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October 06, 2005
Dr. Gerald Bracey on "Closing the Achievement Gap"
The College of Education's Institute for Urban Education presents Dr. Gerald W. Bracey on October 6, 2005 presenting on the research and policy environment within which America's schools operate. If you are interested in how American can improve the way it educates itself, please join us for this important event.
(NOTE: This event is open to the public and there will be no charge for this important presentation.)
Gerald W. Bracey holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. He has held positions at Educational Testing Service, Indiana University, the Virginia Department of Education, and Cherry Creek (Colorado) Schools. Since 1991 he has been an independent educational researcher and writer who specializes in assessment and policy analysis. Dr. Bracey is currently a researcher and writer, an Associate of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, and an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. Dr. Bracey also maintains a website, the Educational Disinformation Detection and Reporting Agency at http://www.america-tomorrow.com/bracey.
Recent books include The War Against America's Public Schools (2002), Put to the Test: An Educator'sand Consumer's Guide to Standardized Testing (2002), What You Should Know About the War Against America's Public Schools (2003), and The Death of Childhood and the Destruction of Public Schools. An earlier book, Understanding Education Statistics: It's Easier and More Important Than You Think, was revised in 2003, while another previous work, Setting the Record Straight, was revised for publication in 2004.
(NOTE: This event is open to the public and there will be no charge for this important presentation.)
Posted by n-battaglia at October 6, 2005 02:57 PM