2005-2006 Other Ethics in Society Sponsored Events
"Building a Culture of Service, Respect and Identity Safety"
within the Palo Alto Unified School District, March 27, 2006
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Amartya
Sen discusses "What Do We Want from a Theory
of Justice?" Arpil 7, 2006
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Charter School Panel Discussion
Jan. 31, 2006 --- 12:00-1:30 p.m
Location: Margaret Jacks Hall, Terrace Room (Bldg 460)
This is a brown bag lunch so please feel free to bring something
to eat.
Larry Cuban -- Professor of
Education, Stanford
Heather Kirkpatrick -- Associate Director, The Woodrow Wilson National
Fellowship Foundation
Mark Kushner -- CEO and Founder, Leadership Public Schools
Click here to read a
review of the Charter School discussion.
Discussion includes:
- when and why did the idea of chartered schools begin?
- over time, what have people found to be the advantages and disadvantages of a charter school?
- what populations do charter schools serve?
- why can't regular public schools be fixed instead of opening charter schools?
- how many chartered schools are there in CA (and in the US); how has this number changed over
the last 10-15 years; what population to these schools serve? do most charter schools have a physical
location or are they virtual schools?
- are charter schools actually performing more effectively then traditional schools? as measured by
test scores, high school graduates, college bound students...
- how does funding for charter schools work? where does the money come from? how does the funding of
charter schools affect funds available for public schools?
- do most charter schools accommodate special needs kids and/or kids for whom English is a second
language? what successes do they have with these populations and why?
- what is the retention rate for teachers? if I understood correctly, aren't most teachers given 1-year
contracts and they are not members of the teachers union? does this mean they receive a lower salary than
public school teachers? what effect do these 2 facts have on the quality of teachers?
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Disability Rights Activist,
Paul Longmore
(also Professor of History, San Francisco State University)
Click here for the
transcript of Paul Longmore's talk.
Click here for a review of Paul
Longmore's talk.
Nov. 8, 2005 --- 4-5:30 p.m
Discussion includes:
- the history of the disability movement
- the disputes among the movement
- the situation regarding decent employment/salary and the corresponding removal of needed benefits
- the areas that are currently hot areas for disability activists
Location: Student Disability Resource Center which is located on the first floor of
563 Salvatierra Walk, across from the Haas Center for Community Service and behind the Law School.
If you plan to attend this event, please RSVP to joanberry@stanford.edu.
If you use a wheelchair, please let me know when you RSVP.
I want to make sure we can accommodaete everyone.
