From pineapples to small schools, alum Mike Klonsky's work is no small talk
From UIC Alumni Magazine, UIC College of Education
April 30, 2012
Professor Michael Klonsky teaches in the College of Education at DePaul University in Chicago. He also serves as the national director of the Small Schools Workshop, and on the national steering committee of Save Our Schools, a national movement dedicated to supporting public schools. Klonsky has blogged, spoken and written extensively on school reform issues with a focus on urban school restructuring. Klonsky received his MA in Education Studies in 1992 and his PhD in Curriculum & Instruction from UIC in 1996. He talks with Communications Director Eva Moon.
Can you talk about how your UIC education laid the groundwork for your future work?
The college, under both of our deans, Larry Braskamp and then Vicki Chou, was a wonderful place to learn and develop