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Steven Hicks has a one-year appointment as a teaching ambassador fellow with the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.  Named Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year and member of the USA Today All-USA Teacher Team, he teaches kindergarten at the Accelerated School, a public charter school in South Los Angeles.  He is also a founder of Classrooms Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with communities in developing countries to provide free and sustainable education with world-class standards.

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Expert Education Panel Addresses:

“The Future Is Now: Why I Made the Switch to Online Learning”

A significant and timely panel on concluded yesterday at the 2008 Virtual School Symposium. Panelists included a former state board of education president, school district superintendent, principal, director of special education and teacher as well as a highly successful student – all of whom have moved to an online program from the traditional brick-and-mortar public high school environment.

The event was streamed live and is archived at www.insightpanel.org. The web portal also includes high-res still photos. For interviews, broadcast-quality video b-roll, and additional information contact:

Bobbi Coulter, KCOMM, 775-771-7320, bobbi@kcomm.com
Dave Holscher, KCOMM, 949-295-5515, dave@kcomm.com

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