- Dates
- 1998-03-12 – 1998-03-13
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationgovernancecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s school calendar announced Ed Barlowe’s March 12–13, 1998 visit to students, teachers, and community members as the kickoff for a Commission on Education for the 21st Century. A public kickoff session was scheduled at Peaine Township Hall.
Evidence limits
The notice establishes the planned visit and kickoff, not the commission’s later membership, recommendations, or implementation record.
Sources
- Announces futurist Ed Barlowe’s March 12–13 visit to meet students, teachers, and community members and to kick off the Beaver Island Commission on Education for the 21st Century; the calendar also lists a March 12 public kickoff session at Peaine Township Hall. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Ed Barlowe visit and commission kickoff notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the mid-April kickoff presentation, 42 attendees, the commission’s 55 members and 10-member steering committee, an expected consensus report in 1999, and study areas including culture, identity, technology, demographics, work, information growth, educational research, and a possible environment strand. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the education commission follow-up report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island begins a Commission on Education for the 21st Century with Ed Barlowe in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-education-commission-ed-barlowe-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1998, Beaver Island Community School calendar and “Futurist to Visit School” notice. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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