In a White House auditorium on Tuesday, Attendance Works Director Hedy Chang was recognized as a “Champion of Change” along with nine other advocates and educators for their work with African-American students.
Beyond the honor, the ceremony provided an opportunity to mingle with some fantastic people doing great work across the country: Kyle Bacon in Washington, D.C., Esther Bush in Pittsburgh, Haben Girma at Harvard, Michael Graham in North Carolina, Phillip Jackson in Chicago, Becky James-Hatter in St. Louis, Erin Jones in the Seattle area and Joyce Parker in Mississippi Delta. Also on the list was Johns Hopkins University researcher Bob Balfanz, another expert on chronic absence, as well as high school dropout.
via Tackling Chronic Absenteeism Benefits Children of Color, Low-Income Students.