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Karen E. Webber

Director, Education and Youth Development Program

Karen E. Webber is the director of the Education and Youth Development program. Previously, Webber was the executive director of the Office of Student Support and Safety at Baltimore City Schools where she worked both on policies and practices that contributed to the school suspension and expulsion rates decreasing dramatically. Before moving to this position with the district administration, she served as a principal in a Baltimore City school.

Prior to her career in education, Webber earned her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and focused on civil rights. She also served as the executive director of the Open Housing Center in New York and the Public Justice Center in Baltimore.

Email: karen.webber@opensocietyfoundations.org

Evan Serpick
Evan Serpick
Director of Strategic Communications

Posts by Karen E.

Imagining a safe passage

I propose a simple, but powerful, way for Baltimoreans to support the city’s youth and schools.  It won’t cost a lot of money, or take a lot of time. It doesn’t require the overhaul of a bur…

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Getting the data on health

The first time I attended a community meeting with Mayor Sheila Dixon, I was intimidated by the set-up: Mayor in front, those of us in her cabinet sitting across on a stage behind her. Like…

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