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CEI-PEA's luncheon series provides one of the only forums in which the full range of stakeholders--parents, principals, teachers, policy makers, leaders of nonprofit organizations, funders, newspaper reporters, etc.--are able to meet and discuss critical issues affecting public education. Topics of the luncheons range from educational research on innovative instructional models, to analyses of educational policies, to practitioner models for effective school leadership.
Over the years, guest speakers at the CEI-PEA luncheon series have included New York City deputy mayors, the chancellors of the New York City schools and City University of New York, heads of the teachers' union, city council members and nationally-recognized researchers. Following selected luncheons, CEI-PEA publishes an edited version of the transcript, which we distribute to educational leaders around the country. Through a partnership with CUNY TV, the luncheons are broadcast to the NYC community and made available for online viewing at their website. Click on a title below to download the transcript.
NYC Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein spoke on May 15, 2007 at the inaugural Colman Genn Lecture Series about the transformations taking place in the NYC public school system.
Kristin Kane, Chief Operating Officer of NYC Public School System, spoke on November 1, 2006 about the new leadership and accountability models in the New York City school system.
Dr. Selma Botman, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the City University of New York, spoke on September 14, 2006 about CUNY’s new Teacher Academy.
Arthur Levine, President of Teachers College at Columbia University, spoke on March 22, 2006 about his view of the changing context of public education in the new world economy.
Sheila Evans-Tranumn, Associate Commissioner of the New York State Department of Education, spoke on February 28, 2006 about her experiences working with the charter school movement, the challenges she sees for charter schools, and the opportunities the movement affords the entire public school system.
Eva Moskowitz, CEO of Harlem Success Academy Charter School and former chairwoman of the New York City Council Education Committee, spoke on January 18, 2006, about her experiences facilitating hearings on issues concerning public education and the vision for her new charter school.
Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of The City University of New York, spoke on November 17, 2005, about his plans for making CUNY increasingly competitive in the world of U.S. higher education.
Chris Whittle, Founder and CEO of Edison Schools, spoke on October 18, 2005, about his goal of developing a genuine "research and development" approach to public education.
Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council
Joel I. Klein at Colman Genn Access past transcripts from the CEI-PEA Luncheon Series.