Excerpt

The following is from the May 15, 2012, edition of KERA radio's Think.

The Future of Education

 

May 16, 2012

Regina Nippert
Regina Nippert
SMU Professor Rita Kirk
Rita Kirk
Krys Boyd of KERA radio's Think hosted a discussion May 15 on "The Future of Education" with guests Regina Nippert, director of the Center on Communities and Education at SMU’s Simmons School of Education & Human Development; Professor Rita Kirk, director of SMU’s Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility; and Todd Williams, an education philanthropist and executive director of Commit!

During the program, they explored the question: "Do we share an ethical responsibility to ensure that high quality education is available to all?"

They all participated in the first of a series of “From Your Block to the Boardroom” conversations at SMU on May 7, 2012.

Listen to/download the Think discussion audio icon.