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Garcia - Corona Law Firm End Zipcode Press Conference 7.8.13
Garcia - Corona Law Firm End Zipcode Press Conference 7.8.13
"In America, your zip code or your socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of your education." - Arne Duncan United States Secretary of Education
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Matthew Smith Moderator Gwen Samuel
Why We Are Here Mr. Hamlet Garcia and Attorney Richard Corona (Garcias attorney) What Lawmakers Can Do to Reform Zip Code Education Laws June 24, 2013 Connecticut Governor Malloy signed law that stopped arrest of parents for zip-code violations. Call To Action Gwen Samuel Walter Hudson Yovel Badash Mona Davids Q & A with Press
Connecticut Parents Union National Awareness Alliance No Child Held Back NYC Parents Union
National Partners Supporting the End Unjust Zip-Code Laws Awareness Campaign www.endzipcodelaws.org