The UC Davis School of Education will host the first Capitol-area Equity Summit to examine “racialized expectations, achievement and equity in today’s schools” on Saturday, March 20, at the UC Davis Conference Center.

The daylong event starts at 8:30 a.m. and will focus on closing the achievement gap, social and juvenile justice, health equity and youth empowerment. The goal is to create a "regional equity consortium" and an action agenda for local schools and communities. Registration is $60 per person and can be completed online at http://education.ucdavis.edu/projects-outreach/equity-summit.

Pedro Noguera, a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University, will deliver the keynote address.

For more information, contact Vajra Watson, director of Research and Policy for Equity at the UC Davis School of Education, at vmwatson@ucdavis.edu or visit http://education.ucdavis.edu/news-release/equity-summit.