Drexel’s Lindy Center for Civic Engagement and PHENND are pleased to host the 2015 Service Leaders Summit. Saturday, November 14, 2015 Drexel University This event will bring together college students, faculty, nonprofit professionals, and community organizers to share passionate ideas and practical skills for building a better Philadelphia. This year’s theme, College Access and Success,…
“WHAT: My Existence Is Resistance | An Evening with Jennicet Gutiérrez, The Activist who Interrupted Obama WHEN: Friday, November 13th at 6pm WHERE: Juntos Office, 1537 S.6th st (Corner of 6th st & Tasker st) On June 24, 2015 Jennicet Eva Gutiérrez, an undocumented trans Latina leader, interrupted President Obama at the White House, calling…
Facebook Event Page Does the Constitution guarantee an “equal education” to every child? What do the U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions say about school choice, teacher tenure, standardized testing, and more? The Center hosts two conversations exploring these questions. In the first discussion, education policy experts—Donna Cooper of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), Mark…
The convening is designed to create partnerships in support of replacing high stakes testing with more meaningful forms of assessment and accountability. Educators, parents, students, researchers, and other key stakeholders will work to develop action plans in the following four areas: 1) Organizing/mobilizing against high stakes testing 2) Developing authentic and alternative assessments for students…
Friday September 4 6-10pm Gravy Studio gravy.photo@gmail.com 155 Cecil B Moore Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 Facebook Event Link On Friday September 4, Back To School opens at Gravy Studio & Gallery and run through September 27. The opening reception takes place September 4 from 6pm-10pm. Complimentary light refreshments will be served. Back To School is…
Something worth checking out if you can Student Loan Repayment: Research, Data, and Policy Opening Keynote: Susan Dynarski, Professor of Public Policy, Education, and Economics, University of Michigan Closing Keynote: Caroline Hoxby, Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics, Stanford University It is well established that attending college generates significant public as well as private…
“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) Follow #SchoolClosures on Twitter 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,…
“State of the Research”: School Closings Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium Friday, June 19, 2015 8:30a – 6:00p University of Pennsylvania philadelphia, pa Registration is NOW CLOSED – There will be audio recordings of the sessions, and follow the conversation on Twitter: #SchoolClosures @CritEduPolicy $15 suggested donation collected at the door No one turned away for…
A TAGPhilly 6th Annual Education for Liberation Conference Event #BlackLivesMatter: Centering Racial Justice in Our Fight for Public Education Friday, April 24, 2015 #WhatsRace Book Conversation Wooden Shoe Books 704 South Street 630 pm Download PDF Our Conversation: Join chapter author, Amy Brown, and book co-editors Bree Picower & Edwin Mayorga, in a conversation about What’s…