Karran Harper Royal works as an Education Advocate in New Orleans. She is the Assistant Director of Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center and the former Training Coordinator for the New Orleans Parent Organizing Network. Her work at Pyramid involves providing one to one support to parents of children with disabilities and conducting workshops to help parents understand their rights under federal special education law. In addition to working with Pyramid and New Orleans Parent Organizing Network, Mrs. Harper Royal is a contributor to Research on Reforms and provides a parent voice to the work at Southern Poverty Law Center. She is married with two sons, one of whom is a public school student in New Orleans She blogs at Education Talk New Orleans. Email Karran
February 17, 2012 (Washington, D.C.): Meeting with Arts Professionals, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, details TBA.
February 21, 2012 (NYC): Barnard College, “For the Public Good” lecture series, the James Room, Barnard Hall, 6:30 p.m.
February 22, 2012 (Philadelphia): “Will School Reform Improve Education?”, National Association of School Psychologists, Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, 1201 Market Street, further details T.B.A. (registration required).
March 1, 2012 (Lafayette, LA): Louisiana School Boards Association, details TBA.
March 13, 2012 (Fort Wayne, IN): Lecture, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, Auer Performance Hall, John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center, 7:30 p.m. (open to the public).
March 16, 2012 (Palm Springs, CA): Keynote Address, Computer-Using Educators Annual Conference, details TBA.
March 20, 2012 (Portland, OR): Illahee Lecture, sponsored by Portland State University, held at Lincoln High School, 1600 Southwest Salmon Street, 7:00 p.m.
March 22, 2012 (Seattle): National Association of Elementary School Principals, Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, 10:00 a.m. (registration required)
March 27, 2012 (Normal, IL): Illinois State University, details TBA.
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