Inspired by the successful teacher strike in West Virginia, teachers walked out in Oklahoma and Kentucky to protest wage and funding cuts. Dr. Noguera appeared on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes” alongside author Dana Goldstein...
Read moreThe Daily Bruin on the Center for Transformation
The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, founded by Dr. Noguera, recently launched in Los Angeles. The Daily Bruin published an article taking a look at the goals for the center and how it can help school districts affected by poverty...
Read moreDr. Noguera at NASBE
On November 2-4, Dr. Noguera will be giving the keynote speech at The National Association of State Boards of Education annual conference. The conference, themed “Beyond the State Plan: Excellence, Equity, Innovation,” draws state board of...
Read moreReimagine Education Conference
UCLA’s new Center for the Transformation of Schools is hosting the Reimagine Education Conference on November 9th to explore possibilities for reimagining the potential of education to empower the next generation of learners and consider...
Read moreWatch Dr. Noguera Give the Keynote at IASB Convention
Last November, Dr. Noguera gave the keynote speech at the 71st edition of the Iowa Association of School Boards Conference, an annual conference of school board members throughout Iowa. He spoke on proven ways to ensure excellence and equity for...
Read moreListen to Dr. Noguera’s Full Talk on “Equity and Deeper Learning” from the University of Washington
Several weeks ago, Dr. Noguera was a featured speaker at the University of Washington Graduate School for it’s 2016-2017 Public Lecture Series. The series is a year-long conversation on the topic of “privilege” and features...
Read moreHow Much Does It Cost To Raise A Child?
Democrats say they’re looking for an issue that will galvanize the base and get people out to vote. Here it is: inequality. It’s the same issue that’s getting Trump’s base animated but he appeals to fear. We need leaders...
Read moreThe Common Core Costs Billions And Hurts Students
A sensible set of arguments by Diane Ravitch. If you don’t read the whole article this quote will help you to get the point: “If we really cared about improving the education of all students, we would give teachers the autonomy to...
Read more10 Points of Advice by Pedro Noguera
Pedro Noguera served as a keynote speaker at the AASA-Howard University Urban Superintendents Academy Inaugural Conference on Aug. 28, 2015. He offered 10 points of advice to attendees, comprised of educators who have enrolled in the AASA-Howard...
Read moreHow a single-sex school in East Harlem offered young women a path out of poverty
As we continue to identify ways to break down barriers to opportunity and close the college access gap, we can look to an education model that took shape twenty years ago with 56 girls in East Harlem. When the seventh-graders walked through the...
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