6.19.15 State of the Research: School Closings Symposium Agenda

“State of the Research”: School Closings Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium

June 19, 2015
8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Forum Room, Stitler Hall,

University of Pennsylvania (see directions below)

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Agenda

8:30 am Breakfast and Registration

9:00 am Welcome and Overview of the Day

Elaine Simon, Co-Director, Urban Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania

Rand Quinn, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Penn

9:20 am Roundtable 1: Rationales and Responses

Fractured Justice and School Closure – Jacob Fay, Harvard University

Understanding School Closures in Philadelphia – James Jack, School District of Philadelphia (formerly Research for Action) and John Sludden (Research for Action)

No one Ever Asks Us: Community Led Visions for School Success – Liza Pappas and Zakiyah Ansari

Branding against Closure: Philadelphia Neighborhood Schools and the Management of Risky Futures – Julia McWilliams, University of Pennsylvania

10:35 am Break

10:45 am Roundtable 2: Community Engagement + Neighborhood Consequences

An Open and Shut Case: Comparing Outcomes of Community Engagement in D.C.’s School Closures – Esa Syeed, New York University

Shifting Landscapes of Power and Privilege: Public School Closures and Uneven Development in Philadelphia – Ariel Bierbaum, University of California-Berkeley

School’s out: The Closing of Baltimore’s Schools – Jessica Shiller, Towson University

Neighborhoods, Philadelphia School Closures, and the Contested Politics of Place – Ryan M. Good, Rutgers University

12:00 pm Lunch and Networking

1:15 pm Roundtable 3: Student and Stakeholder Impacts

The Direct and Indirect Effects of Closing Schools on Students’ Educational Settings: Evidence from Philadelphia – Matthew P. Steinberg, Janie Scull, and John M. MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania

The Impact of School Instability on Students’ Academic Resilience — Dena Phillips Swanson, University of Rochester and Latoya Manon, University of Rochester

School Closure: A Thin Conceptualization of Equity – Anne Galletta, Cleveland State University and Stacey Steggert, Shaker Heights High School

The consequences of public school closure for political attitudes and action: Lessons from Chicago and Philadelphia – Sally Nuamah, Northwestern University

2:30 pm Snack Break

2:40 pm Roundtable 4: Ensuring Research is Useful: A Conversation with Researchers and Practitioners

Edwin Mayorga, Swarthmore College (Discussant/Moderator)

Jessica Shiller, Towson University

Tieshka Smith, Philadelphia School Closing Photo Collective

Zakiyah Ansari, Alliance for Quality Education

Liza Pappas, Researcher

Dale Mezzacappa, Philadelphia Notebook

3:10 pm Break-Out Sessions: What have we learned, how can we connect?

4:00 pm Large Group Discussion: Making Sense of the Day and Next Steps

Lauren Wells, City of Newark, Facilitator

5:00 pm Reception

SPONSORED BY:

BREAD AND ROSES COMMUNITY FUND
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR URBAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA EDWARD NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA URBAN STUDIES PROGRAM

 

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