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09 01 10The State of American Soccer
Grant Wahl
Back from covering the 2010 World Cup in South Afr...
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08 31 10The United States and Georgia
Ambassador Batu Kutelia
Ambassador Batu Kutelia of Georgia gives a Clinton...
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08 30 10The United States and Israel
Jim Gerstein
Jim Gerstein, who has worked for a number of years...
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08 26 10Health Houses: From Iran to the Mississippi Delta
James Miller
ames Miller, managing director of the Mississippi ...
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08 25 10Kumpuris Lecture Series with Secretary Arne Duncan
Secretary Arne Duncan
Secretary Duncan discusses the status and future o...
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08 17 10The Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill
Dr. George Crozier
Dr. George Crozier, senior marine scientist and ex...
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08 12 10Kumpuris Lecture Series with Laura and Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling & Laura Ling
The Lings discuss their new book, "Somewhere Insid...
show bios Jay Barth, and Keith Nitta
Jay Barth
Hendrix College professor of politics Dr. Jay Barth received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has taught in the Political Science department at Hendrix College since 1994 and was an inaugural member of the Clinton School of Public Service faculty. In 2001, he worked on education and civil rights policy while on the staff of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone.
Keith Nitta
Former Clinton School professor of education policy Dr. Keith Nitta received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley. He has served as a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs in Los Angeles and taught in Japanese public schools for two years on the Ministry of Education’s JET Program. Nitta also worked as staff for the California State Legislature from 2002-04, where worked on education policy, including helping to develop the P-16 Master Plan for Education. He is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Washington at Bothell.
What is Arkansas Doing to Close the Achievement Gap?
Date: 2/21/2008
Clinton School professor of education policy Dr. Keith Nitta and Hendrix College professor of politics Dr. Jay Barth present a report on the state of Arkansas public education after recent reforms were mandated by the state Supreme Court. “What is Arkansas Doing to Close the Achievement Gap?” assesses whether reforms adopted by the state are likely to close the achievement gap between economically advantaged and disadvantaged students and between white and minority children in the state. It also identifies additional promising steps to close the achievement gap in future years. The report is a collaborative effort of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, Hendrix College and the Clinton School of Public Service.
