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Connections

How can parents help education professionals address students' needs?

The Parent Leadership Training Institute and the National Parents Union are teaming up for a conference geared at helping parents learn how use their organizing power to reform policies. We discuss current challenges they'd like to address. Our guests:

  • Deborah Hanmer, PLTI director
  • Sara Taylor, parent leader with BIPOC PEEEEEK 
  • Lily Colon, RCSD parent, and PLTI conference planning committee member 
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Emmarae Stein is the production assistant for "Connections with Evan Dawson."