Every day, we hear about the great teacher resignation and shortage, student learning loss, and the many crises facing our schools. Missing from these debates have been the voices of the educators and students within our schools who share a far more nuanced understanding of what is taking place within them. Students and educators understand the problems schools face, and the long-standing conditions that the pandemic built upon and compounded. Their creativity, ideas, and insights are crucial to building a just future for all public schools. 

This panel centers the voices of educators and students as we consider: What are the contours of the crises in our schools? How did these conditions precede the pandemic and which aspects are unique to this era? What power can we harness to transform our schools into the ones our students and educators have long deserved?

Advance registration required. Register here. Event will be held on Zoom with ASL interpretation

Sponsored by the Anti-Racist Teaching & Learning Collective, New Haven Federation of Teachers and Recovery for All CT  and featuring:

• Leslie Blatteau, New Haven Teachers Union President

• Izzi Geller, New Haven Public Schools Teacher

• Elsa Holahan, New Haven Public Schools Student

• Alicia Strong, CT Teacher Resident, New Britain Public Schools

• Dr. Erica Watson, Longtime CT Science Educator

• Tenzin Youdon, New Haven Public Schools Student