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News From Education

Teaching LGBTQIA History

Professor John Palella's undergraduate course examines what a high school U.S. history class could look, sound, and feel like when taught through the experiences of LGBTQIA people and communities.
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Brown University's Department of Education is pleased to welcome Katie Rieser, who has joined the faculty as Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching program and a Senior Lecturer in Education. Katie's research connects teacher education pedagogy with anti-racist best practices in K-12 schools.
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The presentation integrates all facets of the graduate learning experience and provides an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to apply the tools of education policy research by examining a contemporary policy issue.
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PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review

About time: Temporal control and illegality in Nashville, Tennessee

This article by Professor Andrea Flores examines how time creates immigrant il/legality. It centers on a young, undocumented immigrant who was stopped by police following a traffic violation and held in custody pending potential deportation.
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Abigail McClain is an educator and Teach for America RI Corps Member who enrolled in the Urban Education Policy program to gain a better understanding of the systems and policies that impact her students' educational experiences.
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Kappan Magazine

What should we make of book bans?

Since last year, there have been 1,400+ instances of book bans across 37 states. In his latest column for Kappan, Professor Jonathan Collins digs into the issue and presents a clear path forward.
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Chronic absenteeism is a challenge for districts across the country. A research brief from the Annenberg Institutes's EdResearch for Action Overview Series, co-authored by Professor Lindsay Page, provides clear, evidence-based practices that districts and states can consider.
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As a Biology major, Charlie Fisher intended to go into a health career. He learned early on that his passions were better suited to teaching, and Brown's intensive MAT program helped him to make the switch.
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In 2020, when the Central Falls School District received federal COVID-19 relief dollars, the superintendent earmarked $100,000 for community members to allocate using the same method of direct democracy. Professor Jonathan Collins led an evaluation of the district’s participatory budgeting process.
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For the first time in its 20-year history, the Rhode Island Principal of the Year award has been awarded to a school leader in Central Falls for 2023. Robert McCarthy MAT'89 received the honor from the Central Falls School District and Rhode Island Association of School Principals (RIASP) for his outstanding leadership and service to the school community as principal of Central Falls High School.
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News From Education

Student Spotlight: Patrick Mignanelli '23 MAT

Patrick Mignanelli is an MAT candidate in the social studies cohort. Having previously taught in a rural public school, he joined the Brown MAT program to become a better teacher and learn how to create a student-centered classroom.
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Professor Jonathan Collins talks to Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a professor of data science and computer science at Brown University, about the emergence of ChatGPT and the major implications AI can have for K-12 education.
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