Vicki Abeles on CNN

Here's a recent interview from CNN - Vicki Abeles, the director of Race to Nowhere, comments on the making of her documentary, her motivation in its creation, and her vision for America's education. Abeles believes in a grassroots movement that pays attention to students' individual learning needs. Why wait, she asks, for the government to institute appropriate policies when we can begin the revolution right here in our own homes and our own classrooms? Abeles highlights the need for an open dialogue about the changes needed in education today.

Just such a dialogue is what our own Tutorpedia Foundation will be hosting on February 23, 2011 in San Francisco. Abeles herself will be making an appearance as guest speaker, along with Dennis Littky, co-founder of the charter school network Big Picture Learning, and Farb Nivi, founder of the test-prep company Grockit.

Come join the conversation! All proceeds will go to fund free personalized tutoring for students in the Bay Area's low-income school districts.