Day 2: Monday, July 23
Program and speakers subject to change. Check back often for updates.
| Registration | 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | |
| Morning Devotions (optional) | 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | |
| Begin each morning with devotions led by two of the nation’s great preachers, who will prepare participants’ hearts and minds for the challenges that will be shared in the plenaries and workshops that follow. |
| Attend the opening plenary session that will highlight America’s vast and growing economic inequality and make the case for ending child poverty by investing in children. Leading economists will chart a course we can take as a nation to close the obscene gulf between rich and poor, and why it makes economic and common sense to do so. | 8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | |
| The ETS Addressing Achievement Gaps Symposium: Welcome and Why the Middle School Years Matter | ||
| This opening session will explore the connections between the achievement gap and later life outcomes for Black boys and young men in the United States, and focus in particular on the critical middle school years for Black boys between the ages of 9 - 13. Teachers, school administrators, community members and policy makers all must play active roles in addressing the achievement gap. The panelists will provide a holistic understanding of why the middle school years matter so much in the educational and life trajectories of young Black boys, and lay a foundation for the symposium’s subsequent discussions. | 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | |
| Mini-Plenary Sessions and Workshops | 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | ||
| Dig deeper and learn more about the causes and consequences of poverty and what works best for children and families to lift themselves up the academic and economic rungs of the ladder. | ||
| Where Has All the Progress Gone? Are We Moving Backwards in a Second Post-Reconstruction Era? How Do We Move Forward Again? | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| Pay tribute to legends of the civil and human rights movements who will share their stories and lessons learned from the actions they took for freedom and equal opportunity in America. We will look to build upon their legacy as we examine the dangerous implications of the Cradle to Prison PipelineTM for the nation’s future. | ||
| CDF Beat the Odds® Scholarship Awards Dinner A Special Ticketed Event ($100) |
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | |
| Be inspired by a special evening celebration of five extraordinary high school seniors who have overcome tremendous adversity to pursue their education while making a difference in their community. Learn more about this special ticketed dinner event and the CDF Beat the Odds scholarship and leadership training program that has served more than 700 young people nationwide. |
