(Oakland, CA) 2014 Summit on Educational Excellence for African Americans

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(Oakland, CA) 2014 Summit on Educational Excellence for African Americans

By The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Date and time

June 13, 2014 · 6pm - June 14, 2014 · 4:30pm PDT

Location

Laney College/Forum Building

900 Fallon St Oakland, CA 94607

Description

Students at any age, birth through adulthood, deserve opportunities—opportunities afforded by a high-quality school experience that prepares them for careers with family sustaining wages and opportunities for advancement in the global 21st century workforce. The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans and Ebony Magazine are proud to present, “The 2014 Summits on Educational Excellence for African Americans.”

THE SUMMIT SERIES INCLUDE:

  1. Raising awareness about the importance of investing in African American educational excellence to ensure African American students, schools, and communities are supported in learning and development opportunities beginning at birth;
  2. Highlighting individuals and organizations who are successfully supporting African American educational excellence;
  3. Supporting community engagement by creating opportunities for parents, grandparents, guardians and caring adults to increase the number of African American’s who graduate from high school prepared for future success.
[If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, i.e. sign-language interpreter, captioning services, Braille, large print or CD Rom, please contact AfAmEducation@ed.gov no later than June 6, 2014.]


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