(Philadelphia, PA) 2014 Summit on Educational Excellence for African Americans
By The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Date and time
Saturday, October 18, 2014 · 10am - 5pm EDT
Location
University of Pennsylvania - Center for the Study of Race & Equity in Education
Penn Law 3501 Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA 19104Description
Students at any age, birth through adulthood, deserve opportunities—opportunities afforded by a high-quality school experience that prepares them for careers with family sustaining wages and opportunities for advancement in the global 21st century workforce. The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans and Ebony Magazine are proud to present, “The 2014 Summits on Educational Excellence for African Americans.” We appreciate the support of the Center for the Study of Race & Equity in Education for sponsoring our Philadelphia summit.
THE SUMMIT SERIES INCLUDE:
- Raising awareness about the importance of investing in African American educational excellence to ensure African American students, schools, and communities are supported in learning and development opportunities beginning at birth;
- Highlighting individuals and organizations who are successfully supporting African American educational excellence;
- Supporting community engagement by creating opportunities for parents, grandparents, guardians and caring adults to increase the number of African American’s who graduate from high school prepared for future success.
[If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, i.e. sign-language interpreter, captioning services, Braille, large print or CD Rom, please contact AfAmEducation@ed.gov no later than October 10, 2014.]
October 18th ~ Events open to the public