The Consortium for Educational Change and Prairie State College recently hosted a day-long workshop for PSC faculty and teachers and administrators from local school districts. The workshop was presented by Gloria Ladson-Billings, one of the leading researchers focusing on the education of black children.
Ladson-Billings shared her expertise and insights about the historical, social and economic causes of the achievement gap. She emphasized the importance of the power of culture for supporting the education of all children.