Call for Proposals: Occupy Education: Empowering the 99%

Posted by on December 09, 2013

PA National Association for Multicultural Education

16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

APRIL 11-12, 2014

CONFERENCE THEME:
Occupy Education: Empowering the 99%

Conference Presentation Proposal Information:
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http://www.temple.edu/ideal/sss/PA-NAME/documents/PA-NAMEProposalInformation.pdf

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http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PANAME2014PROPOSALS

CONFERENCE THEME DESCRIPTION:

In many ways, schools are ground zero for the ongoing civil rights movement in the United States. In K-12 public education, inequities in school funding reinforce disparities in literacy, educational attainment, and employment. De facto school segregation reflects the persistent economic inequities in housing and neighborhoods. Low 4th grade reading scores and high dropout rates project rates of incarceration for low income students, particularly boys of color. Similarly in higher education, lower rates of matriculation and retention for students of color contribute to gaps in income and wealth. The small numbers of women and people of color graduating with majors in the STEM disciplines represent a lack of diversity in medicine, technology and engineering. The high debt that students incur in college signifies the expanding chasm between the top 1% and the 99%.

As sites of struggle, schools have the potential to disrupt these patterns by educating students to think critically, encouraging students to develop a sense of social responsibility, and empowering students to take action. Multicultural education understands the role of schools in the movement for social justice, and seeks to mobilize students, families, educators (K-12 and higher education), principals, and members of the community for change.

http://www.temple.edu/ideal/sss/PA-NAME/16thAnnualConference.htm