Presentation – New York, NY

“Addressing Structural Inequality Through Student Assignment & Admissions Policies”
NYCoRE’s 4th Annual Conference
Julia Richman Education Complex
New York, NY
March 16, 2013
(ONI’s presentation is on March 16, 2013 at 11:00am)

Emphasizing how segregation and inequality affect access and opportunity in NYC, activists, scholars, and advocates will share experiences and perspectives on the following questions:

  • How can educators and families help create schools that reflect, respect, and serve all our communities?
  • How can we make sure that all of our students get great educations, regardless of family resources and/or connections?
  • How and why should we challenge segregation and inequality?
  • What is being done, locally and nationally, to create assignment plans admissions policies and that are equitable, fair, and transparent?
  • What resources are available for people who want to support this work?

Workshop Leaders:

  • Gina Chirichigno is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Coalition on School Diversity and co-directs One Nation Indivisible.
  • Yasmin Secada is an organizer with the Parent Leadership Project and The Participatory Action Research Center for Education Organizing.
  • Currently a sophomore at Guilford College, Alexandra Haridopolos was part of a group that organized for a more equitable admissions policy to be adopted at her high school, and now belongs to a student group working to adopt anti-racism training and multi-cultural education as a part of students’ required curriculum.
  • Damon Hewitt is Director of the Education Practice at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
  • Dennis Parker is the Racial Justice Program Director at the American Civil Liberties Union.

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