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MONTREAL, March 13, 2009 – The Groupe d'action sur la persévérance et la réussite scolaires, established by L. Jacques Ménard and comprised of representatives from various fields, all of whom are mobilized by the pressing need for action on the issue of student retention, will release its report on Tuesday, March 17, at 10 a.m.
Titled Savoir pour pouvoir : Entreprendre un chantier national pour la persévérance scolaire, the report recommends a series of concrete steps to enable Québec to join the provinces and countries with the highest graduation rates.
The chair of the action group, L. Jacques Ménard, together with Michel Perron, research associate (COBES) at Cégep de Jonquiére and holder of the youth, health and community chair at the Université du Québec Chicoutimi, and éric Lamarre, managing director of the Montreal office of McKinsey & Company, will take stock of the situation and answer media questions.
Several other members of the action group will also be present, including Dr. Gilles Julien from the Fondation pour la promotion de la pédiatrie sociale, economist Pierre Fortin from UQAM, Michéle Thibodeau-Deguire from Centraide of Greater Montreal and Paquerette Gagnon from the Fédération des commissions scolaires du Québec.
| What: | Release of the Savoir pour pouvoir : Lancer un chantier national pour la persévérance scolaire report |
| When: | Tuesday, March 17 at 10 a.m. |
| Where: | BMO Financial Group 129 Saint Jacques Street, 14th Floor Montreal |
| Who: | L. Jacques Ménard, Chair, Groupe d'action sur la persévérance et la réussite scolaires, and President, BMO Financial Group, Québec Michel Perron, Research Associate (COBES), Cgep de Jonquiére, and Youth, Health and Community Chairholder, Université du Québec Chicoutimi éric Lamarre, Managing Director, Montreal office, McKinsey & Company |
Media representatives who wish to attend the event are asked to register in advance by contacting Ronald Monet at 514 877-1873 or 514 877-7251 or at ronald.monet@bmo.com.
About the Groupe d'action sur la persévérance et la réussite scolaires
This action group is formed of 27 representatives from Québec government departments, the business world and organizations and experts working in student retention-related fields. The group aims to ensure action is taken at the provincial and regional levels while relying heavily on direct efforts at the local level in order to build on the initiatives already under way in Québec.
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