In honor of Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy, and in partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Schools That Can annually presents the Robert F. Kennedy Urban Education Awards to a school leader, teacher, and student from urban schools. Awardees embody Kennedy’s characteristics by speaking truth to power and acting as agents of positive change.

The 6th Annual RFK Urban Education Awards will be presented during a special Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 1 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, NJ as a part of the 2019 Schools That Can Forum. RFK Awards will be presented to a student, teacher, and school leader who have worked in their own way to change systems and influence history. The Luncheon will also feature our Leaders That Can Awards, annually presented to local business and community leaders. This year, we will honor Prudential and Chancellor Nancy Cantor at Rutgers University - Newark.

Host Committee:

• Gary DeBode, Principal, Gallium Real Estate (host comittee chair)
  
• Kyle Bolden, Partner, Ernst & Young
• Anthony Borelli, Vice President, Edison Properties
• Sherri-Ann Butterfield, Executive Vice Chancellor, Rutgers - Newark
• Ronald Chaluisán Batlle, Executive Director, Newark Trust for Education
  
• Alejandra Ceja, Executive Director, Office of Corporate Social Responsibility and Panasonic Foundation
• Michael Druckman, Executive Chair, Schools That Can
• Sarah Keh, Vice President of Corporate Giving, Prudential
• Fr. Edwin D. Leahy, Headmaster, St. Benedict's Preparatory School
• Chester P. Lee, Partner, Duane Morris
• Roger Leon, Superintendent, Newark Public Schools
• Michele Mason, Executive Director, Newark Charter School Fund
• Antoinette Baskerville Richardson, Chief Education Officer, Newark Mayor's Office
• John Schreiber, President & CEO, NJPAC

Thank you to our generous sponsors, who help make this event and our work possible:

Premier Sponsor: Prudential Financial

Morgan Stanley | Edison Properties Newark Foundation | Duane Morris | Gallium Real Estate | Panasonic | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark Charter School Fund | Highbrook Investors | Faros Properties

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