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Event Details: Abbott v. Burke: Has the Landmark School Funding Case Improved Student Outcomes?
Description:
Thanks to the
Abbott v. Burke case, 32 urban school districts in New Jersey have been the beneficiaries of extensive comprehensive reforms including high quality preschool, improved facilities, and supplemental programs for high-poverty students. What has been its impact on student success? How did these efforts change the landscape for educational opportunity for the disadvantaged children living in these districts? How have current constraints on funding affected the continuation of these reforms?
Equity in Education Forum:
Abbott v. Burke: Has the Landmark School Funding Case Improved Student Outcomes?
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 20093:30 - 5:00 PM179 Grace Dodge Hall
Teachers College, Columbia University
Presenter:
David Sciarra, Executive Director and Counsel, Education Law Center
Discussant:
Gordon MacInnes, Fellow, Equality and Education Project, The Century Foundation, and Former Assistant Commissioner for the Abbott Implementation
Clifford
Janey, Superintendent, Public
Schools
Moderator:
Thomas
Corcoran, Co-Director,
Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Teachers College,Columbia University
This event is free and open to the public.
Individuals with
disabilities are invited to request reasonable accommodations including, but not
limited to sign language interpretation, Braille or large print materials, and a
campus map of accessible features. Address these requests to the Office of
Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities at (212) 678-3689,
keller@tc.edu, or Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at (212) 678-3853 V/TTY,
jaech@tc.edu.
Type: All Events
Location: 179 Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College
Date & Time: 11/11/2009, 3:30:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
Website: No website specified.
