The convening will spotlight how efforts to dismantle public schools and cuts to key K-12 programs are undercutting efforts of educators to serve our most vulnerable learners, and what’s needed to build a stronger, fairer, and more resilient public education system going forward. At a moment when public education is facing enormous strain and pressure, LFA aims to leverage its network of organizations representing 10 million members to bring together practitioners, stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers to discuss what’s needed to build a stronger, fairer, and more resilient public education system and shape the next era of public education.

Public education is the great equalizer, opening doors of opportunity to all children regardless of income or background, preparing them for citizenship, work, and life. Yet despite the pivotal role it plays in American society, public education faces unprecedented threats. Cuts to core K-12 programs and disinvestment strategies are imperiling foundational education programs that serve our most vulnerable learners. At the event, LFA will bring together practitioners, stakeholders, and researchers to highlight the on-the-ground impacts of efforts to dismantle public education and discuss what’s needed to build a stronger, fairer, and more resilient public education system now and in the future.

Moderator and speaker information coming soon.

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Daryl Howard, Ph.D., is the equity instructional specialist for Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, a member of the NEA Foundation’s Educator’s Table, and the author of several books on equity including, Complex People: Insights at the Intersection of Black Culture and American Social Life.

How do we create an inclusive space where all students feel they belong and can learn? In this podcast, Howard and Long discuss race, equity, disproportionality, and how culturally responsive strategies and techniques can make a difference for underserved students learning in the classroom and online.

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Cathy Kedjidjian, the president-elect of the National School Public Relations Association and the Director of Communications and Strategic Planning at Glenview School District 34, discusses the importance of school communications during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Alma Lopez, the 2022 School Counselor of the Year, discusses the toll that the pandemic has taken on her students and families and the steps she’s taking to ensure they are mentally healthy and back on track academically.

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Steve Langford, Chair of the Board of Directors of the The Consortium for School Network (CoSN), talks about the impact of technology in schools.

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