Diversity’s Role in Student Achievement
Segregated schools are not confined to the south and black students. A recent UCLA study found that black students are most segregated in New York, Illinois and California. Latino students are also being isolated, significantly more than black students. AIR and NASBE hosted a conversation on June 9, 2015 to discuss what’s known about how students perform relative to school diversity, opportunity gaps in public education and the factors that impact them, and how states and districts can work to close these gaps. Continue the conversation by following @Education_AIR and @NASBE using the hashtag #EdDiversity.
Watch a recording of the full event:
Welcome
Kris Amundson, Executive Director, NASBE
Presentation
Sami Kitmitto, Principal Researcher, AIR
Panel
Chris Braunlich, President, Virginia Board of Education
Kimberly Charis, Director of School Climate, Discipline and Equity, NASBE
Leticia Smith-Evans, Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Moderator
Peter Cookson, Principal Researcher, AIR
Event Program - Diversity's Role in Student Achievement (PDF)
June 9, 2015
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM