Shaker Heights and the Future of Racial Integration in America: A Conversation with Laura Meckler

In person and via Zoom : https://csuohio.zoom.us/j/81792087849

Washington Post writer Laura Meckler will talk about her recently published book, "Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity." Her book examines the nationally recognized Shaker Heights School District's experience with racially integrated education. She will talk about what's worked and what are some of the continuing challenges that Shaker schools face in striving to ensure a racially inclusive and equal integrated education for all.

This talk is the first in a year-long series of events planned by CSU|LAW Professor Reginald Oh in recognition of the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the seminal 1954 Supreme Court decision that held that racially segregated schools are inherently unequal.

About Author Laura Meckler

Laura Meckler is national education writer for the Washington Post, where she covers the news, politics, policies, and people shaping American schools.

She previously reported on the White House, presidential politics, immigration, and health care for the Wall Street Journal, as well as on health and social policy for the Associated Press. Before coming to Washington, Laura covered state government in Columbus, Ohio. She got her start covering everything from schools and cops to the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame festival at The Repository in Canton, Ohio.

Laura graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, and serves as vice president of the board that oversees her college newspaper.

Her honors include a Nieman Fellowship, as well as Livingston Award for National Reporting, for her coverage of organ transplantation. She also was part of a team that won the George Polk Award for Justice Reporting for a series on the life of George Floyd. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two sons.