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Readings on ESEA/NLCB
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CEPS director, Edwin Mayorga, is preparing to teach Ed Policy Fall 2015 (follow us at #CritEdPol). One of the central topics of study will be the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). We are gathering readings regarding ESEA’s history and the current discussions and debates regarding its re-authorization on Capitol Hill. Shout outs to Wayne…
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) 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,…
Critical Policy Studies Reading Guide
Having worked with graduate and undergraduate students and organizing with educators and families I’ve found that we don’t have enough discussion around policy. To be real, reading policies and reading about policy issues can sometimes be tedious and challenging. Policies often use a lot of jargon that only a few people are familiar with, and…
4.24.15: Philly #WhatsRace Book Conversation 630p @ Wooden Shoe Books
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…
“Should Chicago Have an Elected Representative School Board? A New Review of the Evidence”
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From our friends at the Collaborative for Equity and Education (UI-Chicago): February 2015: Should Chicago Have an Elected Representative School Board? A New Review of the Evidence Authors: Pauline Lipman, Eric (Rico) Gutstein, Rhoda Rae Gutierrez, and Tirzah Blanche Chicago has never had an elected school board, unlike 98 percent of school districts across the…
WHAT’S RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT? HOW CURRENT SCHOOL REFORM POLICY MAINTAINS RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
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“In light of ALL that is happening in American society, it stretches credulity to think that there are still people who think that we are BEYOND race. This collection underscores the way that race is implicated in every aspect of schooling and the editors and contributors take bold, empirically grounded positions that assert once and…
Committee Hearing – Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability”
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Full Committee Hearing – Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability” Watch here: http://ow.ly/HHoxK #NCLB Twitter Feed Below #nclb Tweets