UCLA’s Center X aims to transform public schooling to create a more just, equitable, and humane society. Each week, their “Just Talk” feature conversations with experts of education and justice. This week, John Rodgers of “Just Talk” spoke with Dr. Noguera about a bolder vision of strengthening education in the age of Trump.
“President Trump is right in saying that there are many cities with a lot of very poor people, and obviously those people are going to have kids who end up in schools. Those schools are often overwhelmed by the non-academic needs of the kids, such as housing, nutrition, healthcare, and so forth. Anyone who works within schools knows that you can’t ignore those needs, and you can’t blame schools for that part of it. You can’t say that schools by themselves can address all those social needs. What President Trump doesn’t do in that statement is discuss the responsibility to address the situation, which is much more complex than how he presents it. Many cities across the country are now gentrified, which opens up opportunities, but it also creates new kinds of problems.
I think the real challenge for the administration is not to simply name a problem, but to make clear how it will be approached.”
Read the full interview below:
https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/just-talk/