the new school examines the state of education for boys and young men of color

Monday, March 2 in New York

WHAT:	On Monday, March 2, The New School's Eugene Lang College will host a half-day conference exploring the deepening achievement gap of boys and young men of color, their struggles in America's education and criminal justice systems, and how class, race, and learning intersect in ways that impede development.
WHO:	Maya Wiley, Counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio; David Banks, President/CEO of The Eagle Academy Foundation and former Chairman of the Mayor’s Young Men of Initiative; Warren Spielberg, Conference organizer and Associate Teaching Professor at The New School Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnrew Professor of Education at New York University; Edmund Gordon, Richard March Hoe Professor Emeritus of Pyschology and Education at Columbia University; and Ellis Cose, writer and coulmnist for Newsweek and author of best-selling book "The Rage of a Privileged Class"
WHEN	Monday, March 2 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
WHERE	Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall at 55 West 13 Street, New York, NY 10011
TICKETS	Free, RSVP here

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