News 2016: "Rethinking public schools" focus of conference November 18-19

News 2016: "Rethinking public schools" focus of conference November 18-19
"Rethinking public schools" focus of conference November 18-19

Dr. Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities, will offer remarks

The Transformative Researchers and Educators for Democracy (TRED) will hold its 5th annual UMass Dartmouth Graduate Students Conference, Friday, November 18, 6-8 p.m., through Saturday, November 19, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5.p.m, at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The theme of the 2015 conference, Rethinking Public Schools: Education, Immigration, and Economic Development, aims to provide a public space for educational researchers and practitioners to engage in critical and transformative dialogues to rethink the role of public education in the light of immigration and economic development.

TRED seeks to provide a public space for critical dialogue about the opportunities within public education for critical transformative change. Through forums, presentation sessions, panel discussions, and informal gatherings, TRED creates opportunities to showcase research on educational leadership and policy.

Dr. Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities, will offer remarks on Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. Dr. Theresa Perry, a Professor in the departments of Africana Studies and Education at Simmons College and Director of the Simmons College/Beacon Press, Education and Democracy Lecture and Book Series will speak on Saturday, November 19 at 9:30 a.m .

The conference is organized by UMass Dartmouth’s College of Arts & Sciences and its Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Graduate students, educators, civic leaders, professionals, researchers, and members of the greater educational community have been invited to attend and participate in the conference.

The Department of Educational Leadership (DEL) assumes a leading role locally, nationally and internationally in preparing a new generation of transformative educational leaders and policy analysts committed to the pursuit of scholarship and serving those most in need. The department is recognized for its commitment to research, engagement in the community, and advocating for educational reform.