Dr. Pedro Noguera Education, Opportunity & Civil Rights in the 21st Century

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Presentation from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM followed by a period of Q&A

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Education is frequently described as the civil rights issue of the 21st century. This is particularly true for politicians when they are calling for policy changes and reform. However, many important civil rights issues related to education in the 20th century remain largely unresolved. In this presentation we will analyze the current reform agenda being promoted by states, the federal government and various advocacy groups. We will also explore why issues pertaining to racial segregation, poverty and social inequality are no longer considered central to school change initiatives and the implication of allowing these issues to be ignored. Finally, we will consider the possibilities for change that exist in the current period given the constraints confronting public schools.

Pedro Noguera is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. His research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions, as well as by demographic trends in local, regional and global contexts. He is the author of twelve books and over 250 articles and reports. He serves on the boards of numerous national and local organizations and appears as a regular commentator on educational issues in major national and local media outlets. His editorials have appeared in the NY Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and the Dallas Morning News. Prior to joining the faculty at UCLA he served as a professor and holder of endowed chairs at New York University (2003 – 2015) Harvard University (2000 – 2003) and the University of California, Berkeley (1990 – 2000). From 2009 - 2012 he served as a Trustee for the State University of New York (SUNY) as an appointee of the Governor. In 2014 he was elected to the National Academy of Education.