2026 Color of Education Summit
NC State University McKimmon Conference & Training Center
02/10/2026
03/10/2026
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: $85 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 3rd, in-person access on October 4th, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Non-Educator/Student In-Person: $100 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 3rd, in-person access on October 4th, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Virtual: $75
Donation Ticket for Educator/Student: $85 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 3rd, in-person access on October 4th, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
T-Shirts: $30
Keynotes/Speakers: Visit the site each week to see the list of leading experts who will join us for this event!
Ticket Costs:
Educator/Student In-Person: $85 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 3rd, in-person access on October 4th, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Non-Educator/Student In-Person: $100 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 3rd, in-person access on October 4th, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
Virtual: $75
Donation Ticket for Educator/Student: $85 - (Price includes access to virtual opening session on October 3rd, in-person access on October 4th, breakfast, lunch, and snack.)
T-Shirts: $30
Keynotes/Speakers: Visit the site each week to see the list of leading experts who will join us for this event!
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Official Color of Education 2025 T-Shirt
Book Pre-Orders
Pre-order copies of books by the keynotes from the official Color of Education book vendor: https://flyleafbooks.com/list/2025-color-education-summit
Color of Education Impact
Agenda
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Speakers
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Marley Dias
Marley Dias
Tressie McMillam Cottom
Tressie McMillam Cottom
Sponsors
Peter & Sandra Conway
FLYLEAF BOOKS - Exclusive Bookstore Partner
Corning
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
NC Association of Educators (NCAE)
UNC School of Education
TowneBank
Education Policy Initiative at Carolina
ETS
EdNC
Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership
UNC Greensboro School of Education
UNC Greensboro Department of Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
Wake Forest University School of Education
First NC
STEM Educators for Equity and Diversity Fellowship
Exhibitors
Public Schools First NC
Nehemiah Community Empowerment Center and FIRST North Carolina
Profound Gentlemen
WE ARE (working to extend anti-racist education, Inc)
North Carolina Association of Educators
The Poe Center for Health Education
New Teacher Center
Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED)
Align and Design Consulting LLC
Forum's Local Ambassador Coalition
Community Conversations
STEM Educators for Equity and Diversity Fellowship
