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June 3, 2026
9:30–10:30 AM

From Dismantling the Education Department to a Flurry of Federal Orders: How Unprecedented Is All This?

79th Education Writers Association National Seminar · Moderated Conversation · Key Ballroom 8

Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Ph.D., joins UCLA's Eddie Cole for a moderated conversation with NPR's Cory Turner, examining the current moment in federal education policy through a historical lens. The conversation will trace the evolving federal role in education, from funding and civil rights enforcement to today's policy debates, and offer journalists context for covering the unfolding story.

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The Attack on Public Education and Democracy

State of America Summit · The 92nd Street Y · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Ph.D.

Inside North Dakota's Teacher Shortage Challenge

Prairie Public Newsroom Podcast · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Ph.D.

Why Holding Kids Back Fails — and What to Do About It

The Conversation · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Ph.D., with L. Link

How Black Teachers Lost When the Civil Rights Won in Brown v. Board

The Conversation · D'Amico Pawlewicz, Castro, Powell & Guiden-Pittman

Today's Teacher Shortages Are Part of a Longer Pattern

The Washington Post · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Ph.D.

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