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Author Biographies
 

Beatrice L. Bridglall

Beatrice Bridglall is now research scientist and adjunct assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is also editor and assistant director at the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia University, and co-editor of the College Board's and IUME's Pedagogical Inquiry and Praxis newsletter, which emphasizes the bi-directionality of knowledge production through practice and research, and issues associated with increasing the number of high academic achieving students who come from African American, Latina/o, and Native American families. She is co-author of The Affirmative Development of Academic Ability (in process) with Professor Edmund W. Gordon. > VUE 12 Article: The Baby College Program: A Parenting Intervention Nested within the Harlem Children's Zone

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Pia Durkin Pia Durkin is superintendent of schools of Attleboro, Massachussetts, and a former associate director at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Pia Durkin's work focuses on supporting districts in the use of tools and resources to improve teaching and learning at scale; she brings a strong background in special education and is an advocate for a systemic continuum of supports for students with and without disabilities, rather than isolated initiatives. She's held a number of leadership positions in urban education systems: superintendent in Narragansett, Rhode Island; assistant superintendent in Boston Public Schools for five years, where she led the reorganization of district services and the realignment of resources; director of special education for six years in Providence; and teacher, professional development coordinator, and supervisor over nineteen years with the New York City Board of Education. She holds a master's degree and Ph.D. from New York University. > VUE 12 Article: System Reform to Reach 98 Percent

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Lucretia Murphy Lucretia Murphy is a senior project manager at Jobs for the Future. Her work addresses the need for structural systemic change to increase postsecondary access and success for low-income youth. For JFF's work in the Boston High School Renewal-Small Schools Initiative, she focuses on building partnerships between Boston's public schools and higher education institutions in order to increase postsecondary degree attainment or skilled level credentialing for high school students. Dr. Murphy has a particular interest in developing strategies for addressing race and class inequity in educational opportunity and outcomes for young people and adults. Dr. Murphy holds a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in higher education policy from the University of Michigan. She has conducted research on issues of race and equity in college access, minority student resilience and persistence, and the role of higher education in advancing the public good. > VUE 12 Article: Changing the Landscape of Opportunity for Vulnerable Youth

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Robert Rothman Robert Rothman is responsible for writing Institute publications and editing the Institute's quarterly journal Voices in Urban Education, a "roundtable-in-print" designed to air diverse viewpoints and share new knowledge on vital issues in urban education. He has written for numerous education publications and organizations and was a reporter and editor for Education Week. He was also a senior project associate for Achieve, a study director for the National Research Council, and the director of special projects for the National Center on Education and the Economy. Bob holds a BA in political science from Yale University. He is the author of Measuring Up: Standards, Assessment and School Reform and numerous book chapters and articles on testing and education reform. > VUE 16 Article: Educating the Most Vulnerable Pupils

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Dwight C. Watson Dwight C. Watson is Associate Professor & Chair of the Education Department at Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota. His research interests are children's literature, reading and writing development, literacy assessment, and urban learner practices. He is the treasurer of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) and serves on the Board of Directors for AACTE. Dr. Watson conducts numerous local, state, and international presentations. He has published articles in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Literacy Development, Childhood Education, Journal of Reading Education, School Counselor, and the Journal of Affective Reading Education. > VUE 12 Article: Serving African American Learners: Literacy as Access

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Gwendolyn Webb-Johnson Gwendolyn Webb-Johnson is an associate professor in the department of special education at Texas A&M University. Her research Interests include curriculum and instructional development, multicultural education, parental/family involvement, recruitment and retention of culturally diverse students in higher education and special education. Gwendolyn holds a M.A. from Northeastern Illinois University, Behavior Disorders and an Ed.D. from Illinois State University, Special Education. > VUE 12 Article: To Be Young, Gifted, Emotionally Challenged, and Black: A Principal's Role in Developing a Culturally Responsive Context

 

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