Jennifer Marshall of the distinguished national think-tank Heritage Foundation will speak in both Kona and Hilo on “Hope for Hawaii Education: How We Can Win School Choice”.
In Kona, she will speak on Thursday, February 2 at noon at Boston Basil’s. Reservations for the lunch meeting may be made by calling Dave Ross at 327-7152. She will also speak on Thursday at 6:00 pm at the New Star restaurant, 172 Kilauea Ave., Hilo. Reservations for the buffet dinner may be made through Marie Ruhland at 895-3741
Ms. Marshall is Director of Domestic Policy Studies for the Heritage Foundation, widely considered one of the world’s most influential public policy research institutes. In 2010, National Journal named her as “one of 12 power players” in Washington, D.C. for her work on school choice and education reform. She’s had experience in looking at the concept of the voucher system for schools, which is a system that typically gives parents a sum of money to apply towards tuition for their children to go to private schools, though there are several variations on the concept.
She will be speaking about Hawaii education at several engagements around the state, on Oahu at BYU and at a Heritage Foundation special event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village as well as her talks in Hilo and Kona.
