The American Bar Association will be holding a free webinar entitled, Education and Democracy: The Educated Citizen—Education as Preparation for Civic Participation on January 30, 2020 from 3:00 PM-4;30 PM Eastern.]

The Education and Democracy series launches with this foundational program that will explore how quality education helps prepare informed and engaged citizens. Speakers will address the importance of quality education that includes civics and how denial of such an education hinders participation in democratic institutions, like voting.

Speakers:

• Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute; Managing Director of the think tank, Education Sector, and Founder of the Equity Project at the American Institutes for Research
• Lisa Holder, Of Counsel, Equal Justice Society
• Mike Rebell, Executive Director, Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University
• Kimberly Robinson, Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and Professor of Education, Curry School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia
• Janel A. George (Moderator), Co-Chair, Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, American Bar Association & Co-Chair, Education Committee, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, American Bar Association

Co-sponsored by the ABA Division for Public Education, the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law, the ABA Center for the ABA Center for Public Interest Law, the ABA Center on Children and the Law and the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice's African American Affairs Committee.