Publications and Public Outreach Committee 

Current Members include:

• Tyson E. Lewis (Chair)
• Cara Furman
• Henry Lara-Steidel 
• Mordechai Gordon
• Sam Rocha 
• Rebecca Taylor

Purpose of the COMMITTEE:

A Publications and Public Outreach Committee shall be constituted each year, consisting of the Editor of GroundWorks (liaison to COPA), the Editor of the Philosophy of Education Journal, a representative from the Thinking in the Midst podcast, an editorial representative of Educational Theory, and the Communications Director. Two additional members shall serve for two-year terms: a member nominated by the Graduate Student Committee, and one member appointed by the Executive Committee. The function of this committee is to create and sustain policies and procedures related to the publication, production, and dissemination of diverse forms of scholarship produced by or on behalf of PES. The Communications Director will chair this committee and convene the committee at least twice a year.

CURRENT/REcent INITIATIVES

Public Engagement Webinar Series: “Pitching Ops-Eds"

Link to Video Coming Soon!

Featuring: 

Colleen Connolly

Independent Journalist and Media Consultant 

Email: cconnolly359@gmail.com

Website: https://colleenmaryconnolly.com/

Dr. David Backer

Associate Professor of Education Policy at the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media at Seton Hall University

Author of “Meeting Needs: If Movements’ Labor Produces Change in Society, Who Then Produces the Movement?” 

Website: https://www.nplusonemag.com/authors/backerdavid/

Dr. Cara Furman

Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Hunter College 

Author of “Why Being Forced to Precisely Follow a Curriculum Harms Teachers and Students”  
Website: https://theconversation.com/why-being-forced-to-precisely-follow-a-curriculum-harms-teachers-and-students-235848

Resources from the Event:

https://www.carafurman.com/post/tips-for-public-philosophy

Examples of op-eds written by education scholars: 

• Education trade outlet: Hechinger Report - As they face conflicting messages about AI, some advice for educators on how to use it responsibly
• Mainstream outlet: Washington Post - There is no reading crisis in the U.S. Here’s what’s really happening.
• The Conversation: Why being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students
• Op-eds about news about education research: 
• • Newsweek - US STEM Students Are Struggling. Slashing Federal Research Funds Will Set Them Back Further
  • Chalkbeat - Halting education research in the name of ‘government efficiency’ is incredibly inefficient

Key questions to ask yourself before writing/pitching: 

• What do you know, based on your research, that you want other people to know? 
• What other people (everyone? All Americans? Parents? Teachers? Students? Voters?)
• How does your research relate to what’s going on in the news?
• What would the headline of your op-ed be?
• Why is now the right time to publish it?
• Why are you the right person to write it?

Resources for pitching:

• Op-Ed Project: https://www.theopedproject.org/submissions 
• The Conversation pitch guide: https://theconversation.com/us/pitches