ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Town Hall, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting discussions on some of the state’s most challenging topics, is taking on pre-K-12 education funding and inviting ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ans to help hash out solutions to improve ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s schools.
The organization, which boasts of being a catalyst for civic action and the advancement of issues important to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ns for more than 55 years, is hosting a daylong community town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hilton ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ El Conquistador Resort, . The event costs $35.
Residents will have the opportunity to weigh in on a number of key issues including: teacher pay, high school graduation, post-high school enrollment, post-secondary attainment, opportunity youth, third grade reading and eighth grade math, preschool enrollment, achievement gaps based on ethnicity or poverty, classroom size, parent choice and pre-K-12 funding formulas.
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Town hall participants will be asked to come to a consensus on how to address those pressing topics, and input from participants in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ will help lead discussions at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Town Hall’s annual event in Mesa, where participants will draft a report filled with recommendations that can be enacted locally, as well as statewide, in support of the goals defined for each subject area.
For registration information for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ event, call (602) 252-9600.
