The Education of the Urban Child
Urban Child Symposium - April 7, 2016
Angelos Law Center - Moot Courtroom - 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
2016 Urban Child Symposium
Video footage coming soon.
For more information about the Urban Child Symposium:
Panel I information:
Confronting the Challenges in Baltimore Schools. ACLU of Maryland. Director, Bebe Verdery.
Panel II information:
Maryland Disability Law Center Presentation. Paralegal, Pat Halle.
It all comes down to me Youtube clip. MDLC/YAR. Pat Halle/Robert Nixon.
Handouts:
Poverty/Disability Fact Sheet. CFCC
Transportation Fact Sheet. CFCC
You have the right to an equal education. Public Justice Center.
There are few, if any, aspects of a community's well-being more important than the quality of its public education. Education has an impact on every aspect of life: from employment rates to crime rates, from the number of houses bought to the number of teen pregnancies. We know that to have healthy and productive communities, education must be our first priority, particularly in low-income, urban neighborhoods. This symposium examines some of the most difficult challenges facing Baltimore and other large urban areas as they confront troubled schools and the children and families they serve.
The Eighth Annual Urban Child Symposium Keynote Speaker was James Cole, Jr. , General Counsel, Delegated Duties of Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
Panel One: Educational Equality/Poverty
Panelists:
- Jenny Egan , Assistant Public Defender, Juvenile Division, Office of the Public Defender, Baltimore City
- Cassie Motz , Executive Director, College Bound
- Bebe Verdery , Director, Education Reform Project, ACLU of Maryland
- Karen Webber , Director, Education and Youth Development, Open Society Institute-Baltimore
Moderator: Gloria Danziger , Senior Fellow, CFCC
Panel Two: Special Needs, School Attendance and Parent and Community Engagement
Panelists:
- Moshe Berry, School Social Worker, Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School
- Monisha Cherayil , Attorney, Public Justice Center
- Katherine Davis, Attorney, CFCC Truancy Court Program
- Pat Halle, Paralegal, Maryland Disability Law Center
- Robert Nixon, Community Organizer, Youth as Resources
Moderator: Michele Hong-Polansky, Program Specialist, CFCC
Other speakers included:
Kurt L. Schmoke
, President, University of Baltimore
Ronald Weich
, Dean, University of Baltimore School of Law
Barbara A. Babb
, Associate Professor of Law and Director, CFCC
Thank you for your interest in the 2016 Urban Child Symposium!