May 13 & 14, 2024 | Tacoma, WA
SAVE THE DATE: April 8 - 9, 2025
You have the power to shape the future of our community. Join the movement to promote education justice and chart a path to improved outcomes for all students.
Building Bridges.
Breaking Barriers.
An opportunity for bright minds to come together and participate in meaningful and insightful conversation, build valuable partnerships, and align on efforts to systematically improve the education landscape.
The Path to
Education Justice.
Join us as we shine a light on transformative education initiatives happening in communities across the state! This conference is your opportunity to be part of the solution.
Building Bridges.
Breaking Barriers.
An opportunity for bright minds to come together and participate in meaningful and insightful conversation, build valuable partnerships, and align on efforts to systematically improve the education landscape.
The Path to
Education Justice.
Join us as we shine a light on transformative education initiatives happening in communities across the state! This conference is your opportunity to be part of the solution.
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2024 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Geoffrey Canada
May 13
President, Harlem Children's Zone
Founder, William Julius Wilson Institute
Geoffrey Canada is the president of Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York City, and founder of William Julius Wilson Institute (WJWI). An innovator in the field of education, author, and leading advocate for children, Canada has made it his life’s mission to help young people from under-resourced communities succeed through education. To realize his vision, Mr. Canada launched HCZ, a comprehensive, cradle-to-career network of programs that The New York Times called “one of the most ambitious social-policy experiments of our time.” Starting as a one-block pilot project in the 1990s, HCZ today serves more than 34,000 students and families living in a 97-block area of Central Harlem in New York City.
Adam Harris
May 14
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Author, The State Must Provide
Adam Harris is an award-winning journalist. He is currently a staff writer at The Atlantic covering national politics. He is the author of The State Must Provide, a narrative history of racial inequality in higher education. He was previously a reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Education where he covered federal education policy and historically black colleges and universities. Prior to joining The Chronicle he worked at ProPublica, and has been a National Fellow at New America. He was named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and his writing has appeared in BBC, Bleacher Report, and EBONY Magazine.
2024 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Geoffrey Canada
May 13th
President, Harlem Children's Zone
Founder, William Julius Wilson Institute
Geoffrey Canada is the president of Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York City, and founder of William Julius Wilson Institute (WJWI). An innovator in the field of education, author, and leading advocate for children, Canada has made it his life’s mission to help young people from under-resourced communities succeed through education. To realize his vision, Mr. Canada launched HCZ, a comprehensive, cradle-to-career network of programs that The New York Times called “one of the most ambitious social-policy experiments of our time.” Starting as a one-block pilot project in the 1990s, HCZ today serves more than 34,000 students and families living in a 97-block area of Central Harlem in New York City.
Adam Harris
May 14th
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Author, The State Must Provide
Adam Harris is an award-winning journalist. He is currently a staff writer at The Atlantic covering national politics. He is the author of The State Must Provide, a narrative history of racial inequality in higher education. He was previously a reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Education where he covered federal education policy and historically black colleges and universities. Prior to joining The Chronicle he worked at ProPublica, and has been a National Fellow at New America. He was named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and his writing has appeared in BBC, Bleacher Report, and EBONY Magazine.
Register Today for COF 2024!
Confirm your seat today for the fourth annual Charting Our Future conference on May 13-14 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. Join us as we ignite change in education together! Network with bright minds, discover game-changing initiatives, and shape the future of learning.
EARLY BIRD
(valid February 13 – March 31)
STANDARD ADMISSION
Register Today for COF 2024!
Confirm your seat today for the fourth annual Charting Our Future conference on May 13-14 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. Join us as we ignite change in education together! Network with bright minds, discover game-changing initiatives, and shape the future of learning.
EARLY BIRD
(valid February 13 – March 31)
STANDARD ADMISSION
Are there any discounts or scholarships available?
The Foundation for Tacoma Students is committed to ensuring the conference is accessible to anyone who wants to attend. Please email your request to conference@graduatetacoma.org describing why you would like to attend, which date(s) you are interested in attending and the financial need (full scholarship, partial scholarship, etc.)
Charting Our Future Over the Years
Empowering Equitable Futures
In 2023, the third annual COF conference focused around opportunities to scale efforts throughout the county to create conditions for success. Speakers and workshops explored what it would take to create a truly equitable education system.
Changing Systems, Changing Lives
In 2022, the Foundation for Tacoma Students brought together over 300 community partners, for the first time post-pandemic. We were joined by nearly 60 speakers leading powerful discussions around Changing Systems, Changing Lives.
Race, Justice, and the Education System
In April 2021, the Foundation for Tacoma Students hosted its first inaugural Charting Our Future conference. Over 500 educators, partners, leaders, and community members joined the 3-day virtual event to focus on one theme: Race, Justice & the Education System.
Schedule
DAY 1: MAY 13
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Youth Summit Opening Session & Breakfast
9:00-10:00 AM
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
10:00-11:30 AM
Opening Plenary
Panel | Bridging the Gap: Aligning State Agencies for Impact
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions
1:00-3:00 PM
Keynote | Geoffrey Canada
Panel | The Power of Place
3:15-5:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
5:30-7:00 PM
CommUNITY Reception
DAY 2: MAY 14
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Youth Summit Breakfast & Concurrent Sessions
9:00-10:00 AM
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
10:00-11:00 AM
Impact Award Ceremony
Panel | The Future is Ours
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
12:15-1:45 PM
Keynote | Adam Harris
Panel | Charting Pathways to Success
2:00-3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
3:15-3:30 PM
Closing
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