Hawkins for Governor
www.howiehawkins.org

Who: Howie Hawkins, Green candidate for Governor

What: Press Conference

When: Monday, October 13, 2014 at 2:30 pm

Where: corner of Grand & Broadway, Newburgh, NY

Why:

Hawkins will discuss his position to replace Common Core-linked high-stakes testing of students, teachers, and schools with a qualitative assessments of students and teachers, designed by educators for educational objectives instead of the convenience and profit of testing vendors.

Hawkins will also discuss hydrofracking and energy. He first called for fracking to be be banned during his 2010 Gubernatorial campaign and continues to maintain that position.