Panel

Momentum is building across the country to reclaim the promise of public education. Decades of top-down edicts, privatization schemes, and polarization and austerity measures have taken their toll. We'll discuss...

The Common Core State Standards—expectations of what children should know and be able to do by the conclusion of each school year—have been adopted by 40 states and DC because...

We know the names of Trayvon Martin, Hadiya Pendleton, and Jordan Davis, but what of the thousand of children murdered every day in America's cities and towns? This session will...

In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued a series of decisions making it harder for ordinary Americans to get into court and hold corporate wrongdoers accountable. The result is...

Our antiquated voter registration systems present a key barrier to youth participation. The good news is there is some momentum for updating our voting systems. By almost every measure, the...

Over 68 million Americans have little or no access to traditional financial services. Banks have abandoned low-income communities, turning them over to predatory businesses like payday lenders, check-cashing stores, and...

Women are supposed to lean in—to have it all—but how, when women's work is undervalued and underpaid? Join us to find out how our movement can support a new women's...

Last summer, Wall Street banks were poised to jump to the front of the line in the Detroit bankruptcy. The city was going to have to slash retirees' pensions and...

How can progressives continue to transform the social and political landscape of the South? By making sure workers have a voice on the job, electing representatives who care about poverty...

More and more low-wage workers have started organizing and have gone on strike in the last few years. People who would never have considered themselves "labor activists" are now protesting...