Carleton’s ACT Civic Engagement Series to Focus on the State of Education
The Acting in the Community Together (ACT) office at Carleton College will host their annual Civic Engagement Series, this year focusing on “The State of Education.” As part of the series, the public is invited to attend two presentations. A panel discussion entitled “Inequality in the American Public School System” will be offered on Wednesday Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Guest House. On Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum, Phil Sandro, of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA), will “Many Children Left Behind: The Promise and Failure of the No Child Left Behind Policy.” Both events are free and open to the public.
The Acting in the Community Together (ACT) office at Carleton College will host their annual Civic Engagement Series, this year focusing on “The State of Education.” As part of the series, the public is invited to attend two presentations. A panel discussion entitled “Inequality in the American Public School System” will be offered on Wednesday Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Guest House. On Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum, Phil Sandro, of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA), will “Many Children Left Behind: The Promise and Failure of the No Child Left Behind Policy.” Both events are free and open to the public.
ACT’s panel discussion on inequality in the American school system will address the issue of sizeable gaps in the academic performance of students from different socio-economic levels. Panelists include Ted Kolderie, Carleton Class of ’52, senior associate at Education/Evolving; Michael Lach, Carleton Class of ’90, a Teach for American alumnus and director of science for Chicago Public Schools; Susan Singer, Carleton professor of biology; and Amy Wilson, Carleton Class of ’92, a Teach for American alumna and instructor of teacher preparation at Johns Hopkins University. Together, the group will present ideas for dramatic reform in the public education system.
A professor with HECUA, Sandro has worked in urban public policy for several years, including a position in the city of Chicago under reform Mayor Harold Washington. His lecture will address the No Child Left Behind policy, as well as the major inequalities in the urban public school system. Sandro’s current project involves research with the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching and Learning’s “Political Engagement Program.”
ACT unites Carleton students of varied backgrounds with the Northfield community through academic engagement and volunteer programs. For information on other events and volunteer opportunities, contact Amber Cameron, ACT educational associate at (507) 222-7019. For information on disability accommodations regarding the panel and lecture, contact Carleton College relations at (507) 222-4308.