2026 Hispanic Education Summit
The largest community-wide gathering focused on Latino education.
Thursday, May 21, 2026 • 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM
CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Ave New York, NY
The Hispanic Education Summit brings together community leaders, educators, advocates, parents, students and policymakers to discuss best practices and needed reforms aimed at strengthening the K-16 education pipeline with an emphasis on increasing Latino college readiness, access, retention and graduation rates.
About the Summit
Each year, Hispanic Federation hosts the largest community-wide gathering focused on Latino education. The Hispanic Education Summit brings together community advocates, educators, students, parents and policymakers to share best practices and needed reforms aimed at improving Latino educational achievements.
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2026 Hispanic Education Summit
Agenda at a Glance
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Registration |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM | Plenary Session |
| 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM | Concurrent Workshops – Block 1 Room A: Workshop 1: Celebrating Year 2 of the Latinidad Curriculum Initiative (LCI): Lessons and Knowledge Building for Teaching About Latinidad Room B: Workshop 2 : Expanding Equitable Access to Early College Pathways for Latine and Multilingual Learners Room C: Workshop 3 : College Access at Risk: How Financial Aid, Student Debt, and Emergency Aid Shape Economic Mobility for New York’s Students |
| 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM | Concurrent Workshops – Block 2 Room A: Workshop 4: An Update on NYSED’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Initiative Room B: Workshop 5: Career-Connected Learning for Postsecondary Success for Multilingual Learners: The Internationals Approach Room C: Workshop 6: The Growing Influence of AI in Education |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Networking |
| 1:40 PM – 2:40 PM | Concurrent Workshops – Block 3 Room A: Workshop 7: Talleres en Comunidad: Designing a Latinidad Curriculum with Students and Teachers Room B: Workshop 8: Literacy Equity for New York’s Multilingual Learners Room C: Workshop 9: Beyond Crisis: Building Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Systems to Improve Academic Outcomes for Latino and BIPOC Students |
| 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM | Concurrent Workshops – Block 4 Room A: Workshop 10: Bridging the Gap: Career Pathways for Latino Students Through Partnerships Room B: Workshop 11: Latino College Success: Strengthening the Path to College Completion for First-Generation Students Through Student Support Programming Room C: Workshop 12: Bridging the Gap: Practical Strategies for Parents and Teachers to Support Multilingual Learners |
| 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Closing Remarks |
2025 Hispanic Education Summit
In 2025, Hispanic Federation unveiled the Latine Studies project that will result in a cutting-edge curriculum that can be used by NYCPS teachers, administrators, and community-based organizations (CBOs) to integrate activities and lessons about underrepresented Latine history and culture into their existing practices and programs.
The recommendations and insights shared and validated at the summit will help shape and drive an action agenda focused on closing the Latino education gap.
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