Category: Intermediary Organizations

• Political Theater of the Anti-CRT Campaign

  

  There is a wave of bills and resolutions that are sweeping across the country that on the surface claim to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools. Beyond the surface lie concerted efforts to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion activities and outlaw culturally responsive teaching, critical pedagogy, and restorative justice approaches. As…

  Helen Aydarova

  June 28, 2021

  Intermediary Organizations, Outreach, Political Theater, Teachers

  critical race theory, indoctrination, Political Theater

• Disrupting the Disruptors: Reimagining Policy Advocacy in a Post-Truth Era

  

  On October 29, 2020, I had an enormous privilege to give a keynote address to the Pennsylvania Association of Teacher Educators (PAC-TE). In this talk, I discussed how intermediary organizations and advocacy groups have engaged in promoting “science of reading” reforms across the nation. I offer this analysis as an invitation for teacher educators and…

  Helen Aydarova

  November 14, 2020

  Intermediary Organizations, Policy Advocacy, Science of Reading, Teacher Education

  disruptors, Educational Reform, Intermediary Organizations, Policy Advocacy, Science of Reading, Teacher Education

• Many Faces of Policy Advocacy: Reclaiming Teacher Educators’ Voice, Knowledge, and Authority in the Struggle for Equity and Justice

  

  Intermediary organizations shape teacher education policies. Teacher educators should consider how they can use some of reformers’ strategies in their own policy advocacy.

  Helen Aydarova

  February 25, 2020

  Accountability Regimes, Educational Reform, Intermediary Organizations, Policy Advocacy, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators

  education reform, Intermediary Organizations, Policy Advocacy, Teacher Education