Schools are stacked against working-class kids, with Jane Van Galen

In the next Talking Class webinar, Jane Van Galen, a retired education professor who writes the marvelous blog Education and Class, will document hidden advantages of class-privileged students (like sorority rush consultants!), the systemic disadvantages of the nonprivileged (worsened by recent federal cutbacks in educational assistance), and the “black box” that keeps these inequities invisible.

A first-gen student herself, Jane ran the groundbreaking First Gen Digital Storytelling program for many years.

In this free interactive webinar, facilitators Jack Metzgar and Betsy Leondar-Wright will invite your stories and insights into how the very same educational system that promises equal opportunity actually tilts the playing field.