Brown at 70: Can Separate Ever Be Equal?
2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board, yet schools remain as segregated as the 1960s, and we’re far from delivering on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all. Where do we go from here? Should we be re-igniting efforts to end school segregation? Or investing more in primarily Black & minority-serving schools providing supportive experiences that affirm racial identity? Do we have to choose, or can we do both? Can separate ever be equal? Panelists will weigh strategies to disrupt the age-old American pattern of concentrating students of color in under-resourced schools.
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Ary Amerikaner
Brown's Promise
Sharif El-Mekki
Center for Black Educator Development
Denise Forte
The Education Trust
Ericka Weathers
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education