Race and The Future of Texas Public Education
Future Forum | Feb 21, 2018
LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin, DIG14235-005
With questions of race and racism at the forefront of political and policy conversations nationally, the LBJ Future Forum hosted an intimate panel discussion and audience Q&A on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, to explore the projected demographics of the schoolchildren and educators in the Texas public education system and some of the related policy, political, and socioeconomic issues.
Our panelists included:
- Rafael Bejar, Director of Outreach, Policy Advisor, Texas Public Policy Foundation
- Morgan Craven, Director, School-to-Prison Pipeline Project, Texas Appleseed
- Gina Hinojosa, State Representative for House District 49
- Gregory Worthington, doctoral student in UT’s Education Policy & Planning Program and former public school classroom teacher
- Moderator: Julie Chang, state education reporter for the Austin American-Statesman
Recap
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The LBJ Presidential Library’s Future Forum held a panel discussion and audience Q&A about race and the future of public education on Wednesday evening, Feb. 21, 2018. The discussion explored student and teacher demographics and related policy, political, and socioeconomic issues.
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