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Webinar

Thu., March 4, 2021

Understanding the Disparities: The Effects

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Online

Topic: Education & Preparation

Audiences: Educators, Policymakers, Students

Registration has closed. Thank you for your interest.

#DistrictDialogues

Important Information:

Overview
Who Should Attend
Agenda
Contacts

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 Athreya

Kartik B. Athreya

Executive Vice President and Director of Research

Nicholas Haltom

Senior Manager

John Bailey Jones

Laura Dawson Ullrich

Regional Economist

Kevin Woodcox

Kevin Woodcox

Senior Economic Education Specialist

Clark

Laura Clark

President and CEO, United Way of Central Carolinas

Matthias Doepke

Matthias Doepke

Economist, Northwestern University

Natalie Wexler

Natalie Wexler

Author

Earnest Winston

Earnest Winston

Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Agenda

Thursday, March 4, 2021

01:00 pm

Welcome
Laura Ullrich, Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

01:05 pm

Discussion: 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 Richmond

01:20 pm

Discussion: 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 pm

In 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

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