On Wednesday, February 6th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., we're hosting a Fordham open house (at 1016 16th St. NW) and celebrating the release of Checker Finn's new book, Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik. We'll have food and drink and merriment to share. And then, on Wednesday, February 20th at 4 p.m., Fordham will host a discussion about our forthcoming collective-bargaining report. Our panel: Bill Raabe, the National Education Association director of collective bargaining and member advocacy; Terry Grier, superintendent of Guilford County Schools; and Gail Littlejohn from the Center for Reform of School Systems. Rick Hess will moderate. And of course, a reception will follow at 5:30. For both events, please RSVP to [email protected].