The Bridges Collaborative Continuous Learning Study is excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming series. This engaging and informative program features learning and interactive sessions centered around school integration, segregation, and desegregation. Throughout the series, touchpoint sessions will provide opportunities for deeper learning, tool exploration, and reflection. Select to attend individual sessions or the entire series. We look forward to having you join us!

An Overview of Integration and the Integration Series

• (8/13) Overview Session: Charting a Course for School Integration (1 hour)

• (8/20) Interactive Session: Finding Your Context in School Integration (1.5 hours)

Creating Conditions to Implement School Integration

• (8/28) Learning: Designing and Sustaining Integration Initiatives: Practical Actions from the Field (1 hour)

• (9/4) Interactive: School Integration Reflection Survey (1.5 hours)

Recap Session: What We’ve Learned About Integration

• (9/12) Recap: Reexamining the Landscape (1 hour) Measuring School Integration

• (9/19) Learning: Measuring Segregation in Neighborhoods, Districts, and Schools (1 hour)

• (9/24) Interactive: Measuring Segregation in Neighborhoods, Districts, and Schools (1.5 hours)

Navigating the Landscape of Integration and Getting Connected

• (10/1) Learning & Interactive: Navigating the Landscape: Pathways to Change (2.5 hours)

• (10/2) Getting Connected: From Silos to Synergy (1 hour)

Join us for a complimentary 30 minute webinar to learn how Roots ConnectED supports creating authentic communities in schools.

As educators and leaders, we understand the critical challenge that school communities face: how to cultivate inclusive, connected classrooms, particularly at a time of heightened polarization in society. We believe schools can be authentic spaces of belonging and community. If you find yourself grappling with this challenge, we invite you to join us for a complimentary virtual webinar providing an exploration of three innovative, impactful, and sustainable approaches to building community across lines of difference:

1. re-imagining human-centered culture building

2. centering representation and belonging to avoid “othering”

3. sustaining long-term change

Attendees will explore the unique aspects of our Anti-Bias Education Framework and how its tools act as a model for surmounting the challenges of creating inclusive spaces of belonging for all stakeholders in a school community: students, faculty, and families. Participants will leave inspired to consider these innovative approaches for their own communities.

Join us to:

• Learn more about Roots ConnectED’s innovative model for change

• Discover ways in which Roots ConnectED can support your community

• Connect with other educators

Join the AIR Equity Initiative on Oct. 1, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia, for our second annual symposium, Opportunities Reimagined: Creating Educational Equity in Atlanta and Beyond. This event will unite national experts, Atlanta’s educators, policymakers, and community advocates to reflect on the journey of school integration and explore evidence-informed solutions to advance equity in education.

Event Highlights

• In-Depth Panels: Engage with panels featuring experts who will discuss the latest research and successful policy interventions.
• Community Insights: Hear from local educators and advocates about initiatives making a difference in Atlanta.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded individuals dedicated to creating positive change in their communities.
• Actionable Solutions: Learn about practical steps you can take to support educational equity in your area.

Speakers

• Carol Anderson, New York Times bestselling author and professor at Emory University
• Ambassador Andrew Young, renowned civial rights leader who will bring his insights and experience serving as a member of Congress, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta
• Charles Blow, esteemed journalist and commentator from the New York Times and MSNBC

Join Us

Community members, including young people, are welcomed and encouraged to attend this free public event—and join us afterward to continue the discussion and enjoy refreshments at a complimentary reception. Together, let’s create a more equitable future for all students in Atlanta and beyond.

View the full line-up of local and national speakers, and other details, on the event webpage: www.air.org/OpportunitiesReimagined.

Contact the AIR Equity Initiative team (equityevents@air.org) with questions.

Doors will open at 6:30 PM ET and remarks will begin promptly at 7:00 PM ET.

Accessibility

Ensuring inclusivity is paramount. We host accessible events that enable full engagement for all participants. Please indicate your accommodation needs when registering or contact us for accessibility inquiries.

About the Working at the Intersections Symposium Series

Opportunities Reimagined is the AIR Equity Initiative’s second annual Working at the Intersections public symposium. With a different focus each year, the series brings together diverse voices to discuss cross-sectoral strategies for addressing the harms of segregation by race and place. This year, as we explore the systemic causes of educational inequity, we will consider the neighborhoods and communities in which children grow up, their access to safe and affordable housing and transportation, and their pathways to economic opportunity.

About the AIR Equity Initiative

The AIR Equity Initiative is a $100M+ investment in research, technical assistance, and partnerships by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to address the underlying causes of systemic inequities and explore possible solutions. For more information, visit www.air.org/equity.