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Agenda and Papers

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May 20, 2020 Agenda

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8:45 - 9:15 Registration and Breakfast*

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9:15 - 9:30 Welcome

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9:30 - 11:00 Concurrent Research Paper Sessions

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11:00 - 11:15 Break

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11:15 - 12:30 First Plenary: Alternatives to High Stakes Standardized Testing

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  • Ann Cook, NY Performance Standards Consortium

  • Karyna Pryiomka, CUNY Graduate Center

  • Stan Karp, Education Law Center

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12:30 - 1:30 Lunch*

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1:30 - 3:15 Concurrent Research Paper Sessions

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3:15 - 3:30 Break

 

3:30 - 4:45 Second Plenary: Diane Ravitch -- Slaying Goliath

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​4:45 - 6:00 Wine & Cheese reception and book signing*

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*All food is included in the cost of registration. 

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Agenda

May 2020 Agenda

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9:30 – 11:00 SESSION 1

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Session 1.1 - Equity, Politics & Race (Forum)

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Making School Integration Work: Lessons from Morris

  • Paul Tractenberg, Rutgers University

  • Ryan Coughlan, Molloy College

  • Allison Roda, Molloy College

  • Deirdre Mayer Dougherty, Knox College.

 

A Geospatial Analysis of Race & School Choice in New Jersey

  • Ryan W. Coughlan, Molloy College

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The Narrative of Failure: How Education Reform Thrives on Deception, Myth & Political Misdirection

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Divided Democrats: Equity, Accountability & the Debate Over Education Reform & Social Justice

  • Patrick McGuinn, Drew University 

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Session 1.2 – The Impact of External Actors (Room 113)

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The “Wild, Wild West” of Charter Schools: Why is Michigan so Unique?

  • Angelina Quezada, Grand Valley State University

  • Leanne Kang, Grand Valley State University

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Does State Takeover of School Districts Make a Difference?

  • Pengju Zhang, Rutgers University

  • ​Michael Hayes, Rutgers University

 

Critiquing the edTPA: An Evolving Story

  • Drew H. Gitomer, Rutgers University

  • José Felipe Martínez, UCLA,

  • Dan Battey, Rutgers University

  • Nora E. Hyland, Rutgers University

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Does New Jersey’s Property Tax Cap Make Fiscal “Cents” and Educational Sense?

  • Pengju Zhang, Rutgers University

  • Bruce Baker, Rutgers University

  • Julia Sass Rubin, Rutgers University

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​1:30 –  3:15 SESSION 2

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Session 2.1 - Teachers & School Leaders (Forum)

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Teachers as Political Actors: Social Justice Caucuses & the Fight to Transform Public Education

  • Chloe Asselin, CUNY Graduate Center

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Preparing School Leaders for Social Justice Through Democratic Practices & "Critical Consciousness"

  • Hazel M. Carter, City College of New York

  • Robert Lubetsky, City College of New York

  • Lydia Colón-Bomani, New York City Department of Education

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Encouraging Productive Disruption: Developing Civic Capacities in Urban High Schools

  • Jacquelyn Greiff, University of Pennsylvania

  • Nora Reikosky, University of Pennsylvania

  • Sigal Ben-Porath, University of Pennsylvania

  • Rand Quinn, University of Pennsylvania

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New Jersey's Teacher Workforce & Pipeline

  • Mark Weber, Rutgers University

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Union-Management Partnerships & Educator Collaboration: An Alternative to Neoliberal School Reform

  • Saul Rubinstein, Rutgers University

  • John McCarthy, Cornell University

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​​​​Session 2.2 - Equity, Access & Discipline (Room 113)

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Critical Perspectives on Community Schools: Looking Across Cities to Gain Perspective

  • Jessica T. Shiller, Towson University

  • Kristen Goessling, Penn State

  • Julia Daniel, University of Colorado, Boulder 

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12 Indicators of Restorative Practice Implementation: Strategic School Discipline Reform for Equity

  • Allison Ward-Seidel, Rutgers University

  • Kayla Carter, Rutgers University

  • Anne Gregory, Rutgers University

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To Choose to not be Included is to Belong: A Dialogue About Representation and Agency in Research

with Adult Immigrants

  • Katherine E. Entigar, CUNY Graduate Center

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Policies for the Identification, Assessment & Funding of English Language Learners: A National Study

  • Ajay Srikanth, Rutgers University

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Building a Free University Through Student Organizing

  • Lucien Baskin, CUNY

  • Melissa Corning, CUNY

  • Sarah Gafur, Brooklyn College

  • Chris Mejia, Brooklyn College

  • Hailey Lam Macaulay, Brooklyn College & CUNY Graduate Center​​

Paper Sessions

2020 conference abstracts

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