LIVE BLOG: Forum Discusses Federal Role in Education System

"The Federal Role in Pre-K to 12 Education—too little, just right, too much?” is the topic of a Friday education forum.

Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters Eden Area and the American Association of University Women — Castro Valley-Hayward Branch, the forum will feature three education panelists who will discuss what the federal role in education was and is now. They'll also talk about common core standards and testing, equity and financial issues.

The speakers include: Jo Loss, board member and former state PTA president; Dr. Dennis Byas, superintendent of the ; and Fernando Yanez, principal of Longwood Elementary of the Hayward School District, who was recently commended for his school’s significant improvement in test scores.