Contesting Public Education: Opting Out, Activism, and Dissent in Education Policy
by Emily Comer (ecomer3@illinois.edu) / Aug 28, 2017
The journal Educational Theory is pleased to invite you to a one-day conference exploring such questions as:
- What values and claims are at stake when parents and students opt out of education?
- How do these claims intersect with public goals for education, including equity?
- How might opting out be understood as a form of dissent, activism and political action?
Guest presenters: Michele Moses (University of Colorado-Boulder), Amy Shuffelton (Loyola University Chicago), Sarah Stitzlein (University of Cincinnati), Ashley Taylor (Colgate University), Quentin Wheeler-Bell (Indiana University-Bloomington), Terrenda White (University of Colorado-Boulder), and Terri Wilson (University of Colorado-Boulder).
Click here for flyer with schedule.
Please RSVP to Emily Comer (ecomer3@illinois.edu) to help us estimate attendance.
Cost: The institute is free and open to the public; lunch and refreshments provided.
Contact: Emily Comer
ecomer3@illinois.edu
Co-sponsors: The Learning Publics Initiative (Center for Advanced Study), The State of Learning: The University in a Divided Nation (A Provost's Office Initiative, supported by the Center for Advanced Study), The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, and the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership