Gates Foundation Sponsored Forum: Los Angeles
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
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Charlie Kolb (left) moderated the April 20th school finance reform luncheon.
CED, along with the Alliance for a Better Community (ABC), the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted a school finance reform luncheon at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel. The event included a keynote presentation from CED Trustee Roy Romer, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District.

Additional remarks were heard from María A. Casillas, President of Families in Schools; CED Trustee Harold M.

Williams, Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, LLP and President Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Trust; Maureen A. Kindel, Co-Chair, Education and Workforce Development Programs, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and President, Rose & Kindel; and Carol Rava Treat, Senior Policy Officer, Education, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

 

The interactive panel included remarks from

  • Dr. Stephen J. Carroll, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
  • Caprice Young, President, California Charter Schools Association
  • José Huizar, President, Los Angeles Unified School Board
  • Frank Baxter, Chairman Emeritus, Jefferies and Company

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CED, the Committee for Economic Development is an independent, nonpartisan organization for business and education leaders dedicated to policy research on the major economic and social issues of our time and the implementation of its recommendations by the public and private sectors.