May 16, 2008: Education Forum: The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: The Homework Experience

Loudermilk Center, Atlanta Georgia

CED, the Georgia PTA, and the MetLife Foundation will host a luncheon forum on the newly released MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: The Homework Experience. The forum will include a presentation of the survey findings, and a panel will discuss the implications of the survey for families and public education.

The topic of homework is always a subject of much debate among parents, teachers, and students. The latest Survey (one of a series commissioned annually by MetLife since 1984) examines the perspectives and experiences of teachers, students, and parents regarding the purposes, quantity, and quality of homework. It offers some surprising insights about who values homework, how it is used, and implications for teacher preparation and induction.  Register for the event here.

Please contact Amy Morse at amy.morse@ced.org for more information.

May 29, 2008: Book Discussion

Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue, New York City

Please join CED for a discussion with Greg Behrman, Henry Kissinger Fellow for Foreign Policy, Aspen Institute on his latest book, "The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe"

In his new history, The Most Noble Adventure: the Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe, Greg Behrman tells the story of the unprecedented and audacious policy through which America helped rebuild World War II–ravaged Western Europe.

More than a humanitarian endeavor, the Marshall Plan was one of the most effective foreign policies in all of American history, in large part because, as Behrman writes, it was born and executed in a time when American "foreign policy was defined by its national interests and the very best of ideals."

Register here or contact Eeva Moore at eeva.moore@ced.org for more information.