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Speaker Adam Urbanski President Rochester Teachers Association Vice-President American Federation of Teachers 30 North Union Street, Suite 301 Rochester, NY  14607 urbanski@rochesterteachers.com Biography Adam Urbanski is the President of the Rochester (New York) Teachers Association and a Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). A former high school teacher and college professor, Urbanski is an active proponent of change in education. In Rochester, he proposed and designed an internship program for new teachers; a peer review intervention plan; a career ladder; and a homework hotline service for students. Urbanski is the director of the newly established Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN), aimed at creating a new vision of teachers' unions that supports needed changes in education. He was a trustee of the National Center for Education and the Economy and a Senior Associate for the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. He served on AFT's Task Force on the Future of Education and is a recipient of the Phi Delta Kappa Leadership in Education Award. He also served on the Harvard University, Kennedy School Government's executive session on "Making the System Work for Children in Poverty;" the Federal Department of Education Board of Directors of the Fund for Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching; the Advisory Board of Harvard University's National Center for Educational Leadership; the Board of Advisors of "Education for Democracy/International;" the Policy Working Group at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform; the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and the National Assessment Governing Board. Urbanski appeared on several nationally broadcast television programs, including the NBC Today Show, ABC News World Report, CBS Newswatch, and PBS MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour. Articles about him and his work have appeared in U.S. News and World Report, Teacher Magazine, Education Week, The New York Times, The American Teacher, Newsweek, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, and Los Angeles Times. His articles, essays, and commentaries have been published in several education and popular publications. Session Speaker: Union-District Collaboration to Build High-Performing Schools for All Students Resources Related to Adam Urbanski: « Return to Speakers

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