Three CEHD faculty members attended the White House convening for Operation Educate the Educators: Sharing Successes and Setting Sights for the Future, April 13. Regents Professor and Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development Ann Masten, Nancy and John Lindahl Leadership Professor Abigail Gewirtz, and Family Social Science Professor and Department Head Lynne Borden were invited to the White House to participate in discussions with a group of experts from across the country on educational needs of military families.
Masten participated as a panelist of experts involved in the Future of Children: Military Children and Families—Fostering Resilience (publication published by Princeton/Brookings in 2013). Gewirtz and Borden facilitated table discussions regarding action plans for moving forward to support military families through educational initiatives.
Dr. John B. King, Jr., United States Secretary of Education, and Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States, spoke at the event. Second Lady Biden made a reference to Masten’s book, Ordinary Magic, in her remarks (see 16-minute mark of this video).
