The Roots of Educational Inequality with Dr. Erika Kitzmiller

219 South 6th Street,Philadelphia PA 19106

10 March, 2022

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The elements that contributed to modern education in America This talk will provide an overview to Dr. Erika M. Kitzmiller's first book, The Roots of Educational Inequality, which explores the political, economic, and social factors that transformed American high schools and contributed to the broader escalation of social inequality in America over the past 100 years. About Erika Kitzmiller: Dr. Erika M. Kitzmiller is a historian of education and inequality whose scholarship examines the historical process and current reform efforts that have contributed to inequality today. Currently, I am a Term Assistant Professor in Education at Barnard College, Columbia University and a research affiliate with the Institute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Proof of vaccination is required. The Athenaeum was established in 1814 as a subscription library, at a time when the free public library system did not exist and collections of books, available for reading or research, were still mostly limited to institutions, schools or colleges. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia nurtures curiosity in members and neighbors, strengthening community through learning and discourse. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia is one of 16 membership libraries that collaborate through the Membership Libraries Group. Some, like the Charleston (est. 1748), New York Society (est. 1754), and Newport (est. 1741) libraries, date from the 18th Century.