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Closing the Gap on Bilingual Education: A Panel Discussion of the Impact of Aspira v. BOE
October 1 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Hybrid Event • Free & Open to the Public
Presented by the Mendez v. Westminster Committee of the Latino Judges Association
Location: St. John’s University School of Law • 80-00 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439
Free 1.5 NY CLE credits in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias. Scroll down for CLE materials.
Join us for a discussion on the case of Aspira of NY v. NYC Board of Education, why the case was filed, its impact on bilingual education then and now, and what the future holds for bilingual education.
PROGRAM
OPENING REMARKS
Carmen Diaz-Malvido, Chief Executive Officer | ASPIRA of New York
MODERATOR
Hon. Joseph A. Zayas, Chief Administrative Judge | The New York State Unified Court System
PANELISTS
Diana Aragundi, Assistant Director, Immigrants Students’ Rights Project | Advocates for Children of New York
Dr. Betty A. Rosa, Commissioner of Education & President | State University of New York
Daniel O. Sierra, Technology & Outreach Director | Historical Society of the New York Courts
Priscilla Zarate, Director of English as a New Language, Pre-K to 12 | Port Washington School District
THIS EVENT IS CO-SPONSORED BY:
Historical Society of the New York Courts
Puerto Rican Bar Association
Moot Court Honor Society, St. John’s University School of Law
The Leslie H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies, St. John’s University
Latin American Law Students Association
Program Video Available Soon!
CLE MATERIALS
Aspira Complaint Class Action 9-20-1972
Aspira Consent Decree 8-29-1974
Aspira of New York Inc. v. Board of Education of the City of New York
NABE 2022 Commissioner Keynote Address
English Language Learners Programs — Office of the New York State Comptroller
Previous Events by the Mendez v. Westminster Committee of the Latino Judges Association
Para Todos Los Niños — Mendez v. Westminster: A Seminal Case Toward Desegregation
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Mendez v. Westminster: A Seminal Case Toward Desegregation Part II — The Reenactment
Thursday, March 23, 2023