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July 24, 1998 Education issues to headline institute WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The fourth annual National Issues Forums Public Policy Institute at Purdue University will focus on the nation's children and public education issues. Co-sponsored by the Kettering Foundation and Purdue's Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision, the institute will bring community leaders, Purdue faculty and a trained moderator together Aug. 6-7 for nonpartisan discussion and deliberation. The format is modeled after the traditional town meetings of early America. The 1998 institute topics are "Our Nation's Kids: Is Something Wrong?" and "The Education Crisis: How Do We Get What We Pay for?" Participants also will receive training so that they may return to their communities to lead similar deliberative discussions. Registration is $100, and includes four meals, on-campus parking, research materials and refreshments. For registration information, contact John Wellman, (800) 359-2968, ext. 92W; fax, (765) 494-0567; e-mail, jmw@purdue.edu. For program information, contact Rodney Vandeveer, assistant professor of organizational leadership and supervision, (765) 494-6804; e-mail, rcvendeveer@tech.purdue.edu. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page