In coming months, the Poverty Education Center will be launching a variety of programs including:

• workshops for K-12 teachers on innovative and effective techniques for bringing issues of poverty and inequality into their classrooms.
• a national conference for university educators on best practices in poverty pedagogy.
• seminars by national and international experts on "what works" in poverty alleviation programs.
• lectures by leading scholars on issues of poverty, development, and social justice.
• support for publications and research centered on the teaching of poverty.
• events featuring community leaders working in social services, poverty alleviation, and social justice.
• a consortium of educational and community service organizations working together on poverty education.
• international and domestic travel-study courses for university students to study issues, places, and programs related to poverty.
• seminars for professionals from the business, medical, legal, engineering and educational fields on how to cope with poverty issues in their workplaces and professional practice.
• an arts festival focused on poverty education.

Please check back for details of these program developments, or sign up to the listserve to receive Poverty Education Center announcements.