THE 2011 SUMMER TEACHER WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 4, 2012. FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL EUC@UW.EDU

Reforming the Welfare State: A Transatlantic Perspective

2011-12 Policy forum for Middle School, High School, and Community College Educators

 Saturday, February 4, 2012; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Room 317, Thomson Hall

The recent economic crisis in Europe and the US has sharpened debates on the affordability of the welfare state. Politicians and publics on both sides of the Atlantic are weighing options for reforming popular, yet costly, social programs. In August, the Center of West European Studies and European Union Center of Excellence will partner on an educator workshop designed to introduce teachers to ongoing debates centered on the reform of European and US social welfare and entitlement programs. Teachers will learn about the shared challenges European and US social welfare systems face in an era of aging populations and rising health care costs, along with the different mix of government and market solutions being considered to tackle these problems. The Policy Forum format seeks to demonstrate ways in which educators can then frame these debates for students in the classroom.

The workshop includes 8 clock hours, parking, teaching materials and dinner at a local European restaurant.

A limited number of travel grants are available to eligible teachers to help defray transportation and/or lodging costs for those who attend from outside the Seattle Metro area. Please check the box below for more information about the availability of these travel grants. Participants of this workshop will be eligible to apply for curriculum development and EU Visit grants. For more information about these activities, see http://jsis.washington.edu/euc/educators/. These opportunities are made possible by generous grants from the US Department of Education and the Delegation of the European Union to the USA.

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