested in privatization and vouchers: the panelists will discuss the scholarly and policy debate, the evidence, and the international experience. They will analyze the Chilean case, where the consequences are being widely debated.

Moderated by Susan Fuhrman, President of Teachers College Panelists:

• Gregory Elacqua, Director of the Institute of Public Policy at the School of Economics at the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago‐Chile
• Henry Levin, William H. Kilpatrick Professor of Economics & Education at Teachers College
• Miguel Urquiola, Professor of Economics at the School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Economics, Columbia University

RSVP by Thursday, December 1st by email to paupachecoflanagan@gmail.com

Cheers,

Pablo.