News Disrupting the Discourse: John H. Jackson Posted March 2, 2012 By News editor John H. Jackson, Ed.M.’98, Ed.D.’01, president and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education, presented the opening keynote for The 10th Annual Alumni of Color Conference (AOCC) on Friday, March 2. The AOCC seeks to inspire and impact the improvement of the education sector by annually convening Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni, students, and friends concerned with issues of race, class and education as they pertain to all people, and in particular to communities of color. This year’s conference theme was Disrupting the Discourse: Discussing the ‘Undiscussable’.The opening keynote for The 10th Annual Alumni of Color Conference (AOCC) was sponsored by the Askwith Forums. News The latest research, perspectives, and highlights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles News AOCC Keynote Suggests We Disrupt the Discourse Askwith Education Forum Askwith Essentials: Take Action A panel of social justice leaders discuss their different paths to activism and the values they bring to the work News To Transform and Inspire In HGSE’s Centennial year, the annual Alumni of Color Conference will look to the future of education for communities of color.