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Policy and People: Exploring the Use of Organizing and Activism in Education Policy
Tue, April 17, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Sheraton New York Times Square, Floor: Second Floor, Metropolitan West RoomSession Type: Roundtable Session
Abstract
This roundtable focuses on the function of organizing activism in the educational policy landscape. Together, through their papers, the presenting authors help show the ways activists organize to challenge or advocate for educational policies and the outcomes they are able to achieve.
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"Putting Our Kids in Danger": Activists, Policy Makers, and Conflicting Perceptions of School Closures in Chicago - Dee Delfin, George Mason University
Constructing Race: Negotiating Difference in the Context of an Education Activist Movement - Maravene Taylor-Heine, University of Colorado - Boulder; Terri S. Wilson, University of Colorado Boulder
Lessons Learned From Social Justice Educator Unionists Organizing to Transform Schools and Society - Chloe Asselin, Graduate Center at the City University of New York
Organizing for Public Education in the New Public Square: Social Media, Critical Literacy, and Activism - Carolyn Hetrick, University of Michigan; Camille M. Wilson, University of Michigan; Erika Reece; Margaret O. Hanna, University of Michigan
The 999 Code: A Geographic Analysis of Opting-Out Behavior in New York - Kathryn P. Chapman, Arizona State University - Tempe; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University - Tempe; Sherman Dorn, Arizona State University