“The Future of Public Education in North America” conference, 1993-01

Contains a trinational discussion on the effects of continental economic integration and the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement on public education systems in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Begins with a five page table of contents. The materials are in English and Spanish and organized into these categories: Structure of Public Education in Canada, the US and Mexico. Continental Economic Integration and Public Education. Background on proposed North American Free Trade Agreement. Proclamations, Action Plans and Research Agendas. Talks by Elsie McMurphy, President of the BCTF (Vancouver BC), David Eaton, General Secretary, OSSTF (Toronto), Doris Lyon, Research Analyst, WEA, and Noel McGinn (Harvard Professor). Approximately 200 delegates participated in five discussion groups. This is a “Report of the Five Discussion Groups including “The Olympia Proclamation on Free Trade”and a list of all the signatories.