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Education Forum Events

September 12, 2009 - Saturday

Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and chief executive officer of PolicyLink, addresses the first annual Atlanta Neighborhood Summit.

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Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

April 27, 2009 - Monday

Michael Davis takes us behind the scenes of the innovative and definitive children's TV show on PBS and PBA-30, Sesame Street.

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All About Africa

April 1, 2009 - Wednesday

Julia White, Cedric Suzman, Gail Ifshin, Bernadette Paolo, Ambassador Amadou Ba and former Ambassador Andrew Young address students from metro Atlanta schools on the importance of Africa.

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Beverly Hall: Superintendent of the Year

March 9, 2009 - Monday

Dr. Beverly Hall, fresh off being named 2009 National Superintendent of the Year, addresses Rotary Atlanta.

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The Trouble with Boys

February 25, 2009 - Wednesday

Peg Tyre discusses her book, The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do.

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If Holden Were in My Classroom - Bernie Schein

January 13, 2009 - Tuesday

Bernie Schein discusses his educational techniques and his book, If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity and Intelligence in Middle School Kids.

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Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Meets the Press

January 13, 2009 - Tuesday

Mayor Franklin discusses the public safety and economic challenges for Atlanta in 2009, and her plans to leave Atlanta in the black.

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Maynard Jackson High School Dedication

September 4, 2008 - Thursday

US Representative John Lewis, former First Lady of Atlanta Valerie Jackson and Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall speak at the dedication ceremonies for the new Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School.

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Atlanta Public Schools 2008

August 19, 2008 - Tuesday

Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall delivers her annual State of the Schools address.

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Agnes Scott College's 2008 Commencement

May 10, 2008 - Saturday

Atlanta's first woman mayor, Shirley Franklin, calls on the 2008 graduates of the all-woman college to get involved in the political process in order to effect social change.

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The Dangers of a Liberal Education

February 20, 2008 - Wednesday

John Kuykendall reflects on the value--and the dangers--of a liberal education.

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Celebrating Brown and The Little Rock Nine

December 31, 2007 - Monday

Ernest Green talks about the Little Rock Nine, the group of students who broke the color barrier in September 1957, following the Supreme Court's ruling. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Can We Talk about Race?

May 17, 2007 - Thursday

Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum examines some of the most resonant issues in American education and race relations.

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Beverly Daniel Tatum: Commencement Keynote

May 12, 2007 - Saturday

Beverly Daniel Tatum delivers the 2007 commencement address at Agnes Scott College, drawing from her interest in race relations and education.

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Race, Class and Gender - A Conversation

May 8, 2007 - Tuesday

Mazie Ferguson, a great-grandniece of Mary McLeod Bethune, and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt, speak at Spelman College's Leadership and Women of Color Conference. The event's moderated by award-winning poet and Spelman alumna Pearl Cleage.

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Race Relations and Black History in Higher Education

April 4, 2007 - Wednesday

Shirley Franklin gives the Holmes-Hunter Lecture at the University of Georgia.

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Intercultural Communication

March 29, 2007 - Thursday

Lynn Gregory discusses how perceptions can affect intercultural communication and how intercultural communications can affect perceptions.

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Charting the Future of US Higher Education

March 16, 2007 - Friday

Dr. Louis Sullivan addresses an assemblage of educational, business, civic and international leaders at Riverwood High School to discuss tomorrow's leaders.

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Building a Vibrant Workforce Through the Arts in Education

March 13, 2007 - Tuesday

Phillip Yenawine and Lynne Sowder discuss the role that art education could play in building the cognitive and creative skills that tomorrow's workforce needs.

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Education in a Flatter World

February 1, 2006 - Wednesday

Susan Tremain presents a blueprint for doubling the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates by 2015.

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The Future of Public Education In Atlanta

January 19, 2006 - Thursday

Beverly L. Hall discusses her success in transforming the Atlanta Public School system into a "world-class" district, and her goals her vision for the future, 'APS 2007'.

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Frank McCourt: Act Two

January 11, 2006 - Wednesday

Frank McCourt discusses his long-awaited book about how his 30-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer.

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Boston IDEAS 2005: Barry Zuckerman

October 6, 2005 - Thursday

Barry Zuckerman discusses the way we think about health care by emphasizing prevention and developing programs to promote school readiness. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Inventing Kindergarten

May 5, 2005 - Thursday

Brosterman discusses the history of kindergarten and its influence on such modernist giants as Kandinsky, Mondrian, Le Corbusier and others. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Capitol Perspective: College Affordability

Ted Kennedy hosts a discussion on the topic of college affordability and the negative impact these expenses can have on graduates entering the public sector. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Libraries and the Organization of Knowledge

Terry Belanger and Michael Gorman discuss libraries and the organization of knowledge from historical and contemporary perspectives. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Libraries, Censorship, and Freedom of Information

Mary Warnement and Marjorie Heins discuss libraries, censorship and the Freedom of Information act from historical and contemporary perspectives. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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A Life of Peace and Tolerance: The Dalai Lama on Education

The Dalai Lama discusses living a life of peace and tolerance and the limits of education at Smith College. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Five Minds for the Future

Howard Gardner speaks about his new book, Five Minds for the Future explaining why it is becoming increasingly important to develop five kinds of thinking. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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One Laptop Per Child

Jim Gettys gives an overview of the software aspects of the One Laptop Per Project initiative, and shows off a sample $100 laptop. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Beyond the Bake Sale: Family-School Partnerships

Anne Henderson and Karen Mapp discuss how to form family-school partnerships and how to make them work. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Military Models for Adolescent Education

Hugh Price and respondents debate whether a military model for adolescent education could help close achievement gaps? (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Education of Ms. Groves: Experiences of a 1st-Year Teacher

Izhar Harpaz and the HGSE community discuss the challenges that new teachers face and how best to recruit, train, support, and retain a strong teaching force. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Empowering Educators: The Power of Teamwork in Schools

Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria moderates a panel discussion about why teamwork is integral to improving teaching quality and student achievement. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Influencing Ways that Parents Raise Children

Paul Tough describes his experience as a journalist covering education in the Harlem Children's Zone, with special focus on the influence of parenting. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Back to School: On the Path to Universal Primary Education

Pamela Hogan screens Back to School and leads a discussion on universal primary education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Educating The Creative Workforce

Dan Hunter moderates a panel discussion about what Massachusetts can do to improve access to arts and culture in the classroom and beyond. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Eye on Education: Massachusetts 2020 - Can We Compete?

Emily Rooney hosts a town-meeting style event featuring a panel of education experts entitled Massachusetts 2020: Can We Compete? (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Frank McCourt: Teacher Man

Frank McCourt describes his struggle to find his way in the classroom and create a lasting impression on his students and his most recent book, Teacher Man. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Challenges of Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind

Presenters from the local, state, and federal levels engage in a panel discussion of the political and policy challenges of the reauthorization of NCLB. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Demystifying the Academic Game

Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein-Graff argue that educational institutions need to do more to close the gap between public discourse and that of students and other citizens. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Does Parenting Contribute to Achievement Gaps?

Ronald Ferguson and others propose ways that parenting can complement school improvement to narrow racial gaps in academic performance. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Lessons Learned, Lessons to be Learned

Roland Barth speaks at an interactive forum focused on the conditions that support learning in children and adults. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Unlocking the Power of Women

Geeta Rao Gupta, president of the International Center for Research on Women is awarded the 2006 Anne Roe Award. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth

Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco share results of their longitudinal study on immigrant youth and the educational experiences of immigrant children. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Private Management of Public Schools

Richard Elmore and Steven Wilson explore the nuances related to having American public schools run by private corporations. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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First Year Academic Convocation: John McCain

John McCain makes a moral appeal to students to look above self-interest in their lives and careers. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Paying for College: The Rising Cost of Higher Education

Bridget Terry Long discusses the results of her recent research on the rising cost of higher education in New England with a panel of higher education experts. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Role of Public Education and The Common Good

Dr. Payzant draws on forty years of working to improve teaching and learning in public education and examines recent changes in the role of public education in America. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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How Public Schools Meet the Nation's Changing Needs

Patricia Albjerg Graham discusses her her recent book, Schooling America. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Emerging Field of the Arts in Education

Steve Seidel moderates as a panel reflects on the history and future of the field of arts in education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Why High School Graduates Become College Dropouts

Melissa Roderick uses Chicago as a case study for discussing what it will take to reduce dropout rates and make post-secondary success the norm for urban students. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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School District Reform: Leadership in Uncertain Times

Robert Peterkin moderates a discussion about school district reform and finding the needed talent, resources, and support to make it happen. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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PAR: Research in Youth Development

Donna Marie San Antonio moderates a discussion about the method and theory of engaging in participatory action research in educational settings. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Connecting the Scholar and the Classroom

Kathleen McCartney moderates a debate about how to link educational theory, practice, and policy in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Harvard Educational Review. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Abbott Districts: Better Funding, Better Achievement

Gordon MacInnes and others describe achievement in New Jersey's Abbott Districts, where state aid makes per pupil spending higher than it is in the state's suburbs. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Community and Youth Organization and Reform

Ernesto Cortes, Jr. and others discuss community organizing in low income communities and as a powerful force for change in urban schools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Communities of Color Moving Forward

Sandy Grande and panelists discuss how they understand and define catastrophe in the context of communities of color. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Alone or Together?: Justice of Faith in a Globalizing World

Paul L. Locatelli, SJ, discusses religious education and globalization. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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New Media in Education 2006: A Progress Report

James Neal delivers the opening remarks at the third New Media in Education Conference at Columbia University . (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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A Partnership in Educational Innovation

Helfand and Klatell discuss two recent partnerships where CCNMTL assisted in the emergence of a new technology based curricular and pedagogical approach. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Virtual Fieldwork for Pre-Professional Education

Debbie Marcus moderates an exploration of the possibilities for virtual fieldwork as an essential part of pre-professional education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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New Technologies Serving Educational Goals

John Frankfurt and others provide a survey of new media and technology that serve different educational goals. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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New Directions: Research, Education & Community Service

Moretti and Witte describe CCNMTL efforts to adapt work within the university into multimedia community tools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Economics of Knowledge as a Public GoodThe Economics of Open Courseware

Anne Margulies, and others, present two industry studies on the economics of public good and courseware at a conference on The Economics of Open Content. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Evaluating Pilot Schools: How Do They Stack Up?

The Boston Foundation hosts a forum presenting new research on the performance of Boston's Pilot Schools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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How Educators Can Help Children Exposed to Trauma

In response to hurricane Katrina, educators discuss how to best help children who have been exposed to trauma. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Impassioned Experience: Artwork in a 4h Grade Classroom

Michael Armstrong reflects on his recent observations of visual art activities in a grade school classroom in Lawrence, Massachusetts. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Leading from Within: Reclaim Selfhood in Professional Life

Parker Palmer addresses the challenge of joining soul and role in public and private life, particularly in a world filled with the forces of fragmentation. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Shame of the Nation

Jonathan Kozol documents the reappearance of separate and unequal schooling in our nation's educational system. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Building Social Capital Through Education

Peter Karoff discuss the state of education with President Mahesh Sharma and Chancellor Eileen Moran Brown. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps III

Third of three lectures from a May 2005 forum on Race, Culture, and K-12 Achievement organized by the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps II

Second of three lectures from a May 2005 forum on Race, Culture, and K-12 Achievement organized by the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps I

First of three lectures from a May 2005 forum on Race, Culture, and K-12 Achievement organized by the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Usable Knowledge: Scaling Up Technology Innovations

The editors of "Scaling Up Success: Lessons Learned from Technology-Based Educational Improvement" discuss their research findings. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Arts and Schools: Reconciling Opposites

Dick Deasy, director of the Arts Education Partnership in Washington, DC, and editor of Critical Links, speaks about schools and the arts. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Cognitive Science and the Science of Education Policy

Dr Feuer presents the third in a series of lectures on links between cognitive science and education policy. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Telling Tales: Reading with Michael Armstrong

Michael Armstrong reads from Girl Today, Hare Tomorrow, a story by a child that to him represents the culmination of elementary school art. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Wisdom, Freedom, Community, Truth

David Lyle Jeffrey delves into the meaning of four values at the heart of Christian university education as ideas put into practice. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Assessing Literacy: Exploring the Reader's Mind and Heart

Robert Calfee, PhD presents HGSE's first annual Jeanne S. Chall lecture, Assessing Literacy: Exploring the Reader's Mind and Heart. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Beyond Black and White: Race In The Boston Public Schools

Basic Black hosts a discussion about how Boston public schools can maintain a commitment to diversity and provide quality education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Framing Education as Art: The Octopus Has a Good Day

Jessica Davis discusses her new book and offers suggestions for making non-arts education more connected to and like the arts. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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40 Years of ESEA: Then and Now

Harvard Graduate School of Education celebrates the 40th anniversary of ESEA with a look at how the act is connected to recent initiatives like the No Child Left Behind Act. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Becoming Literate: Baltimore Early Childhood Project

Serpell discusses the results of his study tracing literacy development in low- and middle- income families of European and African heritage in Baltimore. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Systemic Change from Classroom Intervention

A panel discusses classroom-level intervention and instructional improvement models and creating systemic change. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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What Does Good Work Look Like?

Berger discusses ways to involve students in the process of critique, and how to build a vision of quality wth them. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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'L' is for Literacy: Reading with Children

Harvard Graduate School of education celebrates the Read Across America initiative and Dr Seuss' birthday. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Future of Education Research and Policy

Dr Feuer presents the second in a series of lectures on links between cognitive science and education policy. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Opening Doors for Boston's Children

Members of Boston's After-School for All Partnership and School Sites Initiative explore the successful efforts to expand opportunities available to Boston's children. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Sarah's Long Walk: The Struggle that Changed America

Stephen Kendrick, author of Sarah's Long Walk, discusses the local history behind the famous case of Brown v. Board of Education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Education Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske speak about their recent book, Elusive Equity: Education Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Closing the Achievement Gap

Richard Rothstein, former education columnist for the New York Times, discusses factors contributing to the race achievement gap. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Hancock Case: How Much Is Enough?

Policy experts debate how much funding schools need in order to do the job society expects of them, yet the Hancock case is still undecided by the Supreme Court. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Chinese Americans: Compelled to Excel

Vivian Louie shares her research on two groups of second-generation Chinese Americans on the idea that race and class do not impact educational experiences. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Science of Rationality

Michael Feuer, PhD, of the National Research Council, illustrates the frayed link between cognitive science and the science of education policy. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Adequate and Equitable School Funding

Peter Schrag and other panelists debate how much funding is necessary to achieve high standards In the shadow of the Hancock case. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Many Children Left Behind

Prominent educators discuss their new book Many Children Left Behind and how the No Child Left Behind Act is damaging children and schools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Education for All

Educators discuss why some children, particularly girls, children from poor societies, children who work, and children in conflict, do not have access to a basic education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Shakespeare and the Bottom Line: Marketing Higher Ed

Kirp explains the pressure on American universities to function as businesses within a competitive market, and the impact of this on their educational goals. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Students

Kathleen Cushman, shares surprising advice from teens she interviewed for her most recent book about how to engage, motivate, and challenge high school students. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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30 Years After School Busing

Educators and policy makers review school busing, educational inequities and how to avail opportunities to all people across racial as well as economic boundaries. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter presents the state's inaugural Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Brown v. Board of Education: Mission Accomplished?

Charles Ogletree and others discuss the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision with a VIP panel on Martha's Vineyard. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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State Hearing: No Child Left Behind Act

Listen to one of the national hearings designed to build a rich and extensive public record on the benefits and challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Revisiting Brown: Did It Make a Difference?

The Museum commemorates the Brown decision at the Abiel Smith School, a focus of the first school desegregation case in the US, Roberts v. City of Boston in 1850. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Restructuring Urban High Schools: Report Card

Steinberg and Caradonio explore the two Massachusetts high school restructuring efforts in Boston and Worcester. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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(Not) Talking About Race Talk

Anthropologist Mica Pollock explores the everyday quandaries of race talk (or lack thereof) in schools in her new book. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Conversation with Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt discusses his experience as a high school English teacher in New York City. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Getting to Graduation: Supporting Students to Mastery

This panel of experts takes a retrospective look at the Class of 2003's experience of getting to high school graduation in Massachusetts. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning

Abigail Thernstrom, and Stephan Thernstrom, discuss the racial gap in academics. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Liberal and Conservative Theories on Urban School Change

Charles Payne discusses "A Curse on Both Their Houses: Liberal and Conservative Theories of Urban School Change." (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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18,190 Days: Brown v. Board of Education

On the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, this paneldiscussion considers how far we've come. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Meet the Poet: Dana Gioia

Dana Gioba, an award-winning poet and educator, shares his wisdom on the importance of teaching poetry at the high school level. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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MCAS: What Does It Mean for Immigrant Youth?

Educators discuss why the MCAS test is so hard and why there is so little support for ESL students to pass it. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Limited Access to Higher Education

Educators discuss resource issues and the conflicting messages given to immigrant youth. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Educational Policies and Immigrant Youth

Experts explore why some immigrant youths sink and some swim in our public schools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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College Sports and Educational Values

Adams and Levin discuss the problem of the increasing number of college athletes who underperform academically compared to their schoolmates. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Labor-Management Relations in Public Education

Officials from Rochester, NY and Worcester, Mass discuss their collective commitment to student achievement above all else. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Higher-Performing Urban High Schools

Paul Reville of MassInc and others discuss the best practices at use in high-performing urban high schools, and what states can do to foster such high performance. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Lessons from the Holocaust

Professor Berger discusses the process of educating students in altruism, using lessons from Holocaust rescuers. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Essential Conversation: Between Parents and Teachers

Ms. Lawrence-Lightfoot, reads from her newest book, Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn From Each Other. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Media Minds: Media, Race and Urban Teens

Educators and youth activists discuss the huge impact media has on how young people see themselves and the world around them. (Part I) (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Media Makers: Media, Race and Urban Teens

Educators and youth activists discuss the huge impact media has on how young people see themselves and the world around them. (Part II) (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Picture Books: A Lecture for Children

McClintock, Root, and Oxenbury, three prominent childrens' authors, discuss their books for an audience of children. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Learning with Excitement: Afterschool Programs

Educators present policy and research perspectives with integrative approaches to system-building in youth development and afterschool education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Technology as a Force for Education Reform

Chen talks about where technology is succeeding in helping students to imagine the applications of their classroom lessons. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Mapping School Choice in Massachusetts

Paul Grogan and other education experts from around New England discuss recent Massachusetts findings about the controversial issue of school choice. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Language Police: Restricting What We learn

Diane Ravitch exposes how America's students are compelled to read texts that have been censored by publishers, government officials and school boards. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Schools & Society: Reinventing Public Education

Jay Kaufman explores the changes that need to be made in our thinking about the mission, governance, structure, and funding of a transformed public school system. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Schools & Society: Assessing Success

Paul Reville focuses on appropriate methods of assessing educational success and probes what the best alternatives are that will assure school accountability. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Schools & Society: Educating Educators

Margaret McKenna focuses on how schools can give teachers the solid foundation and practical experience they need to succeed in our nation's classrooms. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Schools & Society: Preparing for College

Jo Ann Gora focuses on the changing role of colleges, the demands being placed on them, and the qualities they look for in assessing applicants. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Museums and the Neutralization of Culture

Carol Becker explores the dichotomy of the dynamism of art making and the staticness of museums that house art objects. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Another World: Alternative Ways to Globalization

A panel of teachers, students, politicians and community leaders explores alternative and constructive pathways to globalization. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Black Philanthropy

This forum explores how African-Americans' strong tradition of giving has brought about significant social reform and educational development. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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A Nation Reformed or a Nation at Risk?

In response to the 20th anniversary of the release of A Nation at Risk, educators discuss the educational gains and losses of the last 20 years. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Artists As Activists: Muslim Women Artists

Munir Jiwa discusses the role and impact of Muslim women in the arts, museums, media, and material culture. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Artists as Educators in the Community

The Artists Collective from Hartford, CT performs and guides reflection on arts, education and community. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Privatization and the Public Good?

Martha Minow explores what happens when private companies, nonprofit agencies, and religious groups manage education and other social services programs. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Universal Pre-School: A Just Investment

Roy Bostock speaks about the Committee for Economic Development's major new report in favor of universal preschool. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Workforce Development in Massachusetts

Experts in education and workforce development debate the future of workforce development in Massachusetts. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Modern Denial of Human Nature

Steven Pinker shows that equality, progress, responsibility, and purpose have nothing to fear from human nature with its moral, emotional, and political colorings. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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HIV/AIDS and South African Education

Dr Bhekinkhosi Sikhakhane discusses the need for educational transformation in South Africa, particularly concerning HIV-positive women. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Learning Through Music: A Model for Arts Integration

Lawrence Scripp explores music as a medium and model for interdisciplinary teaching and learning. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Whose America? Culture Wars in the Public Schools

Jonathan Zimmerman reviews existing cultural conflicts in schools and explores what should be taught about values, historical representation, and morality. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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In Schools We Trust: Creating Communities of Learning

Deborah Meier traces the success stories of small public schools that she and her colleagues have created in Boston and New York. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Centrality of Respect

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot examines the culture of schools, socialization within families and communities, and the relationships between culture and learning styles. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Educating Black and Hispanic Youth

Education administrators, teachers, and youth critically examine how Black and Hispanic students are faring in Boston's public schools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Latinos Remaking America

Educators explore the origins and dynamics of many of the profound changes in the Latino world, ranging from new political clout to ethnocultural issues. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Democratizing American Achievement

Stanley Kaplan explores his own institution that has prepared more than 3 million students to take standardized tests. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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MCAS: Putting Students and Schools to the Test

Controversy has surrounded the MCAS test since 1993, when it was introduced to help students and schools not making the grade. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Misunderstood Minds: Coping with Learning Problems

WGBH teams up with a panel of health and education experts to share successful strategies to help you and your child. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Lessons from Japanese and Chinese Education

James Stigler reveals his understanding of teaching and learning based on his research of math education in the United States, China, and Japan. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Passionate Teacher, Passionate Learner

Robert Fried discusses his inspirational and practical guide to reclaiming students' passionate engagement in learning. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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METCO: The Other Boston Busing Story

Susan Eaton and Gary Orfield review the successes and failures of METCO and its impact on participating communities and students. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Beyond the Drama Club: Safe School Programs

Jeff Perrotti and Kim Westheimer examine the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students and its positive impact on all students' lives. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Educators Making a Difference: Strategies in a World Crisis

Concerned academics discuss the social responsibility of educators in developing strategies for coping with and reforming certain world situations today. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Paradigm Spinning: Artists as Agents of Social Change

Suzi Gablik discusses the role that both art and the artist play in the contemporary world, and how their work is vital to society and to social change. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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On the Beam: The Pojoaque Success Story

Bruce Kaiper and his students discuss their life-changing involvement in international robotics competitions. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Blue Guitars: Arts and Aesthetics in Learning

Maxine Greene shares her vision of the power of the arts in education to transform student indifference into a state of wide-awakeness. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Multiplicity: Learning as an Aesthetic Whole

Maxine Greene weaves threads from philosophy, literature, psychology, and education to make of life and learning an aesthetic whole replete with meaning. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Media Literacy in the 21st Century

The panelists analyze common messages embedded in popular media, discussing ways for media makers to challenge apathy, and serve as agents of social change. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Shame of the Nation: Unequal Schooling

Jonathan Kozol documents the reappearance of separate and unequal schooling in our nation's educational system. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Sandbox Investment: Kids-First Politics

David Kirp reveals the findings of a longitudinal study that shows the life-changing impact of preschool. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Teaching Standard English in Urban Classrooms

Rebecca Wheeler details how teachers can build on students' existing knowledge of everyday English, as a springboard to new knowledge: professional English. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Muppet Diplomacy: Sesame Street Around the World

Gary Knell shares insight into how Sesame Workshop develops programs that address local educational needs, and the impact they are making around the world. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Venezuelan Music Education Miracle

Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu and leading figures in education and culture as they explore El Sistema, Venezuela's 32-year-old program of social action through music. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Keeping Kids in the Achievement Game

John Merrow argues that the catch phrase "achievement gap" draws attention away from salient learning issues that merit serious consideration. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Desmond Tutu: Bridges to Hope and Understanding

Desmond Tutu discusses truth and reconciliation with Boston Public School students who are facing a recent escalation of violence in their neighborhoods. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Beyond Decoding: Word Knowledge and Reading Skill

Charles Perfetti's discusses the cognitive science of language and reading processes. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Transforming Teacher Education: Reflections from the Field

The creators of Team One present a powerful vision advocating the worth of engaging in the intellectually demanding work of professional teacher education. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Lessons from Sputnik: Shaping Science Education

Panelists consider how Sputnik, as a "focusing event," served to galvanize support for the reform of science teaching, and how this method might be applied now. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Translating Science for Public Understanding

Experts discuss the connection between child development and public policy and explain the intertwined processes of development in easy to understand terms. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Jonathan Kozol: Letters to a Young Teacher

Jonathan Kozol discusses his latest book, inspired by his correspondence with a young teacher in Boston's public schools. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Capitol Perspective: No Child Left Behind

US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and panel of MA education experts discuss progress made and gaps that still exist since the enactment of the N.C.L.B. act. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Science Fiction and Student Understanding of Science

Michael Barnett says that students find science fiction movies more credible than their science curriculums and discusses why such movies are so credible. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Barry Zuckerman: New Approaches to Healthcare

Barry Zuckerman discusses the way we think about health care by emphasizing prevention and developing programs to promote school readiness. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Inventing Kindergarten: Seedbed of Modern Art

Brosterman discusses the history of kindergarten and its influence on such modernist giants as Kandinsky, Mondrian, Le Corbusier and others. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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