Monday, October 20, 2008, 4-6 p.m., MUB Theatre 1
William J. Reese, Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Saul O Sidore Lecture Series 
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2008 - 2009 Series
Education and Opportunity: Can Schools Reduce Inequality?
The Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1965 in memory of Saul O Sidore of Manchester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the series is to offer the University community and the state of New Hampshire programs that raise critical and sometimes controversial issues facing our society. The University of New Hampshire Center for the Humanities sponsors the programs.
All lectures are held in the Memorial Union Building on the UNH Durham campus. Lectures are free and open to the public.
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Monday, November 17, 2008, 4-6 p.m., STRAFFORD ROOM - MUB
Education for Social Change: Lessons from Rural South Texas
Francisco Guajardo, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas and Executive Director of the Llano Grande Center for Research and Development
The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Diversity: Responsibilities of School Leaders
Thomas W. Payzant, Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education and former Superintendent of Boston Public Schools
Improving Home and School, Not One or the Other
Ronald F. Ferguson, Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Research Associate, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
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Ronald Ferguson's Presentation Available (PDF)
Francisco Guajardo's mother's YouTube link
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Thursday, February 19, 2009, 4-6 p.m., MUB Theatre II
Gary Orfield, Professor of Education, Law, Political Science, and Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 4-6 p.m., MUB Theatre I
School Choice in a Post-Desegregation World: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
Casey Cobb, Associate Professor of Education Policy, University of Connecticut and Director of the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Neag School of Education
Boston Story: How Charter Schools Have Reduced Inequality
Michael Goldstein, founder of the MATCH Charter School in Boston and Senior Fellow at Education Sector, Washington, D.C.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 4-6 p.m., MUB Theater II
Deborah Meier, Adjunct Professor, New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education and Director of New Ventures, Mission Hill School in Boston
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