How Congress, States, and School Districts Can Take Action on School Diversity
April 9, 2019
10:30am – 12:00pm
The U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, SVC Room 201-00
Washington, DC, 20515
Please RSVP to bit.ly/SchoolDiversity
Sixty-five years after Brown v. Board of Education, the research remains clear that integrated schools produce better outcomes for all students, and strategies to promote racial and socioeconomic diversity are being used by school districts across the country.
Please join the National Coalition on School Diversity and The Century Foundation for a congressional briefing on how all levels of government can support the growing national movement for school integration.
Confirmed speakers:
- Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
- Sufyan Hameed, Director of Expansion, IntegrateNYC
- Angélica Infante-Green, Deputy Commissioner, New York State Education Department
- Richard Kahlenberg, Director of K-12 Equity and Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
- Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University
Moderated by Kimberly Quick, Senior Policy Associate, The Century Foundation
This congressional briefing is being held in collaboration with Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-3), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Representative Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH-11).