African Americans on the National Education Agenda

It’s looking like the Obama Administration is going to use their remaining time to build public demand for fully serving African American students. In addition to establishing the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans is organizing a number of national and local meetings to raise issues including school discipline and how to best support African American boys and young men. You can follow them on twitter.


Here is a list of some of their upcoming meetings:

Reducing Disparities and Promoting Positive School Discipline Panel will be held February 19, 8:30 –10 a.m. EST at the U.S. Department of Education. Dignity in Schools Campaign members Ramiyah Robinson of NC HEAT and Youth Organizing Institute of North Carolina and Marlyn Tillman of Gwinnett STOPP in Georgia have been invited to speak on the panel. Ramiyah will share her experience utilizing peer mediation in her school and Marlyn will share her experience as a parent organizer in her community to bring an end to school pushout.

2014 Summits on Educational Excellence for African Americans

February 13-14, 2014 (To register, click here)
Morehouse College Atlanta, GA
With the Morehouse Research Institute on the African American Male
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April 25-26, 2014 (Registration opens March 25)
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
With the Coalition of School Educating Boys of Color

June 13-14, 2014 (Registration opens May 13)
Laney College, Oakland, CA
With Frontline Solutions 3rd Annual Gathering of Leaders

October 24-25, 2014 (Registration opens September 24)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
With the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education

If you go to one of these events, we would love to hear about the big take-aways!

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