Confirmed Speakers for EWA’s 2020 Virtual National Seminar
This is a preliminary list of confirmed speakers for the Education Writers Association’s 73rd annual National Seminar, to be held online July 21-24, 2020. A more complete list and full schedule can be found at our online agenda.
Attendance at this important gathering of leading education policymakers, researchers, practitioners and journalists is restricted to EWA members who pre-register. EWA membership is free for journalists. And journalists can apply for scholarships to cover the registration fees.
Communicators who join EWA as Supporting Community Members are also eligible and encouraged to attend. Supporting Community Members must register to reserve their seats ahead of time as well.
Confirmed speakers, in alphabetical order:
John Bailey, visiting fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Kris English, Leaders Igniting Transformation
Denisa Gándara, assistant professor, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University
Kristin González, teacher, Sunset Ridge School, Northfield, Ill.
Laura Hammack, superintendent, Brown County (Indiana) Schools
Nikole Hannah-Jones, domestic correspondent, The New York Times Magazine
Bibb Hubbard, founder and president, Learning Heroes
Safiyah Jackson, early childhood systems director, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Laura Jimenez, director of standards and accountability, Center for American Progress
Aleesia Johnson, superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools
Lindsay Jones, president and CEO, National Center for Learning Disabilities
Robin Lake, director, Center on Reinventing Public Education
Chris Lewis, president and CEO, Public Knowledge
Scott Marion, executive director, Center for Assessment
Evan Marwell, founder and CEO, EducationSuperHighway
Corey Mitchell, staff writer, Education Week
Wes Moore, CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and coauthor of “Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City”
Stephanie Pacheco, Teens Take Charge
Toby Paperno, Teens Take Charge
Vimal Patel, senior reporter, Chronicle of Higher Education
Angel Pérez, incoming chief executive officer, National Association for College Admission Counseling
Jayde Powell, founder and CEO, Shopping Angels
Becky Pringle, vice president, National Education Association
Mario Ramirez, emergency medicine physician and managing director of Opportunity Labs
Richard Reddick, associate dean for equity, community engagement, and outreach, University of Texas at Austin College of Education
Keziah Ridgeway, teacher, Northeast High School, Philadelphia, Pa.
Aimee Rinehart, deputy director, First Draft
Brittney Robins, director of high school student support services at KIPP New Orleans and founder of Bright Minds
Roberto Rodríguez, president and CEO, Teach Plus
Tabatha Rosproy, 2020 National Teacher of the Year
Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab and research professor, Georgetown University
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor
Matt Sigelman, CEO, Burning Glass Technologies
Ruth Simmons, president, Prairie View A & M University
Brandon St. Luce, Teens Take Charge
Michael Stratford, education reporter, Politico
Thomas Toch, director, FutureEd
Andrew Ujifusa, assistant editor, Education Week
Laurie VanderPloeg, director of the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
Albert Wat, senior policy director, Alliance for Early Success
Richard Woods, state schools superintendent, Georgia Department of Education
Lakisha Young, co-founder and executive director, The Oakland REACH