Town Hall: Is the Opportunity to Learn a Moral Imperative in the United States? (Free to the public)
Moderator:
Roland Martin, CNN analyst and syndicated columnist
Welcome:
Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary, National Council of Churches
Panelists:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder and President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson, President, North American region of the World Council of Churches
Prerna Lal, Founder, DreamActivist, Law Student at George Washington University
Dr. John H. Jackson, President and CEO, Schott Foundation for Public Education
Closing Remarks
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chair, Downtown Chicago Islamic Center

Welcome - Thrugood Marshall Ballroom
Welcome Remarks:
Dr. John H. Jackson, President and CEO, Schott Foundation for Public Education
Tina N. Dove, Director, National Opportunity to Learn Campaign

Plenary: Securing an Opportunity to Learn Now! Who's Needed Where, & Doing What? 
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Moderator:
David Johns, Senior Education Advisor, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee 
Panelists:
Alberto Retana, Executive Vice President, Community Coalition
Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network
John Kuhn, Superintendent, Perrin-Whitt CISD, Texas
Rebecca Pringle, Secretary-Treasurer, National Education Association
Victor Alquicera, Youth Leader, Albany Park Neighborhood Council/VOYCE

"A" workshops:

A1: Securing Teacher Recruitment and Retention of Quality Where They're Needed Most
Room: Wilson A
Moderator:
Sharon Robinson, President & CEO, America Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
Panelists:
Warren Simmons, Executive Director, Annenberg Institute of School Reform
Segun Eubanks, Director of Teacher Quality, National Education Association
John Affeldt, Managing Attorney, Public Advocates
Youth representative from Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC)

A2: Catching the Opportunity Gap Before it Starts: Early Childhood Education
Room: Taylor
Moderator:
Gerrit Westervelt, Executive Director, BUILD
Panelists:
Dr. Sherece West, President and CEO, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator, Broader Bolder Initiative
Terrylynn Tyrell, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Policy, Voices for America’s Children
Danielle Asher, Lead Organizer, Alliance for Quality Education

A3: Keeping Kids in the Classroom: Organizing for Dignity and Justice in Schools
Room: Taft
Moderator:
Don Cipriani, Senior Program Officer, Just and Fair Schools Fund
Panelists:
Ricardo Martinez, Padres y Jovenes Unidos
Chicago Youth, Albany Park 
Joyce Parker, Director, Citizens for a Better Greenville
Judith Brown Dianis, Co-Director, the Advancement Project

A4: Raising Revenue to Secure Each Student's Opportunity to Learn
Room: Wilson C
Moderator:
Noah Berger, Executive Director, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
Panelists:
Nikki Jones, Communications Director, Alliance for Quality Education
Alberto Retana, Executive Vice President, Community Coalition

LUNCHEON - Featuring Keynote Speaker Diane Ravitch
PLENARY - 2020 Vision: The Roadmap to Providing Each Student an Opportunity to Learn
Moderator:
Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO Global Policy Solutions
Panelists:
Dr. Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University
Dr. Jerry Weast, Former Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools
Dr. Joseph Bishop, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Andi Perez, Executive Director, Youth United for Change
Michael T.S. Wotorson, Executive Director, Campaign for High School Equity

"B" workshops:

B1: Building Youth Power to Reclaim Education
Room: Truman
Moderator:
Lauren Veasey, QECR National Network Organizer, Young People’s Project
Organizers:
Alliance for Educational Justice
Young People's Project
Baltimore Algebra Project

B2: Strengthening Educational Opportunity in Rural and Immigrant Communities
Room: Taylor
Moderator:
Rinku Sen, Executive Director, Applied Research Center
Panelists:
Leroy Johnson, Executive Director, Southern Echo
Lavina Grandon, Policy and Education Director, Rural Community Alliance
Carlos Pinedo, Organizer, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council
Mary Sylvia Harrison, Vice President for Programs, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

B3: Engaging Communities, Improving Schools
Room: Wilson A
Moderator:
Cris Doby, Program Officer, Mott Foundation
Panelists:
Jitu Brown, Education Organizer, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)
Charese Jordan-Moore, Deputy Campaign Director, Communities for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS)
Bernadette Devone, Organizing Director, Arkansas Public Policy Panel
Maisie Chin, Co-Founder/Director, Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE)
Representative from Youth United for Change

B4: Addressing Gender & Race to Ensure Opportunity
Room: Wilson C
Moderator:
Alvin Starks, Program Officer Racial Equity, W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Panelists: 
Dr. Linda Charmaraman, Research Scientist, Wellesley Centers for Women
Kimberle Crenshaw, Co-Founder, African American Policy Forum
Anthony Simmons, Program Manager, Black Male Donor Collaborative
Shayla Johnson, Youth Organizer, Philadelphia Student Union

B5: Messaging & Strategy Tools to Build an Opportunity to Learn Movement
Room: Taft
Moderator:
Patrick St. John, Creative & Online Communications Manager, The Schott Foundation for Public Education
Panelists:
Edwin C. Darden, Director of Education Law and Policy, Appleseed
Molly Hunter, Director of Education Justice, Education Law Center

Plenary: Faces of the Opportunity to Learn: How groups are using the OTL campaign in their local areas
Moderator:
Tina Dove, Director, Opportunity to Learn Campaign
Panelists:
Wilnelia Rivera, Policy Development and Political Director, Neighbor 2 Neighbor
Zakiyah Ansari, Organizer, Alliance for Quality Education
Karen Royster, Executive Director, Institute for Wisconsin’s Future
Susan Gobreski, President and Executive Director, Education Voters of Pennsylvania
Bill Kopsky, Executive Director, Arkansas Public Policy Panel
Derrick Johnson, President, Mississippi State Conference NAACP

Plenary: Uniting Generations for Education Justice and Action
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Moderator:
Ditra Edwards, Director of Training, The Praxis Project
Panelists:
Bernard Lafayette, Distinguished Senior Scholar in Residence, Emory University
Lisa Fithian, Organizer and Trainer, Alliance of Community Trainers
Albert Sykes, Organizer, Young People’s Project of Jackson, MS
Baseerah Watson, Member, Philadelphia Student Union
Sarah Johnson, Albany Park Neighborhood Council/VOYCE

Direct action training workshops:

Youth organizing: learning lessons and charting new paths
Room: Lincoln 2
Workshop Leader:
Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Distinguished Senior Scholar in Residence, Emory University

Will the Revolution be Tweeted? Using Social Media to Build a Movement
Room: Lincoln 4
Workshop Leaders:
Rinku Sen, Executive Director, Applied Research Center
Julianne Hing, Reporter/Blogger at ColorLines.com, Applied Research Center

Mobilizing for Parent Power
Room: Thurgood Marshall Ballroom
Workshop Leaders:
Ocynthia Williams, Parent Leader, Coalition for Educational Justice
Mili Bonilla, Coordinator, Coalition for Educational Justice

Boxed Lunch & Closing Remarks
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