2026 Color of Education Summit
NC State University McKimmon Conference & Training Center
10/02/2026
10/03/2026
Color of Education is a partnership between the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity, the Public School Forum of North Carolina, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, and the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Sandra Wilcox Conway of Conway and Associates also provides key partnership design for Color of Education. The partnership seeks to build bridges across the fields of research, policy, and practice and bring together the knowledge and perspectives of communities, educators, policymakers, experts and other key stakeholders focused on achieving racial equity and dismantling systemic racism in education across the state of North Carolina.
Ticket Costs:
Educator/Student In-Person: $100 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 2nd, in-person access on October 3rd, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Non-Educator/Student In-Person: $115 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 2nd, in-person access on October 3rd, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Virtual: $75
Donation Ticket for Educator/Student in Honor of Tom Bradshaw: $100 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 2nd, in-person access on October 3rd, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
T-Shirts: $30
Ticket Costs:
Educator/Student In-Person: $100 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 2nd, in-person access on October 3rd, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Non-Educator/Student In-Person: $115 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 2nd, in-person access on October 3rd, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Virtual: $75
Donation Ticket for Educator/Student in Honor of Tom Bradshaw: $100 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 2nd, in-person access on October 3rd, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
T-Shirts: $30
Please note: ticket prices shown at checkout may vary slightly due to required processing fees.
Speakers: Visit the site in the coming weeks to see the list of leading experts who will join us for this event!days
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Official Color of Education 2026 T-Shirt
Opportunities
We invite you to support and participate in this year’s Summit by applying to be a vendor, purchasing a program ad, or submitting a presentation proposal.
Color of Education Impact
To learn more about previous Color of Education Summits visit: https://floodcenter.org/color-of-education-summit/
Speakers
Keynotes
Bishop William Barber II
Bishop William Barber II
Marley Dias
Marley Dias
Tressie McMillam Cottom
Tressie McMillam Cottom
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