Part 1: ​Shaping a Diverse, Equitable, and Civil Democracy

When: February 28, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
​Cost: Free

How can public education still serve to shape a diverse, equitable, and civil society? In these times of fractious discourse and contentious tribalism, what role can public schools play in leveling the playing field and bringing us back together? Three experienced, award-winning educators speak to the issue, with a moderated discussion to follow.

Co-Sponsored by the Indiana University School of Education Foundations of Education Program

Panelists

Keith Barton
​Keith Barton is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University. A former elementary teacher and teachers’ union president, he focuses on preparing students to participate in the public life of democratic societies. He is co-author, with Li-Ching Ho, of Curriculum for Justice and Harmony: Knowledge, Deliberation, and Action in Social and Civic Education (https://www.harmonyandjustice.com).
Elizabeth Sweeney
​Elizabeth Sweeney is an English and ESL teacher at Bloomington High School North, who teaches and mentors students across the whole range of socioeconomic, sexual, and racial diversity at the school
Quentin Wheeler-Bell
Quentin Wheeler-Bell is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at Indiana University. His research interests include critical theory, critical pedagogy, democratic theory, and policy issues such as school choice, integration, and urban poverty. His work has appeared in Educational Policy, Educational Theory, Philosophical Inquiry in Education, Critical Education, Journal of Curriculum Studies, and other leading publications.

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Moderated by Bradley Levinson, board member
Bradley Levinson has lived in Bloomington since 1996, and has taught  at Indiana University's School of Education during that time. Much of his scholarship concerns democratic citizenship education and secondary school reform, especially in Mexico and Latin America.  His two daughters (BHSN '21 and '23) have attended MCCSC schools. A native of California and graduate of numerous public schools (from elementary to Ph.D!), Bradley believes strongly in the need for public education to attain and maintain a just and equitable democracy.