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The University of Michigan School of Education
Celebrating Brown v. Board of Education: 50 Years and Counting
- School of Education
Building610 East University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Programs for Educational Opportunity will host “Celebrating Brown v. Board of Education: 50 Years and Counting” May 7-8 at the School of Education.
On May 7, Ted Shaw, President and Director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Dr. Charles Moody, Professor Emeritus and Vice Provost Emeritus, will give the keynote presentations following the luncheon reception at noon. Panel discussions on the impact and aftermath of the Brown decision will follow at 3 and 4:45 p.m., followed by a reception at the home of Dean Karen Wixon.
May 8 will feature a workshop on teaching and learning led by Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education at Emory University. Irvine specializes in urban teacher education, particularly the education of African American Students.
For further information, contact PEO Director Dr. Percy Bates, pbates@umich.edu or Dr. Robert Bain, bbain@umich.edu .
Friday, May 7, 2004
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Opening Reception – Light Lunch
1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks by Dean Karen Wixson
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. “What does it all mean? Fifty years, and what do we have to show for it?”
Ted Shaw, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Also lead counsel representing minority undergraduate students in the University of Michigan affirmative action case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. “What did we learn along the way, and where do we go from here?”
Dr. Charles Moody, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan, started the Programs for Educational Opportunity (PEO) at the U-M School of Education in 1970. As director of PEO, Dr. Moody assisted school districts throughout the Midwest that were attempting or resisting desegregation. Also founder of the National Alliance of Black School Educators and Vice Provost for Minority Affairs at the U-M, 1987-1996.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:00 – 4:45 p.m. “Looking at PEO’s services over the years through the eyes of Brown v. Board of Education”
Panelists from states in the PEO service area:
Ira Rutherford, retired Superintendent, Beecher Community Schools, near Flint (MI), worked for many years with PEO to provide more equitable schools for his students.
Dallas Daniels, Indiana Department of Education, PEO contact person for issues regarding race and gender equity. Also addressed planning for persons with disabilities, safe and secure schools, and the social status of African-American males.
Michael Williams, Executive Director of Rock River Training Corporation, Rockford, Illinois. Mike served his first term on the Rockford School Board from 1985 through 1989. While under the Desegregation Order, the Rockford Public School District employed Mr. Williams for 5 years as the Program Manager of their Family Support Center. He served as President of the Rockford School Board from November 2001 to April 2003 and is currently serving a third term as a member of the Rockford School Board.
Cynthia Kelly, Coordinator of Staff Development, Minneapolis (MN) Public Schools. Co-authored Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms with Barbara Shade.
Sue Todey, retired Director of Student Services, Green Bay (WI) Public Schools, served many years as the district’s equity coordinator and worked closely with PEO.
Phyllis Benjamin, School Improvement Coach under the No Child Left Behind Act in metropolitan Cleveland (OH), has been a leader in multicultural education and civil rights, working with Kent State University and the University of Michigan.
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Summary and conclusion: “Are we better off now than we were 50 years ago?”
Dr. Moody and all other presenters.
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Whitney Auditorium, Room 1309 - School of Education Building
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. A Workshop for Educators: “Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Culturally Response Pedagogy.
Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Professor of Urban Education, Emory University.
This event will be streamed live. Click here to view this presentation.
One of the most trenchant areas of concern among educators and researchers is the academic achievement gap. Some have argued that eliminating it is as critical as voter registration was a generation ago. This workshop, led by one of the foremost authorities in the field, Professor Jacqueline Irvine, will examine school factors associated with the achievement gap, as well as present possible solutions that focus on instructional quality and the implementation of culturally responsive pedagogyin classrooms.
