Reaffirming School Integration
A national conference entitled "Reaffirming the Role of School Integration in K-12 Education Policy" will take place at Howard University School of Law in Washington, DC on November 13th, 2009.
The conference will bring together a wide range of government officials to converse with educators, parents, civil rights advocates and scholars who support racially and economically integrated K-12 public schools.
The conference participates will discuss:
* Current legal guidelines governing school integration
* The federal education budget and policies to promote K-12 school integration
* Using "Interdistrict" strategies to achieve integrated schools
* Programs linking housing opportunity to integrated schools
The cost of the conference is $ 50 General and $ 25 Students. Some scholarships are available for Hartford parents that include transportation and housing. Go to www.sheffmovent.org for more information. For general information about the conference see www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/Events/Event.aspx?id=100099.
Some of the sponsors include: NACCP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., The ACLU Racial Justice Program, Poverty & Race Research Action Council and Howard University School of Law Education Rights Center.
By Tom Connolly
The conference will bring together a wide range of government officials to converse with educators, parents, civil rights advocates and scholars who support racially and economically integrated K-12 public schools.
The conference participates will discuss:
* Current legal guidelines governing school integration
* The federal education budget and policies to promote K-12 school integration
* Using "Interdistrict" strategies to achieve integrated schools
* Programs linking housing opportunity to integrated schools
The cost of the conference is $ 50 General and $ 25 Students. Some scholarships are available for Hartford parents that include transportation and housing. Go to www.sheffmovent.org for more information. For general information about the conference see www.charleshamiltonhouston.org/Events/Event.aspx?id=100099.
Some of the sponsors include: NACCP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., The ACLU Racial Justice Program, Poverty & Race Research Action Council and Howard University School of Law Education Rights Center.
By Tom Connolly
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