Join a roundtable discussion on the most pressing education priorities for New York City’s next mayor.
SPEAKERS
Art Chang, Candidate for Mayor of New York City
Nelson Mar, Senior Staff Attorney in the Education Unit, Legal Services NYC
Johanna Miller ’08, Director of the Center for Education Policy, New York Civil Liberties Union
Dawn Yuster, Director of the School Justice Project, Advocates for Children
MODERATOR
Professor Samantha Pownall ’11, Director of the Education Law and Policy Institute, New York Law School
The panelists will address education equity and access, focusing on meeting students’ needs as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will include but are not limited to segregation, access to technology, the school-to-prison pipeline, and academic outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students.
The Education Law and Policy Institute is a new initiative by NYLS’s Impact Center for Public Interest Law.