To reinvigorate the movement for integration in education and housing, The Century Foundation’s Bridges Collaborative is proud to launch its inaugural national convening. Our cohort of fifty-plus partners—school districts, charter schools, and fair housing organizations—will focus on increasing access to diverse, integrated, and inclusive schools and neighborhoods, as well as improving the quality of these schools and neighborhoods for children.

The general public is invited to join two talks during the convention. Please see the schedule below.

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Thursday, October 15, 12:00-12:45pm ET

Diversity and Integration Efforts in Education and Housing with John B. King, Jr.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr., current president and CEO of The Education Trust, will engage in a fireside chat with Bridges Collaborative director Dr. Stefan Lallinger about diversity and integration in schools and housing, and answer questions from Bridges Collaborative members.

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Friday, October 16, 12:00-12:45pm ET

The Digital Divide and School Segregation: Holistic Advocacy in K-12 Schools

The Century Foundation’s senior policy associate Michelle Burris moderates a panel on the digital divide and segregation, featuring panelists Dr. Dia Bryant, deputy director of The Education Trust, New York, Mia Hall of Fort Worth Independent School District, Whitney Stephenson of Teens Take Charge, and Kim Mirabella, director public sector, Verizon.

Presented by The Century Foundation’s Bridges Collaborative.