The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare a wide variety of concerns and challenges in nearly every area of public policy. However, it has also led to innovations and new solutions built in communities that could lead to major policy impact if more broadly adopted across the state.
We’ll talk about some of these challenges and innovations in a panel at OpenSky’s Fall Policy Symposium on Thursday, Sept. 22, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Drive in Lincoln.
The panel, which starts at 10 a.m., will feature comments from:
- Jennifer Worthington from Grand Island Public Schools, who will discuss the district’s innovative Community School Program and the learnings that came from it during the pandemic;
- Dr. Dave Miers with Bryan Health, who will discuss behavioral health learnings during the pandemic; and
- Ansley Fellers, Executive Director of the Nebraska Grocers Association, who will talk about food policy challenges and solutions that have emerged since the onset of the pandemic.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Rodgers, who also serves on the OpenSky Board of Directors, will moderate.
Registration for the symposium is $25 but free for elected officials, legislative staff, OpenSky donors and members of the media. Scholarships also are available to help offset event fees.
In addition to this panel, the symposium also will feature a discussion about inflation with Dr. Eric Thompson of the University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research and a conversation about education finance and equity with Dr. Bruce Baker, a leading education finance expert from the University of Miami.
Register today to reserve your seat!
Contact ospi.info@openskypolicy.org or 402-438-0382 for more information about the symposium including information about scholarships.