Corrections_Today_Summer_2024_Vol.86_No.2

Education in Corrections Symposium

Education Secretary headlines inaugural Symposium on Education in Corrections S ecretary of Education Miguel Cardona headlined the Education in Corrections Symposium, an all-day focus on the topic of education in corrections.

of Corrections, Aramark-IN2WORK, Orijin and iT1, presentations and speakers took center stage. Among the speakers were Karhlton F. Moore, Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), who discussed the transformative power of education in his own life: “Few things in our lives are more transformational than education. It has changed the trajectory of families; it has lifted people from poverty. For me, it has impacted my life in such a pro

The symposium featured workshops, speakers and exhibitors all in Potomac Ballrooms C and D gathered together to exchange ideas and present the latest in research and exemplary practices for education in corrections. ACA Executive Director

ACA 2024 WINTER CONFERENCE Robert Green kicked off the symposium with a stirring summation of what the event is all about. “I’ve been in corrections for

found way. I wouldn’t be here had it not been for education,” he said. Moore went on to illustrate how that same power of educa tion can be utilized in the field of corrections: “Everyone who receives an education even behind the walls has an opportunity to be transformed in very profound ways. We know that education doesn’t just transform people, but it makes us safer,” he stated.

39 years and nothing, nothing I’ve done in my career was more transformative than the work that we do in education,” Green said. While attendees interacted with exhibitors and sponsors including the National Institute

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