Harvard Professor to Talk About Impact of Grade Configuration on Achievement
Martin West
Martin West, assistant professor of education and American politics at Harvard University, will deliver a lecture Friday, Dec. 7, titled “The Impact of Alternative Grade Configuration on Student Achievement Through Middle and High School” on the University of Arkansas campus.
West will speak at noon in Room 343 of the Graduate Education Building. His lecture is part of the series sponsored by the department of education reform. The lecture is free and open to the public. Visit the lecture page to RSVP for lunch.
West studies the politics of K-12 education policy in the United States and the effectiveness of reform strategies in improving student achievement. His current projects include studies of the teacher labor market in Florida, the effects of private school competition on student achievement across countries, and Americans’ understanding of and opinions on education policy. His most recent book, co-edited with Joshua Dunn, From Schoolhouse to Courthouse: The Judiciary’s Role in American Education (Brookings Institution Press), examined the increase in judicial involvement in education policymaking over the past 50 years.
A link to a paper co-authored by West of the same title as his lecture is available on the lecture RSVP page.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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