The Education & Democracy Webinar Series launches with this foundational program that will explore how quality education helps prepare informed and engaged citizens. Speakers will address the importance of quality education that includes civics and how denial of such an education hinders participation in democratic institutions, like voting.
January 29, 2020 EDUCATION & DEMOCRACY WEBINAR SERIES
The Educated Citizen: Education as Preparation for Civic Participation
Panelists
- Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute; Managing Director, Education Sector; Founder, Equity Project, American Institutes for Research
- Lisa Holder, Of Counsel, Equal Justice Society
- Michael A. Rebell, Executive Director, Campaign for Educational Equity, Columbia University Teachers College
- Kimberly Robinson, Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law; Professor of Education, University of Virginia Curry School of Education and Human Development
Moderator
- Janel A. George, Co-Chair, Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice; Co-Chair, Education Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Co-Sponsors: ABA Center on Children and the Law, ABA Center for Public Interest Law, ABA Division for Public Education, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, ABA Standing Committee on Election Law
Resources
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