Pedro Noguera
Sociology Professor and Head of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University
Pedro Noguera appears in the following:
The Bright Side of Masculinity: How Gender Roles are Changing in 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
The Takeaway speaks with two experts about why they're optimistic for the future of masculinity.
2014: Dreams for NYC Inspired by MLK
Monday, January 20, 2014
What is Martin Luther King's impact on New York City today? Brian Lehrer plays highlights from this year's event at the Apollo Theater, co-hosted by Farai Chideya.
Is the Trayvon Martin Case an Example of Tension Between Black and Latino Communities?
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
The commonalities and tensions between the black and Latino communities in the United States — and in particular, in the American south — have been a source of much discussion in the Trayvon Martin case. On yesterday's program, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson mentioned some dramatic statistics on how blacks and Latinos in the American south perceive one another. Duke researchers found that an overwhelming majority of Latinos in Durham, North Carolina, 78 percent, felt they had the most in common with whites. What’s more, nearly 60 percent of Latinos surveyed reported they believed that few or almost no blacks were hard-working or could be trusted.
Community College Re-thinks Payment System
Thursday, March 29, 2012
In California overcrowding and underfunding has made it impossible for many community college students to get into the packed courses they need for job training or transfers to a four...
Why I Resigned From the SUNY Board of Trustees
Monday, February 06, 2012
Pedro Noguera resigned from the State University of New York Board of Trustees, citing concerns that the institution, which authorizes charter schools, was pursuing a political agenda...
President Obama calls for states to lift limits on charter schools
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
President Obama called for major changes to American educational system yesterday. Among those changes are for states to lift limits on charter schools and improve the quality of ear...
Can Public Education Save America’s Kids?
Friday, August 15, 2008
We look at the complicated relationship between race and poverty, and what America’s public school system needs to do in order to promote racial equity. Pedro Noguera is the author of The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education.
Can Public Education Save America’s Kids?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
We look at the complicated relationship between race and poverty, and what America’s public school system needs to do in order to promote racial equity. Pedro Noguera is the author of The Trouble With Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education.