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KEMP FORUM ON EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY

A Partnership of The Center for Education Reform and The Jack Kemp Foundation

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Opportunity Lives

 

 

 

Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity: Indianapolis, Indiana

On July 27, 2016, the Jack Kemp Foundation and The Center for Education Reform, again welcomed policymakers, education and business leaders to the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity, focusing on addressing upward mobility through parent power, held at the ALEC Annual National Conference in Indianapolis, IN. A recording of the entire event is below.

A conversation on the role of opportunity in solving poverty

  • U.S. Senator Tim Scott – Moderator
  • Michigan Representative Tim Kelly
  • Senator Leah Vukmir, State of Wisconsin, District 5
  • Robert L. Woodson, Founder & Pres., Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
  • Jacqueline Cissell, Director of Community Engagement in Indiana
  • Carol D’Amico, Exec. VP, National Engagement & Philanthropy, USA Funds
  • Mr. Jimmy Kemp, President, The Jack Kemp Foundation

 

 

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INDIANAPOLIS PANELS

The Kemp Forum Indianapolis – Panel #1

  • ALEC Chairman & Wisconsin State Senator Leah Vukmir
  • Michigan State Representative Tim Kelly
  • U.S. Senator Tim Scott (Moderator)

The Kemp Forum Indianapolis – Panel #2

  • Jackie Cissell, Community Engagement Director, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Robert Woodson, Founder and President, The Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
  • Carol D’Amico, Vice President, National Engagement and Philanthropy, USA Funds
  • U.S. Senator Tim Scott (Moderator)

 

PAST FORUMS:

On May 5, 2016, the Jack Kemp Foundation, The Center for Education Reform, the nation’s leader in advancing parent power, and Opportunity Lives welcomed North Carolina Governor McCrory, Congressman Luke Messer, state and national policymakers, education and business leaders to the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity, focusing on addressing upward mobility through parent power, held in Chapel Hill, NC.

Full panel recordings of the event are below. And don’t miss 5 Takeaways from The Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity

Can Washington Springboard Upward Mobility?

  • The Honorable Luke Messer, Congressman (IN-6) & Member, US House Education and Workforce Committee
  • The Honorable Rob Bryan, State Representative (NC-88, Charlotte)
  • Mr. Travis Mitchell, President and Exec. Dir, Communities in Schools – Wake County
  • Mr. Jimmy Kemp, President, The Jack Kemp Foundation

 

Impact of Opportunity on Educators and Families

  • The Honorable Edward Hanes, Jr., State Representative (NC-72, Winston-Salem)
  • Dr. Tim Hall, Director of Academics, Thales Academy
  • Mr. Jonathan Hage, Founder and CEO, Charter Schools USA, Inc
  • Ms. Catherine Truitt, Senior Education Advisor, Office of the Governor (NC)
  • Ms. Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO, The Center for Education Reform (CER)

 

Advancing Opportunity – Washington to Raleigh, and Kemp Forum Closing Thoughts

  • The Honorable Pat McCrory, Governor of North Carolina
  • The Honorable Luke Messer, Congressman (IN-6) & Member, US House Education and Workforce Committee
  • Ms. Jeanne Allen, Founder and CEO, The Center for Education Reform (CER)
  • The Honorable Edward Hanes, Jr., State Representative (NC-72, Winston-Salem)
  • The Honorable Rob Bryan, State Representative (NC-88, Charlotte)
  • Mr. Jimmy Kemp, President, The Jack Kemp Foundation

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS