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Lecture on Education Equity with John B. King, Jr., JD, PhD

August 12, 2020

 

Governor Hogan vetoes the Kirwan Commission's Blueprint for Maryland's Future Act, to close student achievement gaps, citing high cost in a perilous pandemic economy.

Montgomery County erupts over a Board of Education school boundaries study to consider redistricting, to improve diversity and equalize use of physical space. Opponents decry "cross-county busing."

Please join us as John B. King, Jr., JD, PhD, former U.S. Secretary of Education, addresses a critical issue that is right here, right now! Inspired by his public-schoolteacher parents, Dr. King lost both as a preteen. He credits caring teachers for saving him, giving him hope for the future.

August 26⁠
7 PM⁠
free, online

Open to first 500 registrants⁠
Registration required at bit.ly/johnbking