MYTHS AND REALITIES: A PUBLIC FORUM ON CHICAGO SCHOOL REFORM
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
7:00-9:00pm
UIC Forum (725 W. Roosevelt St, Chicago, IL, 60607)
In the midst of campaigns and debates for the 2011 Chicago mayoral
election, we hear many proclamations and promises about what it means
to improve public schools. But how does each candidate compare to
what we know so far from research about the real problems and
solutions? In January 2011, dozens of education researchers from
throughout Chicagoland formed CReATE (Chicagoland Educational
Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education) and released a
fact sheet, titled, "Chicago School Reform: Myths, Realities, and New
Visions" (available online at http://createchicago.blogspot.com/). To
discuss this fact sheet, and to examine ways that it converges with
the work of community organizations, CReATE invites the people of
Chicago to join this Public Forum as we explore next steps in the
movement to improve public education.
Speakers include:
-Kevin Kumashiro, University of Illinois at Chicago (moderator)
-Leslie Bloom, Roosevelt University
-Sumi Cho, DePaul University
-Gregory Michie, Concordia University Chicago
-Isabel Nunez, Concordia University Chicago
-Therese Quinn, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-William Watkins, University of Illinois at Chicago
-and more
With responses by:
-Jitu Brown, KOCO (Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization)
-Jackson Potter, CORE (Caucus of Rank and File Educators), Chicago
Teachers Union
-and others
This event is free and open to the public. For more information:
createchicago@gmail.com, and Facebook.
7:00-9:00pm
UIC Forum (725 W. Roosevelt St, Chicago, IL, 60607)
In the midst of campaigns and debates for the 2011 Chicago mayoral
election, we hear many proclamations and promises about what it means
to improve public schools. But how does each candidate compare to
what we know so far from research about the real problems and
solutions? In January 2011, dozens of education researchers from
throughout Chicagoland formed CReATE (Chicagoland Educational
Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education) and released a
fact sheet, titled, "Chicago School Reform: Myths, Realities, and New
Visions" (available online at http://createchicago.blogspot.com/). To
discuss this fact sheet, and to examine ways that it converges with
the work of community organizations, CReATE invites the people of
Chicago to join this Public Forum as we explore next steps in the
movement to improve public education.
Speakers include:
-Kevin Kumashiro, University of Illinois at Chicago (moderator)
-Leslie Bloom, Roosevelt University
-Sumi Cho, DePaul University
-Gregory Michie, Concordia University Chicago
-Isabel Nunez, Concordia University Chicago
-Therese Quinn, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-William Watkins, University of Illinois at Chicago
-and more
With responses by:
-Jitu Brown, KOCO (Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization)
-Jackson Potter, CORE (Caucus of Rank and File Educators), Chicago
Teachers Union
-and others
This event is free and open to the public. For more information:
createchicago@gmail.com, and Facebook.