This summer, in response to the heightened interest in and importance of the public school governance conversation, the Orleans Parish Education Network will host an Understanding Governance Summer Series. The Summer Series intends to expand the community's awareness and understanding of public school governance and explore how recent research can help inform our collective vision for the future of public school governance in New Orleans. ***Thursday, August 5, 2010 | 6pm-8pm | TOPIC: Gulf States RAND Policy Institute. | LOCATION: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. ***Thursday, August 12, 2010 | 6pm-8pm | TOPIC: Research in Reforms. | LOCATION: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. ***Tuesday, August 17, 2010 | 6pm-8pm | TOPIC: Educate Now | LOCATION: Urban League of greater New Orleans. ***Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 6pm-8pm | TOPIC: Recovery School District (RSD) | LOCATION: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. *** Thursday, August 26, 2010 | 6pm-8pm | TOPIC:Orleans Parish School Board | LOCATION: Urban League of Greater New Orleans.