Join expert panelists for a discussion on the barriers immigrant youth face on their path to achievement and proactive approaches Connecticut schools are taking to support new arrivals.
Event Agenda:
Opening Remarks: President Elsa Núñez, PhD
Introductions: Isabel Logan, MSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work
From Aspirations to Achievement: Denia Perez, Quinnipiac Law Student
Barriers to Achievement for Immigrant Youth & Community Organizing (45 minutes)
Make the Road CT parent leaders and organizers
CT Students for a Dream leaders and organizers
Supporting Achievement of New Arrivals: Proactive Approaches in Connecticut Schools (45 minutes)
H. Kenny Nienhusser, EdD, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, University of Hartford
Sue C. Tenorio, Ed.D, Educational Consultant, Center for Children’s Advocacy
Andrea Spencer, PhD., University of Saint Joseph
Edwin Colon, JD, MSW, Center for Children’s Advocacy
Closing Remarks
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