MEDIA NOTICE:  The Oct. 23 and Nov. 20 forum topics have changed
since early Sept., when the original release was mailed.  A revised
and updated schedule is attached.


Multiculturalism, Technology, Religion in School Among Topics
EDUCATION LEADERS SLATED TO ADDRESS
U.VA.'S FORUM ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 16 -- Virginia Secretary of
Education Beverly Sgro will be one of more than two dozen regional
education leaders and nationally recognized scholars speaking at the
Curry Forum on Educational Issues this fall at the University of
Virginia.
	Started three years ago to address topics of interest to
educators and parents, the forum gives students an opportunity to
decide what to investigate, according to Peter Sheras, head of the
three-member faculty team in U.Va.'s Curry School of Education that
is planning this semester's course.
	"The students create reading lists for each speaker.  They
help to determine the breadth of an issue," said Sheras, an
associate professor of education.
	During the three-credit course, speakers will cover such
topics as multiculturalism, emerging technologies, attention deficit
hyperactivity disorders, and the historical and legal issues
involved in conducting religious activities in public schools.
	All forums, which begin at 1 p.m. in Ruffner Hall
auditorium, are open to the public.
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October 15, 1996

1996 CURRY FORUM ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
	REVISED/UPDATED SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS

All speakers and panels will begin at 1 p.m. in Ruffner Hall
Auditorium.  For more information, contact Peter Sheras in U.Va.'s
Curry School of Education at (804) 924-0795.

October 16

	Public Education and Religion: Balancing Issues of Church
and State
	Panel, chaired by education historian Jennings Wagoner, will
discuss the history and legal status of religious activities in
public schools.  Panelists include Robert O'Neil, director, Thomas
Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, and David
Melton of the 	Rutherford Institute.

October 23

	Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Education and Risk
	Panel will address a variety of social, economic and
academic issues that place children at risk of failure in schools.
The Curry School Faculty Working Group on Children, Risk and
Families will be panelists.  They include Connie Juel, the Thomas G.
Jewell Professor of Education; John Lloyd, associate professor of
education; and Marti Snell, professor of education.  The panel will
be chaired by Robert Pianta, who researches factors influencing the
education of at-risk children.	

October 30

	A View from the Secretary's Office
	Beverly Sgro
	Virginia Secretary of Education
	Sgro will describe top education issues in the state.

November 6

	Emergent Technologies and the Decentralization of Learning
	Chris Dede
	George Mason University
	A futurist who has worked with NASA, Dede will examine what
education will be like 	in the next century.



November 13

	Law Enforcement and Education Partnerships
	Jeremy Travis, director
	National Institute of Justice

	Appointed by U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, Travis leads
a Washington, D.C.-based institute charged with preventing crime in
schools.  He will discuss school discipline and safety issues.




November 20

	Community Schools and Sponsors:  Advancing Excellence in
Education
	Robert E. Bates Jr., director
	Public Education Reform Partnerships
	On loan from Mobil Corporation to the Washington, D.C.,
public schools, Bates led an effort to forge business and community
partnerships with schools.


October 15, 1996