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December 11, 2006

Carcieri hosts national governors this morning

NEWPORT -- Governor Carcieri plans to host a conference with the National Governors Association this morning in Newport dedicated to examining collective bargaining and education.

Approximately 10 states and a number of national experts will participate in the conference, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Hyatt Regency Newport on Goat Island.

There will be a series of panel discussions and speakers today, including Alan Bersin, the California Secretary of Education; Randi Weingarten, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City; Marcia Reback, president of the RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals; Richard Stutman, president of the Boston Teachers Union; and Brad Jupp, senior academic policy advisor for the Denver Public Schools.

Carcieri released a statement regarding the focus of today's conference:

“The rapid pace of school reform and increased expectations for student learning require us to re-examine what improves or inhibits our ability to provide children the skills they need to succeed. We cannot afford to allow the collective bargaining process to operate independently of that goal. Instead, we must ensure that teacher contracts are constructed in a way that best serves the students we are educating.”

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