NSBA Complementary Webinar: Presented by Forecast 5
Returning to School:_Questions School Board Members Should Be Asking
June 18, 2–3 p.m. EDT
As districts begin readying for the 2020-21 school year, there are a number of questions School Board members should be prepared to ask to ensure that their districts are prepared for the "new normal."
Topics include:
- Financial considerations amid the pandemic
- Summer needs
- Addressing the digital divide
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Speakers
Matthew Lentz
Chief Financial Officer/Board Secretary, Upper Moreland School District
Dr. Robert McBride
Superintendent, Lockport Township High School District 205
Kristin Tollison
Director of Administrative Services, Wayzata Public Schools
Jeff Carew
Managing Director, Forecast5 Analytics
Dr. Adam Cibulka
Senior Manager – 5Lab, Forecast5 Analytics
Julie Fitzgerald
Managing Director, Forecast5 Analytics
Heather Taylor
Senior Analytics Advisor, Forecast5 Analytics
Education and structural inequalities during COVID-19: How do Finland and the U.S. compare? (Brookings)
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. EDT
On June 25, the Center for Universal Education will host a webinar to highlight the similarities and differences in the Finnish and U.S. approach to providing quality education for learners of all races, backgrounds, and income levels before and during the pandemic. Emiliana Vegas, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education, will moderate a conversation between Li Andersson, minister of education of Finland, and John B. King, CEO of Education Trust and former U.S. Secretary of Education, on how differences in policies to ensure educational opportunity between the two countries may affect structural inequality. Brookings President John R. Allen will deliver opening remarks.
Viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or via Twitter with #covidreopening.
Opening remarks
John R. Allen, President, The Brookings Institution
Panel
Li Andersson, Minister of Education of Finland | @liandersson
John B. King Jr., President and CEO, The Education Trust; Former U.S. Secretary of Education (2016 - 2017) | @JohnBKing
Moderator: Emiliana Vegas, Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution | @EmiVegasV
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