Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed dramatic inequities across cities, sectors, and services, but perhaps none with more immediate and dramatic ramifications than those in K-12 education.
There is no leader in the space better equipped to lead the discussion about what’s next than Kaya Henderson.
As Chancellor of the DC Public School system, Kaya led the greatest improvement of any urban district on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in multiple years in her tenure. That achievement reflected enrollment growth, increased graduation rates, and improvements in student satisfaction and teacher retention.
What is Reconstruction?
On the heels of this success, Kaya created Reconstruction - a unique and groundbreaking approach to online education "designed by diverse educators, for diverse students [which] highlights Black people, Black culture, and Black contributions to our country and our world."
We invite you to join Kaya, and moderator, Bob Pianta, Dean of the UVA School of Education and Human Development, for a conversation about how communities can band together to build a stronger, fairer system of education.
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed dramatic inequities across cities, sectors, and services, but perhaps none with more immediate and dramatic ramifications than those in K-12 education.
There is no leader in the space better equipped to lead the discussion about what’s next than Kaya Henderson.
As Chancellor of the DC Public School system, Kaya led the greatest improvement of any urban district on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in multiple years in her tenure. That achievement reflected enrollment growth, increased graduation rates, and improvements in student satisfaction and teacher retention.
What is Reconstruction?
On the heels of this success, Kaya created Reconstruction - a unique and groundbreaking approach to online education "designed by diverse educators, for diverse students [which] highlights Black people, Black culture, and Black contributions to our country and our world."
We invite you to join Kaya, and moderator, Bob Pianta, Dean of the UVA School of Education and Human Development, for a conversation about how communities can band together to build a stronger, fairer system of education.
