Livestream | Friday, Dec 13, 2024 | 11am PST
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Guest Speakers
- Pedro Noguera, Dean, USC Rossier School of Education
- Thomas Toch, Director, FutureEd, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy
- Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Event Overview
The American education system is poised to become a battleground for significant changes under the new President and his allies. There is a campaign promise to cut the Department of Education—which may or may not be politically viable—but other plans may include targeting federal funding for schools if they use inclusive instructional materials and pushing “choice” or vouchers to benefit private institutions.
Experts also believe that the power of the federal purse and the accreditation system may be used to push higher education institutions to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and the DOE’s office of Civil Rights will be used to preserve the rights of white students. Colleges and universities might also suffer a possible exodus of students due to restrictive new immigration policies, causing further financial challenges.
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