New Frontiers for Education Reform?

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future (CPF) Director Bob Shrum joined education experts, Pedro Noguera, Macke Raymond, and Dr. Darline Robles, for a conversation on education reform and policy on Wednesday, March 20. They discussed the politics of public education, the role of parental rights, why some public schools are failing, what makes some charter schools successful when others struggle, whether or not taxpayer funds should be used to provide vouchers to parents who send students to private schools or home school, and which educational reforms should be supported, studied, or rejected. This event was in partnership with USC Rossier School of Education, USC Price Center for Inclusive Democracy, USC Political Union (a Bridge USA chapter), and USC Political Student Assembly.
Featuring:
- Pedro Noguera: Dean, USC Rossier School of Education
- Margaret “Macke” Raymond: Director, Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University
- Dr. Darline P. Robles: Professor of Clinical Education, USC Rossier School of Education; USC Associate Dean for Equity and Community Engagement; Former Superintendent, Los Angeles County Office of Education
- Bob Shrum (Moderator): CPF Director; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
CPF thanks Sue and Jeff White for their support and generosity as this event would not be possible without them.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introductions
1:48 - What grade would you give our public education system?
4:37 - Do charter schools achieve better results than public education generally?
12:46 - Examples of changes pioneered by charter schools
15:36 - Innovations in charter schools
24:31 - How prevalent is public school choice and is there a lot of evidence that it is efficacious in changing educational outcomes for students?
37:44 - Views on vouchers and public education
41:18 - Views on Teacher Unions
48:54 - Audience Questions