At the first event in a semester-long push for education reform in New Haven, the Yale College Democrats hosted panel of education experts to discuss the upcoming reform efforts.

Panelists shared their thoughts on the prospects for reform, and what kinds of reform have proven the most effective. Garth Harries, Assistant Superintendent of the New Haven Public Schools and Yale alum, discussed his work in the New York City school reform effort. Ward 1 alderwoman and Yale alum Rachel Plattus brought a political take, and New Haven principals Dolores Garcia-Blocker of Co-Op Arts and Humanities High School and Lizanne Cox of Common Ground High school gave on-the-ground insights about how reform directly impacts teachers.

More information about the education reform project can be found at www.newhavenschoolchange.org