The final installment of the Education & Democracy Webinar Series discusses the historic role of Black educators in school desegregation efforts, the retaliation they faced as a result, and the ongoing implications as a consequence of Brown v. Board of Education. This program also explores how COVID-19 has further exposed the failures of public policy to bridge the cultural, technical, and economic divide in public education.
April 29, 2020 EDUCATION & DEMOCRACY WEBINAR SERIES
The Price Paid for Brown: Desegregation and the Expulsion of Black Teachers — Implications Then & Now
Panelists
- Congressman Bobby Scott, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 3rd Congressional District; Chairman, House Committee on Education and Labor
- Tanya Clay House, Senior Program Officer for Voting Rights, State Infrastructure Fund, NEO Philanthropy; Former Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary for P-12 Education, U.S. Department of Education
- Leslie T. Fenwick, Dean Emeritus and Professor, Howard University School of Education; Dean in Residence, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- Dr. Reg Weaver, Former President, National Education Association (NEA); Vice President, Education International (EI)
Moderator
- Dr. Cynthia Swann, Council Member, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice; Co-Chair, African American Affairs 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
Presentations: Tanya Clay House, Leslie T. Fenwick
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