Education Matters: community meeting on current issues

Event Description:

Featuring:

• John Sharp - Chair of Governor Rick Perry's Commission on Tax Reform
• Paul Colbert - Former state representative and expert education witness
• State Rep. Scott Hochberg - Member of the Texas House Public Education Committee and former chair of the Education   Appropriations Subcommittee.
• Dr. Richard Tapia - University Professor and Director of the Center for Excellence and Equity in Education at Rice University

The American Jewish Committee, Houston Chapter and  the AFL-CIO, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA), Collaborative for Children, Houston Area Urban League, NAACP Houston Chapter, ACLU of Texas, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Houston Hispanic Forum, Indo- American PAC, Jewish Community Center Houston, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Council of Jewish Women.

The organizations joining together to promote the evening are not rating or endorsing a particular plan or proposal. 

Event Phone Contact Information:
AJC at 713-439-1202