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<div align="center"><font size=5>Graduate School of Education<br>
University of California, Riverside<br>
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Invites you to attend a seminar presented by:<br><br>
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Louie F. Rodriguez<br>
</i></font><font color="#0000FF">Assistant Professor, Florida
International University and Research Fellow,<br>
Center for Urban Education and Innovation at FIU<br><br>
</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" color="#0000FF"><i>speaking
on:<br><br>
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“Education for What? Engaging Communities for the<br>
Classroom and the Country”<br><br>
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Thursday, October 9, 2008<br>
4:00– 5:30 pm<br>
1215 Sproul Hall<br><br>
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<font size=4>A recent report showed that ten million or 20% of all public
school students are Latina/o and by 2050, it is predicted that Black and
Latina/o youth combined will make up well over 50% of all school-aged
youth. It is also well documented that Black and Latina/o youth have a
50%+ dropout rate, particularly in racially,economically, and
linguistically segregated communities. The scope of the problem is
further exacerbated when research shows that 50,000 Latina/o youth turn
eighteen years of age each month. Given this demographic transformation
and the graduation crisis among students of color in general, it is clear
that<br>
researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners are facing an urgent
challenge. To further complicate matters, today’s policy environment has
created an era of “test prep pedagogy” in which historically marginalized
schools struggle to engage students to prevent dropout and promote
engagement and success. This presentation will address: 1) how research
on urban schooling can help understand and resist school dropout, 2) how
participatory action research (PAR) with youth can be used to engage
youth and educators, and 3) how Quality Education as a Constitutional
Right may serve as a vehicle to mobilize stakeholders for<br>
positive educational change. Case study examples of Rodriguez’s work with
youth and teachers in Boston and Miami will be shared to illuminate the
significance of each research strand and its relevance to educators and
education.<br><br>
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<font face="Garamond" size=4 color="#000080"><b>Leslie Bushong<br>
</b></font><font color="#000080">Director, California
Teach-Science/Mathematics Initiative (CaTEACH-SMI) <br>
1104 Pierce Hall<br>
University of California, Riverside<br>
voice: (951) 827-4970<br>
fax: (951) 827-4971<br>
website:
<a href="http://smi.ucr.edu/" eudora="autourl">http://smi.ucr.edu<br><br>
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