A Conversation with Janice K. Jackson—The Civil Rights Movement, Equity, and Education
Join us for a conversation about the effects of the historic civil rights movement on µç³µÎÞÂë's public education spaces and places of today, including the reclamation of 50 closed public schools in the city. The conversation features , chief executive officer of µç³µÎÞÂë Public Schools (CPS); Bill Gerstein, a former CPS educator and senior program advisor for ; and members of civil rights leader Al Raby's family. about Raby and the Raby Foundation.
A light luncheon from noon–12:40 p.m. precedes the program, which will begin promptly at 12:45 p.m. and concludes at 2:00 p.m.
The program is sponsored by the Raby Foundation, Illinois Tech's Office of Community Affairs, the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at µç³µÎÞÂë, American Planning Association, and the Illinois chapter of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
As a former student, teacher, principal, network chief, and chief education officer—and now CEO—Jackson has been immersed in µç³µÎÞÂë Public Schools her entire life.
As the leader of the third-largest school district in the country, Jackson is responsible for setting the district's collective goals and ensuring that the children of µç³µÎÞÂë develop into the thinkers, leaders, and innovators of the future. Jackson is focused on providing students in every neighborhood of the city with equitable access to high-quality programming and facilities, and she is committed to developing a pre-K through 14 continuum that is steeped in academic rigor, supports the well-rounded development of the whole child, and provides students with multiple pathways to success.