Under the leadership of Associate Director Wayne Urban, a past Paul W. Bryant Professor in the College of Education, the Education Policy Center applies historical analysis to produce issue briefs on key topics facing K-12 education in Alabama, the Deep South and the nation.
Education Policy Center Associate Director Wayne J. Urban is an internationally respected historian of education. He has taught at universities in Poland, England, Canada, and Australia, has held two Fulbright fellowships, and has given invited speeches to education associations in Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. He has been president of the History of Education Society and the American Educational Studies Association, and more recently has served as chair/president of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education. He gave the invited address at the 150th anniversary celebration of the National Education Association. He is a Fellow of the American Education Research Association. He has authored/co-authored ten books in his career, including four in the past decade at The University of Alabama.
Education Policy Center Associate Director Wayne J. Urban is an internationally respected historian of education. He has taught at universities in Poland, England, Canada, and Australia, has held two Fulbright fellowships, and has given invited speeches to education associations in Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. He has been president of the History of Education Society and the American Educational Studies Association, and more recently has served as chair/president of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education. He gave the invited address at the 150th anniversary celebration of the National Education Association. He is a Fellow of the American Education Research Association. He has authored/co-authored ten books in his career, including four in the past decade at The University of Alabama.
Reports
Charter Schools: An Analysis of the Issues |
A Cloudy Future for No Child Left Behind |