Past Events
Michael Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education, provides a conceptual framework to understand the challenges of implementing the Common Core in California.
H. Samy Alim to give talk on his recent book, which examines language and racial politics in the U.S. through President Barack Obama's language use.
In a lecture-based discussion, Sylvie Laurent will outline educational inequalities in France and discuss a university's affirmative action plan (based on demographics) and its effects.
A three-day institute by the Alameda County Office of Education on creating quality learning through arts-integration tools, action research, and service learning strategies.
Prudence Carter and a guest panel will discuss her new book Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. And South African Schools. The discussion is followed by a reception and book signing.
Professor Janelle Scott will look at market-driven education reform and the racial politics of advocacy.
Professor William Koski will discuss legal efforts to reform California's K-12 public school finance system.
Peter Edelman, Sean Reardon, David Sciarra, and Linda Darling-Hammond provide different perspectives on the impact of poverty on educational attainment and resulting implications for federal policymaking.
Linda Darling-Hammond — a recipient of the 2012 Grawemeyer Award — will present a lecture in conjunction with receiving the award.
Professor Darity will address the paradox of segregated education in desegregated schools—a phenomenon he describes as resulting from the separate tracking of students within the same school.
