Intersection Reflections: March 2023 Virtual Events
April 10, 2023
This past month, we heard from resource experts across the education continuum on pressing issues and topics. This recap serves as a resource for those interested in our different webinar series.
March 2023 Webinar Discussions:
- Literacy from Day One
- Behind the Walls and Post-Release | Supporting Learners Impacted by the Legal System
- Throw Like a Girl: 50 Years of Gender Equity in Girls’ Sports
- Women’s History Month: Everyday Superwomen: The Lessons and Best Practices of Women Leaders in Politics, Education, and Philanthropy
Literacy from Day One
Early Efforts Series | March 7, 2023
Watch on YouTube
Resources
- Tanya S. Wright, Sonia Q. Cabell, & Nell K. Duke | Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Key Practices for Educators
- Read On Arizona
- Read On Arizona | Smart Talk
- Literacy Essentials | Essential Practices
- Great First Eight
Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact Becca Hanlin, Associate Policy Analyst, at rhanlin@hunt_institute.org
Behind the Walls and Post-Release | Supporting Learners Impacted by the Legal System
Postsecondary Pathways Series | March 16, 2023
Resources
- Jobs for the Future (JFF) | Center for Justice and Economic Advancement: Through the Center for Justice and Economic Advancement, JFF will work to eliminate barriers that have prevented them from having meaningful opportunities to transform their lives and achieve economic advancement.
- Alliance for Higher Education in Prison | Language Guidelines: Language is a powerful tool in shaping the culture and narrative in the field of higher education in prison, and our efforts are guided by a practice of conscious communication and the use of person-centered language.
- Tennessee Higher Education Initiative | Tennessee Prison College Coalition: In 2019, The Tennessee Prison College Coalition (TPCC) was launched, for strategic and timely collaboration across state agencies, colleges and universities and service providers to increase access and support for justice-impacted students.
- Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network: FICGN is a network of college graduates who have been to prison. It includes people from varied educational backgrounds (AA to JD/Ph.D./EdD) as well as careers ranging from staff members to state and federal administrators, a mayor, executive directors, attorneys, professors, and a college president.
- Reentry Campus Program: Reentry Campus Program provides currently and formerly incarcerated individuals with an affordable pathway to accredited post-secondary education and certification programs that are infused within the reentry process.
- Open Campus | College Inside: A biweekly newsletter about the future of postsecondary education in prisons.
- National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction: Legal and regulatory sanctions and restrictions that limit or prohibit people with criminal records from accessing employment, occupational licensing, housing, voting, education, and other opportunities.
- Beyond the Bars: South (March 23-25, 2023, in Atlanta, GA)
- JFF’s Horizons Conference (June 14-15, 2023, in New Orleans, LA)
- National Conference on Higher Education in Prison (November 9-11, 2023, in Atlanta, GA)
Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar or series, please contact Julia Ahrns Hoffman, Senior Policy Analyst, at jahoffman@hunt-institute.org
Throw Like a Girl: 50 Years of Gender Equity in Girls’ Sports
Homeroom with Education Leaders Series | March 23, 2023
Watch on YouTube
Resources
- Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund & National Women’s Law Center
- Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities | National Women’s Law Center; Poverty & Race Research Action Council
- Keeping Score: An Athletics Equity Checklist for Students, Athletes, Coaches, Parents, Administrators, and Advocates | National Women’s Law Center
Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar or series, please contact Julia Whitfield, Associate Policy Analyst, at jwhitfield@hunt-institute.org
Women’s History Month: Everyday Superwomen: The Lessons and Best Practices of Women Leaders in Politics, Education, and Philanthropy
Race & Education Series | March 29, 2023
Watch on YouTube
Resources
Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar or series, please contact Jamison Lowery, Internship and Belk Impact Fellows Program Coordinator, at jlowery@hunt-institute.org
