[CaTEACH-SMI] GSOE Colloquim: 10/9/08

[Leslie Bushong]

Graduate School of Education
University of California, Riverside

Invites you to attend a seminar presented by:

Dr. Louie F. Rodriguez
Assistant Professor, Florida International University and Research Fellow,
Center for Urban Education and Innovation at FIU

speaking on:

“Education for What? Engaging Communities for the
Classroom and the Country”

Thursday, October 9, 2008
4:00– 5:30 pm
1215 Sproul Hall

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
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
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.



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Leslie Bushong
Director, California Teach-Science/Mathematics Initiative (CaTEACH-SMI)
1104 Pierce Hall
University of California, Riverside
voice: (951) 827-4970
fax: (951) 827-4971
website: http://smi.ucr.edu



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