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Education and Civil Rights — What to Expect in the Year Ahead

Was Live Wed, Jan 18, 2023 | 12PM Noon PT

Guest Speakers

  • Moderator: Liz King, Senior Program Director Education Equity, The Leadership Conference Education Fund
  • Genevieve “Genzie” Bonadies Torres, Associate Director Education Opportunities Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • Michaele N. Turnage Young, Senior Counsel, Legal Defense Fund (LDF)
  • AJ Link, Policy Analyst, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
  • Morgan Craven, J.D., National Director of Policy, Advocacy and Community Engagement, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
  • Whitney Pesek, J.D., Director of Federal Child Care Policy, National Women’s Law Center

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Event Overview

Experts and advocates in the civil rights field will preview the education policy landscape in 2023, including the Supreme Court challenges to federal student loan debt cancellation and affirmative action in higher education, school discipline, threats to equal educational opportunity, and early childhood care and education.

Education

Presented by
The Leadership Conference Education Fund
& Ethnic Media Services

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