Registration is now open for “Looking to the Future: Legal and Policy Options for Racially Integrated Education in the South and the Nation,” this year’s Center for Civil Rights Conference co-sponsored by the UNC Law School, the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, and the University of Georgia Education Policy and Evaluation Center.
The conference will focus on the future of integrated public education in the wake of the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (PICS).
More than 20 nationally acclaimed social scientists and attorneys will discuss topics including:
- Making the Case for Racially integrated Education
- Finding Viable Legal Strategies for Racial Equity post-PICS
- Evaluating Socioeconomic Based Assignment Plans
- Building Political Will for Integrated Public Schools post-PICS
- Achieving Racial Equity through Strategic Public Policies
To register, please visit the UNC Center for Civil Rights conference website or click here.
Hi Jackie,
Thanks for the invite. I’m interested in attending. I’m curious to learn what current scholars are saying. Is there opportunity for commentary/reflection by “practitioners” on scholars’ presentations?
I’ll forward your notice to a few others.
Fond regards,
Leah