Educating for the Public Good
John C. Burkhardt, Director of The National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good and Clinical Professor for the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, leads a panel discussion on educating for the public good, including whether or not education is a concern only for educators and teachers. The discussion focused on how parents, citizens and businesses can get involved in strengthening and improving education for the future, as well as the public perspective on education that goes beyond funding and organizational structures. Opening Remarks were made by Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Education, where she is also the William H. Payne Collegiate Professor and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. Panelists were Cynthia H. Wilbanks, Vice President for Government Relations at the University of Michigan; William (Nick) Collins, Executive Director of the Center for Educational Outreach at the University of Michigan; Adriana Rasche Phelan, Vice President for Public Policy at the Michigan Community College Association; Janet Lawrence, Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan; Joseph Serwach, Managing Director, Communications for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Charles Wilbur, Senior Policy Consultant with Public Policy Associates in Lansing, Michigan; and Hubert Rast, Teacher of German, French and Big History at Northville High School and a lecturer in the Department of German at the University of Michigan
