VBEA to host education roundtable with Anne Holton, 85th Dist. candidate Cheryl Turpin, educators

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 5, 2017

Contact: Kelly Walker, VBEA President – (757) 486-0202, kwalker@vbea.org

VIRGINIA BEACH – The Virginia Beach Education Association will be hosting an education roundtable with former Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton, 85th District candidate Cheryl Turpin and educators from Virginia Beach City Public Schools at 12 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2017.

The discussion will center on state funding inequities, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and full-day kindergarten.

“Obviously, compensation is at the top of the list,” said VBEA president Kelly Walker.

The roundtable will be held in the VBEA conference room at 445 Kings Grant Road in Virginia Beach.