Wednesday, April 9, 2014

City Schools ICEO Tisha Edwards to Compete in "Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th Grader?"


Baltimore City Schools ICEO Tisha Edwards will join Megan Anderson, City Councilman Brandon Scott, and Jason Newton as a contestant in the third annual Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th Grader? Quiz Show Gala on Friday, April 25th from 5:30pm - 9:30pm at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum.

Tisha Edwards has served as Interim CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools since July 1, 2013. Prior to this she served as Chief of Staff to CEO AndrĂ©s Alonso, where she managed City Schools’ senior management team and oversaw the implementation of many of the district’s most important reform initiatives.

Ms. Edwards has focused on education, youth and community throughout her career. Former positions include senior management executive for Empower Baltimore Management Corporation and Founding Principal of Baltimore Freedom Academy.

Ms. Edwards earned her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland in 2000 and her law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2001.

Purchase tickets for Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th Grader? at http://bitly.com/smarter2014 or call 410-675-7000.