Past Webinar
Understanding the Disparities: The Effects
Education is critical for individual outcomes and for society as a whole. Economists and educators will talk about the long-term effects of educational disruptions—and the potential upside to getting it right.
Who Should Attend
This series is open to anyone interested in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, including educators, school administrators, state and local policymakers, workforce development professionals, and community and business leaders.
Speakers
Kartik B. Athreya
Nicholas Haltom
John Bailey Jones
Laura Dawson Ullrich
Kevin Woodcox
Laura Clark
Agenda
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
01:00 pm
Welcome
Laura Ullrich, Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
01:05 pmDiscussion: The Long-Term Effects of Educational Disruption
Kartik Athreya, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
John Bailey Jones, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Nick Haltom, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond01:20 pmDiscussion: Solutions Inside the Classroom
Matthias Doepke, economist, Northwestern University
Natalie Wexler, author, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–and How to Fix It
Earnest Winston, superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Kevin Woodcox, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (moderator)01:40 pmIn Conversation: Solutions Outside the Classroom
Laura Yates Clark, President and CEO, United Way of Central Carolinas
Laura Ullrich, Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
