EDRE Lecture Series
The University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform is pleased to announce these events as part of our 2021-2022 Lecture Series. All Fall lectures will be held Fridays in GRAD 343 from noon-1:15 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Please make sure to RSVP here before 1 p.m. on the Wednesday before the scheduled lecture. If you have any questions, please direct them to Andrew Camp.
Fall 2021 Lecture Series
October 1: Constance Lindsey
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina
Lecture Title: "A Scalable Empathic-Mindset Intervention Reduces Group Disparities in School Suspensions"
Suggested Readings: None
October 8: Jennifer Jolly
Director of the Gifted Education and Talent Development Office, University of Alabama
Lecture Title: "Homeschooling & Advanced Learners"
Suggested Readings:
- Jennifer L. Jolly & Michael S. Matthews (2017): The Chronicles of Homeschooling Gifted Learners (PDF), Journal of School Choice
- Jennifer L. Jolly & Michael S. Matthews (2018): The Shifting Landscape of the Homeschooling Continuum (PDF), Educational Review
October 22: Michael Hartney
Note: This lecture will be held next door in PEAH 307
Assistant Professor, Boston College
Lecture Title: "Unmasked: How Covid-19 Revealed Painful Truths about America's Schools"
Suggested Readings:
- Finder, Alan. (1986, November 1). New York Hopes to Learn From Rink Trump Fixed. The New York Times.
- Chubb, John E., & Moe, Terry M. (1990). An institutional perspective on schools. In Politics, Markets, and America's Schools (pp. 26-68). Brookings Institution Press.
October 29: Jennifer Schiess
Partner, Policy and Evaluation Team, Bellwether Education Partners
Lecture Title: "Priced Out of Public Schools: Complexity of Challenges and Solutions at the Intersection of Policy, Equity, and Politics"
Suggested Readings:
- Alex Spurrier, Sara Hodges, and Jennifer O'Neal Schiess. (October 2021). Priced out of public schools: District lines, housing access, and inequitable educational options.
- Malcom Glenn. (October 12, 2021). How inequities in housing affect education - and vice versa. Ahead of the Heard.
- Alia Wong. (October 7, 2021). The communities are side by side. They have wildly different education outcomes - by design. Yahoo News.
November 19: Davíd Martínez
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
Lecture Title: "Equity, Justice, and Participatory Inclusion: Addressing Disparities and Barriers in School Finance"
Suggested Readings:
- Martínez, D.G. (2021). Interrogating Social Justice Paradigms in School Finance Research and Litigation. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education.
- Martínez, D.G. (2020). Blaming the Victim. Inside Higher Education.
Spring 2022 Lecture Series
February 11: Drew Bailey
Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine
Lecture Title: "Persistence and Fade-Out of Educational Intervention Effects: Mechanisms and Potential Solutions"
Suggested Readings:
- Bailey, D.H., Duncan, G.J., Cunha, F., Foorman, B.R., & Yeager, D.S. (2020) Persistence and Fade-Out of Educational-Intervention Effects: Mechanisms and Potential Solutions. Association for Psychological Science.
February 25: Elaine Allensworth
Director of the UChicago Consortium on School Research, University of Chicago
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings: TBA
April 8: Christina Weiland
Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings: TBA
April 15: Dominique Baker
Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings: TBA
April 29: Lindsey Burke
Director of the Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Lecture Title: "How the structure of K-12 education is changing: implications for funding and accountability."
Suggested Readings:
- The Next Step in School Choice - Jason Bedrick & Lindsey Burke
- The Education Lesson From COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child - Jonathan Butcher & Lindsey Burke
