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Exploring Displacement in the Colorado Context: An Education Debt? Wednesday, April 23, 10:50 am to 12:20 pm The Colorado Convention Center, Ballroom Level - Mile High Ballroom 1CD
Chair: Antwan Jefferson (University of Colorado - Denver) Participants: Ester J. de Jong (University of Colorado - Denver), Ben Kirshner (University of Colorado - Boulder), Robin Brandehoff (University of Colorado - Denver), Nolbert Chavez (University of Colorado - Denver), Liliana Flores Amaro (University of Colorado - Denver), Karen Jaramillo (University of Colorado - Denver), Maxine Sigala (University of Colorado - Denver)
For the past two decades, the Denver metro region has been the site of educational and residential displacement in many of its more densely-populated areas, often resulting from rising housing costs and school closures or restructuring. While the phenomenon of displacement is frequently and rightfully seen through the lens of housing instability, the education debt imposed via its consequences to students (ranging from ECE to IHE), their families, and their communities is not adequately understood. With a focus on historical and contemporary practices in the Denver area, this session will feature a facilitated panel discussion followed by an interactive dialogue between attendees and presenters. The panel discussion will explore the historical displacement of residents in the city’s historic Auraria community (Aurarians), razed in the 1970s to facilitate the construction of the Auraria Higher Education Center; the storied and layered relationship of residential displacement to K-12 school closures and reorganizations, and the community-wide consequences that affect early childhood education. By interweaving scholarly and experiential knowledge, the session aims to seed attendees' understanding of residential displacement as a source of educational debt.
Advancing Research-Driven Education Policy Initiatives in Colorado Thursday, April 24, 9:50 am to 11:20 am The Colorado Convention Center, Ballroom Level - Mile High Ballroom 1EF
Chair: Marvin Lynn (University of Colorado - Denver) Presenters: Paul R. Teske (University of Denver), Michelle Renée Valladares (University of Colorado - Boulder), Kevin G. Welner (University of Colorado - Boulder), Margarita Bianco (University of Colorado - Denver), Deborah K. Palmer (University of Colorado - Boulder), Elizabeth Meyer (University of Colorado - Boulder)
This interactive symposium spotlights the work of Colorado leaders and researchers who use research as a tool to advocate for transformational education policy in the State of Colorado. This session provides an opportunity for a Dean who leads two statewide groups of education deans and directors to engage in an interactive discussion with Colorado-based faculty and leaders who have led research initiatives that have had an appreciable impact on the development of educational policy in the state.
Protecting Immigrant Students’ Right to Learn: A Spotlight on the Denver Metro Area Friday, April 25, 8:00 am to 9:30 am The Colorado Convention Center, Ballroom Level - Mile High Ballroom 1AB
Chair: Marvin Lynn (University of Colorado - Denver) Participants: Lucinda A. Soltero-Gonzalez (University of Colorado - Denver), Adria Padilla-Chavez (University of Colorado - Boulder), Christopher Carson (University of Colorado - Denver), Alex Marrero (Denver Public Schools)
Because of Denver’s reputation for being welcoming to newcomers, the Denver Metro Area has been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. There have been several raids that have greatly impacted immigrant children's right to learn in the Denver Metro Area. The session brings together researchers and practitioners to examine the history of education for immigrant and bilingual populations, the research on immigrant students’ right to learn, how immigrant students are currently being impacted by the current political environment, and how we can continue to support bilingual and immigrant students in the face of ongoing threats to our democracy.
ABC Community Hub at Paris Elementary School Site Visit Saturday, April 26, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm ABC Community Hub at Paris Elementary, 1635 Paris Street, Aurora, Colorado 80010, Main Lobby
Visit Leader: Janiece Z. Mackey (Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism) Participants: Antwan Jefferson (University of Colorado - Denver), Kalonji L. Nzinga (University of Colorado - Boulder), Kelly Mitchell (University of Colorado - Boulder), Michael Giles (Aurora Public Schools), Franklin A. Tuitt (University of Connecticut)
This site visit will unveil a layer of voices as it pertains to school closure and the possibilities that have been birthed at the ABC Community Hub and that can be birthed in other closed schools being repurposed across the country. Attendees will experience the vision of the ABC Community Hub rooted in social determinants of health, while learning about this phenomenon of school closures to rebirthed spaces from elected officials, district personnel, community leaders, youth and beyond.
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