School Choice Expert Herb Walberg to Appear on the Milt Rosenberg Show

Published September 5, 2007

(September 5, 2007 Chicago, Illinois) Herb Walberg, Ph.D., school choice expert and author of the new book School Choice: The Findings, will appear on the Milt Rosenberg radio show, Extension 720, September 10 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. (CST).

Dr. Walberg is chairman of the Board of Directors of The Heartland Institute and distinguished visiting faculty member in education at Stanford University. His expertise spans the causes and effects of learning, teaching and instructional effectiveness, and national comparisons of achievement. He has written and edited more than 60 books and 350 articles.

Dr. Walberg will discuss charter schools, vouchers, and public vs. private school effectiveness. Tune in to WGN Radio (AM 720) or listen online at http://www.wgnradio.com/.

Extension 720 is a two-hour discussion show with one hour reserved for call-ins. Listeners from 38 states, and increasingly from around the world via the Internet, tune in every night.

The Heartland Institute is a non-profit organization devoted to discovering, developing, and promoting free-market solutions to social and economic problems.