Events - The Century Foundation

August 27, 2024
From 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Quality Dual Language Immersion: Language Allocation

Join us as our panelists take a deep dive into how to plan, implement, and evaluate the language allocation model of dual language immersion programs. They will discuss what language allocation models should look like for infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary-aged students. They also will discuss how to embed translanguaging, or the flexible use of...

July 19, 2024
From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Quality Dual Language Immersion: Programmatic Structures

Join our panelists as they discuss the programmatic structures of high-quality dual-language programming. They will discuss the leadership team, how to articulate a vision and mission aligned with all policies and practices, equitable enrollment, how to hire and equip competent bilingual educators, important policies to include in the program handout, and much more. Dual language...

June 18, 2024
From 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Fostering Integration in Early Childhood Settings: Implications for Policy

Research shows that racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically integrated learning environments can lead to academic and social benefits for children. However, most early childhood education (ECE) programs are remarkably segregated. Segregation in ECE settings is driven by patterns of residential segregation, but it is also driven by policies that govern access to programs. For example, publicly...

June 11, 2024
From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Equitable Access, High Quality Programming: A New Framework for Dual Language Education

The science is clear: bilingualism yields a host of benefits and dual language education is the gold standard for emergent bilinguals. Yet, emergent bilinguals’ access to high-quality education is uneven, and there is limited consensus on what high-quality dual language education looks like for young children. Join the Children’s Equity Project and The Century Foundation...

May 21, 2024
From 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

TransitCenter, 1 Whitehall Street, 17th Floor, New York, New York, 10004

An Evening with Next100: Meet Our Newest Policy Entrepreneurs!

Next100 is excited to introduce our new cohort of “Policy Entrepreneurs” (PEs)! Join us and get to know our third cohort, who are working to change the face and future of public policy. They’ll be driving policy change in and across the areas of climate, education, immigration, labor and antitrust, criminal justice, the rights of...

April 9, 2024
From 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

How to Make AI Work for Workers

*Please Note: The livestream will begin on this page at the time of the event. If the stream is not working or visible, please refresh your browser. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and policymakers struggle to stay ahead of its wide-ranging effects, it is critical that workers’ concerns are not overlooked in the...

March 21, 2024
From 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Care Report Card: What the U.S. Is Getting Right and Wrong

*Please Note: The livestream will begin on this page at the time of the event. If the stream is not working or visible, please refresh your browser. A forthcoming report from The Century Foundation (TCF) and Caring Across Generations (CAG) grades all fifty states and Washington, D.C. on a range of care policies—and the scores...

December 13, 2023
From 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Achieving Educational Equity for New York City’s Newcomer Students

Over 30,000 newcomer students have enrolled in NYC public schools since the spring of 2022, and many have previously experienced interruptions in their education. What are the strengths, assets, and needs of New York City’s newest students? How can educators, community organizations, and policymakers collaborate to better support students and families as they transition to...

November 14, 2023
From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

What’s Next after Affirmative Action for College Admissions?

*Please Note: The livestream will begin on this page at the time of the event. If stream is not working or visible, please refresh your browser. The Supreme Court’s ruling on the end of race-conscious admissions programs has left colleges and universities scrambling for other methods to achieve racial diversity on campus. We face the...

October 24, 2023
From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th St, Room 407, New York, New York, 10027

Does Democracy Have a Future in Israel?

Israel’s democratic crisis began long before the political tumult of 2023: it dates to the beginning of Israeli statehood and even earlier. Join us on Tuesday, October 24 at 1:00 PM at Columbia University, as Century International fellow Dahlia Scheindlin, author of the new book The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel, analyzes the erratic...

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