Kenyatta to host ‘Education in the era of COVID-19’ Virtual Town Hall

PHILADELPHIA, May 8 -- State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Phila., will host a Facebook LIVE virtual town hall titled “Education in the Era of COVID-19” from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 14.

 

The town hall will examine the topics of state education funding, crisis preparedness, the digital divide, mental health supports and educational disparities.

 

The town hall will include speakers from the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Commonwealth Association of School Administrators, Philadelphia Student Union and a member of the state Special Education Advisory Council, Cecelia Thompson. The Philadelphia School District has also been invited.

 

Online viewers will be able to offer live questions and comments during the townhall by attending through Kenyatta’s official legislative Facebook page.

“The COVID19 pandemic crisis has changed the way we have been able deliver education to our children,” Kenyatta said. “It has also raised questions about our preparedness and ability to do so in the future in a productive and effective way. We must also deal with those systemic and ongoing socioeconomic challenges in education that have been exacerbated by this crisis.”

Kenyatta, a graduate of Philadelphia public schools said, “I look forward to hearing from our informed guests on the many issues around schooling and education in the era of COVID-19.”