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1.3 million students drop out of high school in the United States, more than half are students of color and most are low-income. Teach For America’s agenda is to ensure that every child in America receives an excellent education. Our special guest is Mikisha Nation, Executive Director of Teach for America (Twin Cities).
With the help of nonprofits, students can access unique resources and gain skillsets for success in college and beyond; here’s how all students can pursue a higher education. Dr. Candice Clawson, Chief Executive Officer of REACH Prep; Dr. Toinette Gunn, President & CEO of LINK Unlimited Scholars; & Michelle Price, Executive Director of Student U.
On archaeology as storytelling, with guests: Dr. William Doelle, President and CEO of Archaeology Southwest; Dr. Deborah Carlson, President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology; & Dr. Laetitia La Follette, President of the Archaeological Institute of America.
On libraries and education, with guests: Adeola Whitney, CEO of Reading Partners; Lessa Pelayo-Lozada, President of American Library Association; & Miranda Restovic, CEO of Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
On empowering students to graduate from college, with guest: Beth Onofry, Executive Director of Breakthrough New York.
On the importance & value of minority students securing scholarships, with guests: Pier Blake, Executive Director of Jack and Jill Foundation; Kim Hunter, Chairman & CEO of The LAGRANT Foundation; & Edward Alvarez, Chairman of the Board of Latino Education Advancement Foundation.
LA Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Council presented three thought-leaders to speak on the following issues:
Attract & Attain: proven strategies for onboarding best possible talent and at-promise talent
Talent Retention: strengthen employee engagement and reduce levels of attrition
Workforce Development: partnering with educational institutions to train and upskill the next generation of talent and emerging leaders
On adult education, with guests: Earl Buford, President of CAEL (Council for Adult & Experiential Learning); Carey Harris, CEO of Literacy Pittsburgh; & Anthony Tassi, CEO of Literacy Partners.
Todd Slisher, Executive Director of the Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium, and Kay Schwartz, Director at Flint Public Library, discuss making learning fun and engaging as well as keeping Flint’s history alive.
On organizations that help students break the barriers between them and graduation, with guests; Steve Colón, CEO of Bottom Line; Karla Salazar, Executive Director of Scholarship Match Inc; & Steve Stein, CEO of Thrive Scholars.
Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about the benefits of studying abroad, with guests; Heather Barclay Hamir, President & CEO of the Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA); Nick Gozik, Dean of Global Education of Elon University; & Dr. Luchen Li, Head of Global Education at Goucher College.
Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about the importance of natural history museums, with guests; Claudio Gomez, Executive Director of McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Amy Harris, Director of University of Michigan Museum of Natural History,&Halsey Spruance, Executive Director of Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.
Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about diplomacy, with guests; Mickey Bergman, Vice President & Executive Director of The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, Crystal Kelch, Executive Director of Mississippi Consortium for International Development,&James Patton, President & CEO of International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about the importance of space research, with guests; Karly Pitman, Executive Director of Space Science Institute Anita Gale, CEO of National Space Society & Mark Sykes, CEO and Director of Planetary Science Institute
On how teachers are able to bring quality teaching to their students with the help of nonprofits, with guests;
Kira Orange Jones, Senior Vice President of Teach for America in New Orleans
Peter Shulman, CEO of Urban Teachers
&
Kate Walsh, President of National Council on Teacher Quality
On how summer programs lift up children in need, with guests; Aaron Dworkin, CEO of National Summer Learning Association Glenda Bernhardt, CEO of Freedom School Partners & Randy Barth, Founder and CEO of Think Together Org.
On childhood literacy, with guests; Adeola Whitney, CEO of Reading Partners Joel Zarrow, Ph.D., CEO of Children’s Literacy Initiative, and Heather Jenkins, CEO of The Literacy Lab.
On Critical Race Theory, with guests: Dr. J. Allen Bryant, who teaches at Appalachian State U. and is also Director of The Gadugi Program, a partnership between the University and Cherokee Central Schools; Dr. Trinidad Gonzales, a history and Mexican American Studies instructor at South Texas College and co-founding member of Refusing to Forget; and Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, an associate professor of history at Ohio State University where he teaches courses on the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
On the importance of
history education, with guests;
Beth English, Executive Director of Organization of American Historians,
Scott Casper, President of The American Antiquarian Society,
&
Grace Leatherman, Executive Director of The National Council for History Education
On early childhood development, with guests; Diana Rauner, President of Start Early Drew Furedi, Ed.D., President & CEO of Para Los Niños & Alejandra Barraza, Ph.D., President of HighScope Educational Research Foundation.