Education Policy Cafe

Often times education reforms are seen as either saviors or rabble rousers. With ideas that shake up the "traditional" approach to teaching, learning and schools, these reforms efforts are sometimes met with resistance. But with the state of education today, it is critical that education reformers continue searching "out of the box" for alternative solutions. In this episode we will seek answers to the questions:What are some examples of non traditional reforms for the past? Who are the trailblazers seeking creative solutions today?What are some examples you have identified in your community?Call in to Education Policy Cafe and share your story!

In today's episode of education policy cafe, we will continue discussing reform efforts designed by leaders and policymakers to close the glaring performance gap between minority and nonminority students. With so many ideas out there from reducing class size to eliminating teacher tenure to establishing more school choice for parents in low income neighborhoods, how do we know what works and what doesn't? As we identified the problems and causes of the performance gap, today we will highlight examples from around the country of people working towards finding a solution.Have you seen examples in your community? Call in to Education Policy Cafe and share your story!    

If you ask any major policy maker on both sides of the ideological aisle about the achievement gap, most would say they support reforms to address it.Lawmakers enact legislation with the idea of fixing this glaring injustice in our education system. Reformers for and againstNo Child Left Behind, charter schools, school choice and even common core use the achievement gap data in support of their positions.But what are the facts? Is their an achievement gap between African American, Latino, Asian and White American students? If so where did it come from and more importantly how do we close it? In this episode we will look for answers to these pressing questions. What do you think? Call in to Education Policy Cafe and let us know your thoughts!

In this installment of the EPC's Race and Education series, we will discuss the aftermath of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. With a mandate to expediate intergration given by the Supreme Court, many states, universities, and school districts in the South use a variety of tactics, including violence, to ensure "segregaton now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever." Join us at EPC as we discuss policy, race, and law in a post Brown era. 

In this episode of EPC we will continue our conversation from Monday on the intersection of race and education. We will focus on the historical contributions of thought leaders, educators and activist who pushed for key policies designed to address educational inequities found in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement. Join us as well discuss:Brown vs. Board of EdDr. King's solution to reforming educationThe story of Affirmative ActionCall in to EPC where "everyone has a seat at the education policy table"