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Public invited to District 41 PTA Council's Legislative Forum

Learn about the hot legislative issues relating to education in our state from a panel of experts including Sandra Pihos, State Representative and Kirk Dillard, State Senator.

The Glen Ellyn School District 41 PTA Council is hosting a Legislative Forum on education issues in Illinois on Monday, April 22 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Hadley Junior High School, 240 Hawthorne Blvd. in Glen Ellyn.  Topics for the evening's panel-style, Q&A discussion will include school funding, the impact of the Illinois tax hike expiration on schools, pension funding, the STEAM/STEM approach, school safety and PARCC (The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers).  Panelists will include Sandra Pihos, State Representative, 42nd district; Kirk Dillard, State Senator, 24th district; Peg Agnos, Executive Director of the Legislative Education Network of DuPage County; Bob Ciserella, D41 Superintendent of Finance; and Bill Enright, Professor, College of DuPage. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend this information-packed evening to help keep informed on the issues facing education in our state and how they impact our children.  

Contacts: Please contact Lisa Lane at lisalane64@yahoo.com or Margaret Immink at margaret.immink@sbcglobal.net for more information.

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