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About Laura Kelly

Laura Beth Kelly is an assistant professor of Educational Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Laura Beth Kelly is an assistant professor of Educational Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

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NBN Episodes hosted by Laura:

Education June 7, 2023

Willful Defiance

The Movement to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Mark R. Warren

Hosted by Laura Kelly
The story of how Black and Brown parents, students and members of low-income communities of color organized to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline in their local schools and built a movement …
Education May 9, 2023

Districts That Succeed

Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty, and Achievement

Karin Chenoweth

Hosted by Laura Kelly
In Districts That Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty, and Achievement (Harvard Education Press, 2021), long-time education writer Karin Chenoweth turns her attention from effective schools to effective districts …
Education April 26, 2023

How Education Policy Shapes Literacy Instruction

Understanding the Persistent Problems of Policy and Practice

Rachael Gabriel

Hosted by Laura Kelly
Reading instruction is the most legislated area of education and the most frequently referenced metric for measuring educational progress. This book, How Education Policy Shapes Literacy Instruction: Understanding the Persistent Problems …