MERC Study Roundtables
MERC Study Roundtables feature discussions
with members of MERC Study Teams on
key issues in K12 education.
Click on an episode below
and stay tuned for updates on the
issues that matter the most to you.
COLLEGE ACCESS IN THE COMMONWEALTH
Amy Corning (VCU), Kate Daly (VCU), Paula Robinson (SCHEV), and Bettsy Heggie (GRASP) discuss how accessible college is for our students throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, with a particular focus on metropolitan Richmond.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SUCCESS IN CULTURALLY DIVERSE SCHOOLS
Julie Gorlewski (VCU), Jesse Senechal (VCU), Laura Faulcon (CCPS), Jaime Stacy (Henrico), and Travis Ridley (CHPS) discuss their work on the Professional Development for Success in Culturally Diverse Schools study team.
TEACHERS AS RESEARCHERS
Margaret Kielty (RPS), Marivic Mitchell (Henrico), and Liza Collins (CCPS) discuss the action research projects they are conducting in their classroom, along with Jesse Senechal (VCU) and Jenny Smith (Henrico) from the Teachers as Researchers Action Research project.
RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
This episode re-broadcasts an event put on by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the VCU School of Education about race and school discipline, featuring MERC research presented by Genevieve Siegel-Hawley (VCU), prison research presented by Bill Muth (VCU), local efforts to disrupt the school to prison pipeline by Rachael Deane (JustChildren) and Gina Lyles (Art180), spoken word poetry by Zenobia Bey, and hosted by Kiara Lee (VCU).
UNDERSTANDING TEACHER MORALE
Autumn Nabors (CCPS), Deobrah Gilfillan (Henrico), Rodney Robinson (RPS), and Jesse Senechal (VCU) from the Understanding Teacher Morale MERC study team discuss the factors that contribute to teacher attrition and the importance of treating teacher as professonals
ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Adai Tefera (VCU), William Noel (Henrico), Rachel Levy (VCU), Evandra Catherine (VCU) and Jesse Senehcal (VCU) from the Achieving Racial Equity in School Disciplinary Policies and Practices MERC study team discuss the evidence for racial disproportionality in school discipline outcomes and MERC's plan for exploring solutions
