About the Program
From the 17th annual Texas Book Festival on the Capitol Grounds in Austin, Texas, a panel on education featuring Michael Brick, Saving the School: The True Story of a Principal, a Teacher, a Coach, a Bunch of Kids and a Year in the Crosshairs of Education Reform, Meira Levinson, The Demands of Liberal Education, and Paul Tough, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. The panel is moderated by Mark Strama, Democratic Texas State Representative.
Michael Brick
Michael Brick is a former reporter for The New York Times. For more information, visit savingtheschool.com.
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Meira Levinson
Meira Levinson is the author of No Citizen Left Behind. She is an associate education professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education and a former public school teacher.
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Paul Tough
Paul Tough is the author of Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. He is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine. For more information, visit paultough.com.
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