National Forum on Education Equity
About the Event
About the Event
Stride’s commitment to support racial and socioeconomic equity in education includes examining ways to enhance and provide access to high-quality opportunities for students and families lacking such options in their communities.
On February 3, 2021, Stride hosted the first-ever National Forum on Education Equity, a virtual event designed to help promote dialogue and share concrete strategies to address racial and education disparities impacting Black Americans.
"There is perhaps no more important challenge to address in our society than the racial and economic disparities that continue to exist within America’s education system,” said Nate Davis, former Stride’s Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Achieving real education equity for Black and brown students requires collaboration, courage and political will, and that is what we hope to promote through the National Forum on Education Equity.”
—Nate Davis, Former Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stride, Inc.
Featured Sessions
Featured Sessions
Welcome & Introduction
Nate Davis, Former Executive Chairman of the Board, Stride, Inc.
Roland Martin, Television & Radio Host, Former CNN Contributor
Building the Next Generation of Black Educators
Suzanne Elise Walsh, President, Bennett College
Dr. Michael McFarland, President, National Alliance of Black School Educators
Katara Williams, Chief of Staff, Southern University System
Moderator: Leilani Brown, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Stride, Inc.
Eliminating the Digital Divide
Antoinette Cook Bush, Executive VP & Global Head of Government Affairs, News Corp
Anthony Neal-Graves, Chief Information Officer & Executive Director, State of Colorado
William Kennard, Chairman of the Board, AT&T
Moderator: Nate Davis, Executive Chairman of the Board, Stride, Inc.
Empowering Black Families with Education Options
Alisha Thomas Morgan, Former State Legislator, Georgia House of Representatives & Special Advisor to National Coalition for Public School Options
Derrell Bradford, Executive Vice President, 50CAN
David Hardy, Retired Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Boys' Latin of Philadelphia
Moderator: Peter C. Groff, Former President, Colorado State Senate & Obama Administration Official
Setting Aside Differences in Pursuit of Education and Racial Equity
Meshea Poore, Vice President, Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Chief Diversity Officer, West Virginia University
Anitere Flores, Former Member, Florida State Senate
Hon. Angela Williams, Senior Director, External Affairs, Stride, Inc. and Former Colorado State Senator
Moderator: Kevin P. Chavous, President, Academic Policy & External Affairs, Stride, Inc.
Closing Remarks
Roland Martin, Television & Radio Host, Former CNN Contributor
Nate Davis, Former Executive Chairman of the Board, Stride, Inc.
Kevin P. Chavous, President, Academic Policy & External Affairs, Stride, Inc.
Watch Sessions from the 2021 National Forum on Education Equity
Event Welcome and Introduction
Event Welcome and Introduction
The Harris Family's Transformation
Building the Next Generation of Black Educators
Kierra's Path Towards Medicine
Eliminating the Digital Divide
Rain's Bakery & Entrepreneurship
Empowering Black Families with Education Options
Campbell Overcomes Mitochondrial Disease
Setting Aside Differences in Pursuit of Education and Racial Equity
Red's Current & Future Animation Career
Closing
