Gerard Robinson
Co-Host at The Learning Curve (Podcast)
Keeping an eye on education, public policy, and other interesting topics | RTs ≠ endorsements | Opinions are solely my own
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Nov 7, 2024 |
kansascity.com | Gerard Robinson
The former Buchanan School was one of of four all-Black schools the Topeka district operated at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Topeka Capital-Journal file photo This year marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the unanimous Supreme Court ruling declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Jul 18, 2024 |
pilotonline.com | Gerard Robinson
As our nation emerges from the shadow of COVID-19, the general public is coming to grips with a stark reality looming over our public schools: billions in temporary federal relief funds are ending. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that public schools get creative about securing additional funds. From providing meals to serving as vaccination sites, our schools stepped up in unprecedented ways when their critical role in the community was underscored by the pandemic.
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May 4, 2024 |
dailyprogress.com | Gerard Robinson
On April 18, 2024, Charlottesville-area leaders with Equal Justice USA and the Decarceration and Community Reentry Clinic co-hosted a Reentry Summit as part of the popular Tom Tom Festival. This event brought together people with and without lived experience in prison or jail to reimagine a pathway for economic mobility after release for the approximately 60,000 incarcerated people in Virginia. This local event builds upon national efforts to increase opportunities for the formerly incarcerated.
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Feb 20, 2024 |
aei.org | Gerard Robinson
Dr. Carter G Woodson, the son of two formerly enslaved Africans, and an alumnus of Brea College, the University of Chicago, and Harvard, helped pioneer Negro History Week in February 1926. Fifty years later, Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History expanded the celebration from the second week in February to an entire month. In 1986, Congress officially designated February as “National Black (Afro-American) History Month” through Public Law 99-244.
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Nov 14, 2023 |
iwf.org | Natalie Cassase |Ginny Gentles |Gerard Robinson
Gerard Robinson helped pave the way for universal education freedom with the 2017 book he co-edited entitled Education Savings Accounts: The New Frontier in School Choice. On this week’s Students Over Systems episode, he provides a historical overview of the early days of school choice, describes the steady growth of the movement over three decades, and addresses the lack of education freedom in Virginia, where he previously served as Secretary of Education.
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I traveled to Oslo, Norway with 18 @UVA students over spring break. We had a conversation with a member of the Norwegian Parliament about criminal justice reform, visited prisons, and a reentry center. I will bring these lessons back to my @UVABatten and @UVALaw classes. https://t.co/JoP5Ep4G61
I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Chip Mellor of @inst4justice and Caleb Offley @WaltonFamilyFdn.
So sad to hear of the passing of two education reform giants last week - Chip Mellor, the founder of @inst4justice, and Caleb Offley, a key leader & visionary for @WaltonFamilyFdn. We were blessed by all they did and sad they are gone too soon. @edchoice
It was wonderful to meet up this week for tea with my former student Kolleen Gladden and her husband, Christian Sorensen, who met at @UVALaw. Keeping up with our stellar students after they become alumni is a highlight of working at @UVA. https://t.co/aaZ5mRzbzm
