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Jenkins said that when Rev. Al Sharpton called people to the District to rally for education reform, she packed up her family and rode on a bus for 15 hours to attend the Education Equality Project's (EEP) Call to Action rally.
Categories: Education Equality Day Education News EEP News
A day before the 55th anniversary of the Brown V. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that made segregated schools illegal, Reverend Al Sharpton led a rally for education equality, but solutions are still not clear.
Categories: Education Equality Day Education News EEP News
Fifty-five years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court gave legal force to the powerful principle that "separate but equal" public education was not equal at all, and therefore unconstitutional.
Categories: Education Equality Day Education News
On the 55th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, public schools are still separate, still unequal.
Categories: Education Equality Day Education News EEP News
With a boost from President Obama, the Rev. Al Sharpton and new "Odd Couple" pal Newt Gingrich kicked off a five-city roadshow aimed at bridging the achievement gap for minorities in schools.
Categories: Education Equality Day Education News EEP News
Civil rights activists will mark the 55th anniversary of the end of segregated public schools with a rally in Washington.
Categories: Education Equality Day Education News EEP News
Fifty-five years after the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that struck down laws segregating public schools by race, there's intense pressure by local and federal authorities to close the persistent education gap between white students and their black and Latino counterparts.
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Jean-Claude Brizard, Rochester City School District Superintendent
Howard Fuller, Former Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent
Chancellor Joel I. Klein, New York City, NY
Joe Williams, Executive Director, Democrats For Education Reform
Roy Romer, Senior Advisor to the President, The College Board
Mayor Adrian Fenty, District of Columbia
Amy Wilkins, Principal Partner, Education Trust
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ
Janet Murguia, President & CEO of National Council of La Raza
Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, CA
Lisa Graham-Keegan, Founder, Education Breakthrough Network
Michael Lomax, President & CEO of the United Negro College Fund
Senator Michael Bennett, D-CO
Chancellor Michelle Rhee, District of Columbia
Raul Yzaguirre, Former President and CEO, NCLR
Deborah Gist, Education Commissioner, Rhode Island
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, NY
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA
Paul Pastorek, Superintendent, LA State
Paul Vallas, Superintendent, New Orleans Recovery
Ramon Cortines, Superintendent, LAUSD
Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, IL
Andres Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO
Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
Senator John McCain, R-AZ
Jared Polis, U.S. House of Representatives, D-CO
Jordan Coleman, Youth Filmmaker, Actor, Student
Steve Barr, Green Dot Founder and Chairman
Peter Groff, CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Eva Moskowitz, Success Charter Network Founder and CEO
Marc Ecko, Marc Ecko Enterprises Founder and Chief Creative Officer
J.B. Schramm, CEO and Founder, College Summit
Richard R. Buery Jr., President and CEO, Children’s Aid Society
John Conyers Jr., U.S. House of Representatives, D-MI
Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools CEO and Co-Founder
Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder, KIPP
Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO
Tiki Barber, Chairman, Tiki Ventures LLC
Alisha Thomas Morgan, GA General Assembly—State Representative
Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, PA
Ted Mitchell, NewSchools Venture Fund, Chief Executive Officer
Iris Chen, “I Have a Dream” Foundation, President and CEO
Kevin P. Chavous, attorney, author, and national school reform leader
Margaret Spellings, Margaret Spellings and Company
Rod Paige, Former Secretary of Education (2001 - 2005)
