25 Years of Community Schooling: What Have We Learned and What’s Next?

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Over the past twenty-five years, community schools have endeavored to meet the material, social, and educational needs of students and their families and communities that have been marginalized and underserved. They represent a turn from the increasing privatization of public education and a possibility for a future of equitable and inclusive public education that expands its commitment to the public. At the quarter century mark of this democratic realignment in public education’s espoused principles, this 90-minute moderated discussion between researchers studying community schools, community school leaders and advocates, and community school stakeholders invites an opportunity for reflection, critique, and consensus building around issues in community school research and practice to chart a course for the next twenty-five years.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Kevin L. Clay, Rutgers University

Participants

• David O. Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Shakita Thomas Kpetay, Connecticut College

• Kaleem Caire, One City Schools

• Shannon Nicole Allen, The Center for Rural School Health and Education

• Anna Maier, Learning Policy Institute

• Luis Rico-Hernandez, Aurora Public Schools

• Ruben Anguiano, University of Colorado - Denver

Discussant

• Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade, San Francisco State University

Commentators

• Kevin L. Clay, Rutgers University

• Jennifer Leigh Whitson, Alexandria City Public Schools

• Patricia A. Edwards, Michigan State University

• Katrina Liu, University of Nevada - Las Vegas