2008 Wheelock College Winter Policy Talks
Racially-based School Placement: The Supreme Court Speaks
The Winter Policy Talks at Wheelock College were implemented 2006 in an effort to convene interested individuals, policymakers, stakeholders and community leaders in a facilitated dialogue and learning opportunity about critical policy issues affecting children and families.
In the first year of the Policy Talks, more than 225 people from diverse backgrounds were convened to learn about and discuss language development, assessment, the lack of physical education in the schools and best practices in family support. In 2007 a more in-depth conversation took place on the achievement gap with over 300 people focusing on research, promising practices and action. This year we will take on the critical issue of race, access and the impact of the recent supreme court decision in the cases of Parents Involved In Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education.
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