March 9: San Francisco - A Progressive Take on Education Reform Litigation

The Vergara plaintiffs’ dubious challenge to California’s teacher tenure laws has captured national media interest, while ongoing efforts by long-time progressive advocacy groups to achieve educational adequacy and equity through the courts receive far less attention. What are the real challenges facing California’s public schools? What should progressive education reform look like? And what are the best strategies for using litigation to achieve progressive education reform? This panel features perspectives from lawyers involved in major education reform litigation, as well as the Vergara case.
Bring your lunch and join us for a panel discussion.
Title:
A Progressive Take on Education Reform Litigation: Vergara v. California, Educational Adequacy, and the Real Challenges Facing California’s Public Schools
When/Where:
Monday, March 9, 2015
12:00pm - 1:30pm
ACLU of Northern California
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA
Speakers:

• Jennifer Weiser Bezoza, Racial Justice Attorney and Director of Education Advocacy, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
• Angelica Jongco, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates
• Laura Juran, Acting Chief Counsel, California Teachers Association
• David Sapp, Director of Education Advocacy, ACLU of California
• Moderated by: Bill Koski, Eric and Nancy Wright Professor of Clinical Education and Director of the Youth and Education Law Project, Stanford Law School

By:
The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
Credit:
The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
Cost:
Free
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