Telephonic Press Call with Chair Catherine E. Lhamon and Commissioner Karen K. Narasaki

"Public Education Funding Inequity in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation"

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Jan 10, 2018, 01:07 ET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, January 11, at 1:00 pm EST, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will release Public Education Funding Inequity in an Era of Increasing Concentration of Poverty and Resegregation. Based on extensive research and expert testimony, including that collected at the Commission's public briefing, the report addresses pervasive disparities in funding for public education, and offers actionable recommendations with a goal of improving educational opportunity and student achievement across all segments of our nation's student population.

Chair Catherine E. Lhamon, joined by Commissioner Karen K. Narasaki, will discuss the report and its findings and recommendations via a telephonic press call on Thursday, January 11, beginning at 1:00 pm EST. The call-in line will be: 888-259-8544, conference ID: 4964834.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, is the only independent, bipartisan agency charged with advising the President and Congress on civil rights and reporting annually on federal civil rights enforcement. Our 51 state Advisory Committees offer a broad perspective on civil rights concerns at state and local levels. The Commission: in our 7th decade, a continuing legacy of influence in civil rights. For information about the Commission, please visit http://www.usccr.gov and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Contact: Brian Walch
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 202-376-8371

SOURCE U.S. Commission on Civil Rights