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National expert on school reform to speak at UGA State of Education Conference | Online Athens

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National expert on school reform to speak at UGA State of Education Conference


Larry Cuban, a professor emeritus of education at Stanford University and a national expert on teaching and school reform, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Georgia College of Education’s sixth annual State of Education conference on Sept. 19 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Cuban will speak on “Three Decades of School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Big Picture,” at 9 a.m. 
Cuban has taught courses in the methods of teaching social studies, the history of school reform, curriculum, instruction and leadership at Stanford University. He was also faculty sponsor of the Stanford/Schools Collaborative and Stanford’s Teacher Education Program. Before becoming a professor, Cuban taught social studies in urban high schools, directed a teacher education program that prepared returning Peace Corps volunteers to teach in inner-city schools and served seven years as school superintendent in Arlington, Va.
Greene County School Superintendent Barbara Pulliam Davis will deliver a luncheon address at 11:45 a.m. titled, “Courage to Share the Vision.” Davis, Greene County School Superintendent for the past five years, has worked to increase student achievement throug