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PEPG events are intended to create an open academic environment in which top scholars can present and discuss the best current thinking on education policy and governance. Towards this end, the program has hosted numerous conferences and seminars since its founding in 1996. And in 2003, we initiated the Education Policy Colloquium Series with the expressed purpose of providing the Harvard community with greater access to cutting-edge education research.
Emerging School Models
Maintaining the Momentum
New school models are reshaping the American educational landscape. Emerging charter school models, micro schools, career and technical programs, and different forms of homeschooling are expanding nationwide. But can these models build on the current momentum? What infrastructure is needed to make them sustainable over the long term?
To explore these questions, the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University hosted a conference on emerging school models at Harvard Kennedy School, on Thursday, Sept. 12, and Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
The conference included a keynote address by Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Fall 2024 Colloquium Series
All events run from 12 to 1:15 p.m. A light lunch will be served. Events are free and open to the public. Please R.S.V.P. to attend.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Breaking the Promise of Brown: The Seattle Supreme Court Case and its Implications for School Diversity
Joseph Olchefske, Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Education; Former Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools
Thiru Vignarajah, Former Deputy Attorney General of Maryland
WAPPP Cason Conference Room, Taubman 102, HKS
Tuesday, Oct. 29
NYC Reads and Pathways
Daniel Weisberg, First Deputy Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Darman Conference Room, Taubman 135, HKS
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Putting Merit Pay into Practice
Michelle Rhee, CEO, 7 Ventures, former Chancellor, Washington D.C. Public Schools
George Parker, Senior Advisor, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Former president, Washington D.C. Teacher’s Union
Darman Conference Room, Taubman 135, HKS
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Do Vouchers Violate Federal and State Constitutions?
Clint Bolick, Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Darman Conference Room, Taubman 135, HKS
Thursday, Nov. 21
TBA
Derrell Bradford, President, 50CAN
WAPPP Cason Conference Room, Taubman 102, HKS
Colloquium archive
Previous colloquium speakers, videos and materials are available here.
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