Axios Charlotte Live Speaker Series Chapter 2: Education w/ James Ford

The state of education in Charlotte is at a crucial juncture right now. The public school system is looking for a new leader and also deciding on how it wants to assign students to schools going forward.

There’s nobody better to talk about why this matters and what we should do about it than James Ford. He was named the state’s top teacher for his work at Garinger High and is now working on bridging divides in education across North Carolina.

Join us for the Agenda’s second event in the CA Live speaker series and hear his take on the importance of education beyond the schoolhouse.

(Note: We’re only offering 450 tickets. This event will sell out. To purchase your $5 ticket and reserve your spot, go here)

Talk: Education as a Quality of Life Issue for Charlotte.

Speaker: James Ford was a history teacher at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. He was the 2013-2014 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Teacher of the Year and 2014-2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year.

Tickets: $5. Buy ticket here.

Presented by: AT&T

Date: Thursday, March 24

When: Program starts at 7 p.m. Bar opens at 5:30 p.m. and closes at 11 p.m. Stay to watch the March Madness games.

Where: Southside on Montford, 1600 Montford Drive, Charlotte, NC 28209.