Education Access Event to Feature Daughter of Lead Plaintiff in Brown vs Board of Ed
As Massachusetts debates raising the charter school cap, school district reforms, and how to close achievement gaps, Pioneer Institute will host “Equal Access to Excellence: Charter and District School Reform,” at which a diverse group of nationally recognized education reform experts will discuss how to make equal access to quality education a reality for all children. The event, to be held Monday, September 19th from 8:00-10:10 a.m. at the Omni Parker House hotel in Boston, will feature a keynote address by Cheryl Brown Henderson, whose father, the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown, was lead plaintiff in Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that banned segregation in public education. Update: Watch the policy presentation and […]