At 7:30 pm, on December 6 in the Gathering Room, Peter W. Cookson, Jr. will talk on, “To Reunite a Nation: Public Schools for the Public Good”.
Peter W. Cookson’s knowledge of schools and education comes from a lifetime of teaching, research, and working to improve the quality of education for all children. His philosophy is that America needs a new vision for public education – a national vision that includes all children.
A principal researcher and director of The Equity Project at the American Institutes for Research, Dr. Cookson teaches courses in educational policy, inequality, and social innovation in the Department of Sociology at Georgetown University.
He is the author or co-author of more than 15 books on education reform and policy. Currently, he is completing books on blended learning and equity and education.
Dr. Cookson holds a doctorate in the sociology of education from New York University, where he studied under the tutelage of Kendal resident Dr. Caroline Persell, and a master’s degree in religion from the Yale Divinity School.
All residents are invited