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Pedro A. Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development, NYU
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Biography provided by participant
Dr. Pedro Antonio Noguera is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. He has published on topics such as urban school reform, conditions to promote student achievement, youth violence, the impact of school choice and vouchers on urban public schools, and race and ethnic relations in American society. He has been a classroom teacher, has served on numerous advisory boards to youth organizations, and held an elected seat on a city school board where he also served as president of the board. He has also advised school districts on closing the achievement gap and worked with charter school start-ups in inner city neighborhoods. Noguera served on the ASCD Task Force on the Education of the Whole Child and serves on the board of the Alliance for Excellent Education, as well as a convener of the Forum for Education and Democracy. His well-received books include Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools and the recently released The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education.
Recent Responses
November 8, 2009 10:16 PM
Before the administration moves forward to re-authorize ESEA, more commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), it would be wise if it took time to reflect upon why the law is now so widely scorned. Opposition to NCLB is widespread among large numbers of liberals and conservatives, as well many educators throughout the country. Without the benefit of a careful assessment, the administration runs the risk of turning education into an issue that generates opposition and disaffection, not just from its conservative critics, but also from important members of its base. When NCLB was adopted by congress eight…
Read moreSeptember 21, 2009 09:46 PM
We must keep in mind that the drop out problem is only a symptom of a much larger problem. If we only respond to the symptom we will never address the root causes. Academic failure is only one part of the problem. As several commentators have suggested this can best be addressed through early intervention practices that identify struggling students and provide support while they are still in elementary school. Not all students who dropout are behind academically. Many are simply bored because they don't see the relevance of what they are learning in school to what is happening in…
Read moreJuly 27, 2009 12:20 PM
Despite all of the attention that has been focused on the achievement gap for the last several years, we have consistently ignored the most obvious factor perpetuating the gap: the inadequate learning conditions to which poor children, especially children of color, are exposed. In most urban areas and in most communities where poor children are concentrated, the quality of education provided is generally inferior to that made available to more affluent children. Many poor children attend schools that are unsafe, over-crowded, under-resourced and subject to high turnover of key personnel. There are, of course, notable exceptions to this pattern…
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