Education programs
Access all of our programs about education including policy and more
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ERIE CENTER FOR ARTS & TECHNOLOGY - WAYNE SCHOOL REIMAGINED
Daria Devlin, M.Ed.
Livestreamed on March 2, 2022
Hear about the physical transformation of the former Wayne School (650 East Avenue) and its unique financing model. Learn about the organizations and programs now taking place in the building and how this project might serve as a model for future neighborhood revitalization.
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ERIE’S DIVERSITY IS THE PATH TO PROSPERITY:
TACKLING THE TEACHER-TO-STUDENT MISMATCH
Panel Moderated by Court Gould, M.P.A.
Panelists: Tanya Garcia, Ph.D.; Sharif El-Mekki; Brian Polito, B.S.; Ken Nickson, M.Ed.
Livestreamed on February 18, 2022
This panel discussion is a follow-up of a JES report by Court Gould. Panelists Tanya Garcia, Deputy Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education; Sharif El-Mekki, CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development; Ken Nickson, Erie's Public Schools Coordinator of Educational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Brian Polito, Superintendent, Erie's Public Schools inform the community of the teacher-to-student mismatch, reasons the mismatch shortchanges students and Erie as a whole, what is being done about it, and introduction of additional initiatives that are proving productive elsewhere.
The program is a follow-on to the JES report (published 9/24/21) entitled, "Erie's Diversity is the Path to Prosperity: Tackling the Teacher-To-Student Mismatch". Click here to read the full report.
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PA SCHOOL FUNDING: BARRIER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH/COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION IN ERIE COUNTY & THROUGHOUT PA
Panel Discussion
December 8, 2020
The Jefferson hosts an expert panel discussing Pennsylvania's K-12 funding system and potential solutions to help level the playing field for students, thereby removing barriers affecting student achievement, property values, and overall community revitalization.
To watch this program on YouTube, click HERE!
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UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS: STATISTICAL PHYSICS, PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY, AND DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN STEM
Dr. Noah Charles
October 13, 2020
Physics promises to deliver for us leaps forward in our technological capabilities. Dr. Charles' time in the field has shown him that physics shares unexpected connections with many other areas of thought, from philosophy to social science. In this talk, he explains how his interest in statistics led him down the rabbit hole to questions of the evolution of the universe and our expectations about its future and simultaneously to work to understand why people of non-traditional backgrounds sometimes choose to leave the field.
To watch this program on YouTube, click HERE!
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MYSTICS FOR SKEPTICS: HOW TO TACKLE MYSTICAL THINKING OF SAINTS, PROPHETS, PHILOSOPHERS, AND STATESMEN
Rev. Charles Brock, M.Litt
September 29, 2020
A working definition of mysticism is "a direct and transformative presence of God." Mystics insist that this must be followed by good works as either by-product or its ultimate purpose. As William Blake wrote, "Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell, there God is dwelling too." From Jacob tangibly wrestling with God to Martin Luther King, Jr. struggling with human rights, the mystical variety through the centuries and in all nations is superb and enormous. In his talk, Rev. Charles Brock tackles mystical thinking for the highly skeptical. Learn about the greatest mystics and get a sampling of historically inspiring words and deeds.
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