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AQE's Champions of Education October 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM In person at the Manny Cantor Center 197 E Broadway New York City |
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Hi John,
As a Schott Foundation grantee, AQE is proud to recognize Dr. John H. Jackson and Cassie Schwerner for their commitment to advancing education justice in New York State. Join us on October 5th celebrating John and Cassie, along with our other honorees, at our Champions of Education celebration! |
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When the Schott Foundation was founded in 1993, one of the first initiatives it funded was the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit. Schott helped found AQE to provide parent organizing and advocacy to deliver on the fight for CFE and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students without regard to race, income or zip code.
Thanks to John and Cassie, the Schott Foundation has and continues to be an integral part of AQE’s successes over the years. Read more about the work they have done to further educational equity through support for AQE and beyond below.
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Dr. John H. Jackson is President and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education. In this role, Dr. Jackson leads the Foundation’s efforts to ensure a fair and substantive opportunity to learn for all students regardless of race or gender. Dr. Jackson joined the Schott Foundation after serving in several senior level positions. Among them, National Director of Education and Chief Policy Officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 2000-2007. In 1999, President William Jefferson Clinton appointed Dr. Jackson to serve as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education.
A native of the Southside of Chicago and product of the public school system, Dr. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Xavier University of Louisiana; A Master of Education in Education Policy from the University of Illinois' College of Education; and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois' College of Law. In addition, Dr. Jackson received a Master of Education and Doctorate of Education in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. |
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Cassie Schwerner is Executive Director of the Morningside Center. Cassie’s life work is dedicated to making positive social change at the intersection of racial justice and public education. Cassie came to Morningside Center in 2018, after two decades at The Schott Foundation for Public Education, most recently as Senior Vice President of National Partnerships. At Schott, Cassie was immersed in many of the same social and racial justice issues that are at the center of Morningside's work, including fostering restorative practices and ending discipline policies that disproportionately target students of color.
Before Schott, Cassie was a research and editorial assistant for Jonathan Kozol, working on his books Savage Inequalities and Amazing Grace. Cassie has a Bachelor’s degree from Earlham College and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston College, where she specialized in social movement theory. |
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Come celebrate John, Cassie and our other Champions of Education — Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Dr. Marian Bott, and Kimberly Type — with us on October 5th. |
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Jasmine Gripper Executive Director |
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