On Friday, November 6, 2015, in Washington, DC, the Learning Policy Institute and Jobs for the Future held a timely discussion of how U.S. schools can provide a more equitable and empowering education for all young people. The event featured a discussion of two reports recently released by Jobs for the Future:
In addition to reviewing key research findings and recommendations, speakers and respondents discussed the most effective ways for policymakers to advance excellence and equity across the educational system.
Speakers and Panelists
- Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute, Charles E. Ducommun Professor Emeritus at Stanford University
- Patricia Gándara, Research Professor of Education and Co-director of the Civil Rights Project, UCLA, with Rita Pin Aherns, Director of Education Policy, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
- Rafael Heller, Principal Policy Analyst, Jobs for the Future
- Lara Evangelista, Principal, The Flushing International High School
- Janel George, Senior Education Policy Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
- Stan Litow, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, IBM; President, IBM International Foundation
- Michael Petrilli, President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
- Sarah Sparks, Research Reporter, Education Week (moderator)