Equity & Diversity Video

Educational Equity, Equality, and Opportunity Today: A Discussion

December 5, 2018 50:15

Prominent civil rights activist Wade Henderson joins Mark W. Bomster, deputy managing editor at Education Week, and Michael Feuer, dean of the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development, for a wide-ranging discussion of how current political and social pressures bear on the quest to assure all students a quality education and a conducive learning environment. This panel includes slides detailing the demographic context underlying these topics. It was filmed at “2020 Vision,” an event in Washington D.C. focused on K-12 politics and policy beyond the midterms. Learn more about this event: https://www.edweek.org/ew/events/2020-vision-education-policy-and-politics-beyond.html Related link: https://www.edweek.org/ew/events/2020-vision-education-policy-and-politics-beyond.html

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