Eric Freeman, Ph.D. Department of Educational Leadership Wichita State University 1845 Fairmont St Box 142 Wichita, KS 67260-0142 316.978.5696 eric.freeman@wichita.edu Academic Background North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina Degree Ph.D., 1999 Specialization Educational Research and Policy Analysis Degree M.Ed., 1994 Specializaton Special Education: Learning Disabilities Professional Experience Assistant Professor 2011- Department of Educational Leadership, Wichita State University Graduate Faculty 2009-2011 Off-Campus Educational Leadership Program, Central Michigan University Assistant Professor 2002 2009 Department of Educational Policy Studies, Georgia State University The Educational Policy and Leadership program offers administrative certification at the Masters and Specialist levels and a non-certification bearing Ph.D.
2 Courses: EPEL 7000: Leadership in Educational Organizations EPSF 7120: Social and Cultural Foundations EPSF 7450: Curriculum Foundations for Educational Leaders EPEL 7510: Issues in School Governance EPEL 7680: Practicum in Educational Leadership EPEL 8020: Issues and Trends in Educational Leadership EPEL 8260: Theory in Educational Leadership EPEL 8440: Advanced Instructional Supervision EPEL 8690: Field Experience in Educational Leadership EPEL 8910: Research Methods in Educational Leadership EPEL 9000: Concepts of Leadership and Research in Educational Leadership EPS 8360: Educational Policymaking and Analysis EPS 8800: Independent Study in Educational Policy Studies EPS 8810: Directed Reading in Educational Policy Studies EPS 9820: Methods of Educational Inquiry EPS 9980: Research Seminar in Educational Policy Studies EDL 645: Charter School Leadership (CMU) ELP 515: Social Diversity and Education (NCSU) ELP 344: School and Society (NCSU) Committee Assignments: EPS Coordinator for the Ph.D. programs in Educational Leadership, 2006 2009 College of Education Executive Ed.D. Curriculum Committee, 2008-2009 EPS Coordinator for the Ed.S programs in Educational Leadership, 2006-2008 Georgia State University Senate, 2007 2009 College of Education Faculty Affairs Committee, 2006-2009 EPS Faculty Search Committee, 2006-2007 Chair, EPS Academic Affairs Committee, 2004-2009 Chair, Educational Leadership Faculty Search Committee, 2003-2004 EPS Faculty Affairs Committee, 2002-2003 Educational Leadership Admissions Committee, 2002-2009 Educational Leadership/Board of Regents/Georgia Leadership Institute/SREB Partnership, 2002-2008 Aspiring Leaders Program/Project Lead Atlanta, a Wallace Foundation Leaders Count Initiative of the Atlanta Public Schools, 2002-2008 Co-chair of the CoE/AYSPS Educational Policy Group, 2002-2007 GSU College of Education Research Interest Group: Teacher Certification and P - 12 Learning, 2003-4 Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Subcommittee on Admissions and Standards, 2002-2003
3 Educational Leadership Consultation DeKalb County Public School System/GRN Community Service Board/Georgia Department of Behavioral Health. (2009 2010) American Civil Liberties Union: expertise regarding adequacy laws and standards in an alternative school in Atlanta. (2008-2009) Adequacy research and analysis for the Georgia School Funding Association. (2009) Visiting Assistant Professor 1999-2002 Educational Research & Leadership Program, North Carolina State University Clinical instructor. Taught courses pertaining to School and Society, Social Diversity in Education, Ethics in Educational Organizations, and School-Based Planning, Management, and Evaluation. Served on the Program Review Committee (2000-2001), was a member of doctoral committees, and participated in professional conferences. Leadership and Governing Board 1999-2002 Community Partners Charter High School, Holly Springs, North Carolina A founding board member. The Leadership and Governing board had strategic oversight and management responsibility for establishing, monitoring, and evaluating the policies, finances, and performance of the school. Board members: Chaired and served on school committees. Provided oversight of the Principal/Director that included participation in the annual performance and compensation review of the administrator. Provided leadership in implementing the curriculum, vision, goals, and fundraising activities. Gathered and reported liason group (e.g., committees, parents, community) concerns and ideas and informed liason groups of Board decisions. Encouraged cooperation within the group and facilitated communication among members. Served as a positive force within the school and community. Communities in Schools 1998-2002 Leesville Road High School, Raleigh, North Carolina A community-based intervention and mentoring program that worked with at-risk students to keep them in school, raise academic achievement, and enhance occupational and postsecondary opportunities beyond graduation. CIS coordinated tutoring, mentoring,
4 community resources, funding, and social services from businesses, agencies, and nonprofit organizations on a case by case basis. Graduate Teaching Assistant 1996-1998 Educational Research & Leadership Program, North Carolina State University Taught several course sections within the North Carolina teacher certification curriculum. Had sole responsibility for course design, selection of materials, pedagogy, assessment, and advisement. North Carolina Teacher Certification 1994 Praxis National Teacher Examination in Special Education 1994 Millbrook High School Intern Spring, 1993 Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, North Carolina Carnage Middle School Student Teacher Fall, 1992 Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, North Carolina Publications Freeman, E. (2010). The shifting geography of urban education. Education and Urban Society, 42(6), 674-704. Freeman, E. (2006). No Child Left Behind and the denigration of race. Equity & Excellence in Education, 38(3), 190-199. Freeman, E. (2005). Does the discourse of employer linked charter schools signal a commitment to work force development or transformational learning? Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 18(2), 27-34. Freeman, E. (2005). American educational policy: Reframing the politics of race. Yearbook 2004: South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, J. McKernan (Ed.), Education and market ideology, pp. 1-15. Freeman, E., & Lakes, R. (2005). The employer linked charter school: A new context for vocational education? Charter School Review, 1(1), 7-17. Freeman, E. (2004). [Review of the book Learning to read critically in educational leadership and management]. Educational Review, 56(3), 325-326.
5 Freeman, E. (2003, April 10). The ABC s of the SAT. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. A19. Keedy, J. & Freeman, E. (2002). Local board chair perspectives on reform in North Carolina: State decentralization as a challenge for district leadership. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1(4), 345-371. Keedy, J., Freeman, E., & Taylor, R. (2001). Thinking about reform. The American School Board Journal, 188(3), 36-39. Freeman, E. (2001). Regaining hope and leadership in African American charter schools. In J. McKernan (Ed.), Yearbook 2000. The metaphysics of race: Expanding the conversation in the philosophy of education, 45. (pp. 56-71). South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society. Freeman, E. (1999). Community as incentive in the formation of charter schools. ERIC document number ED 439521. Unpublished manuscript, full text available online. Freeman, E. (1999). Purpose and perspective in the formation of charter schools. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Noth Carolina. Keedy, J., & Freeman, E. (1997). School board chair understandings about school restructuring in North Carolina: Implications for policy. ERIC document number ED 436823. Unpublished manuscript, full text available online. Publications In Progress/Under Review Freeman, E. (2011). Falsification, annual targets, and errant leadership: A socioeconomic view of what went wrong in Atlanta Public Schools. Freeman, E. (2011). The Beguiling Mechanics of School Turnarounds. Freeman,E. (2010). Shrinking budgets and rising poverty: The landscape of suburban schools in recessionary times. Refereed Paper Presentations Freeman, E. (2011). Falsification, annual targets, and errant leadership: A socioeconomic view of what went wrong in Atlanta Public Schools. Paper proposal submitted to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
6 Freeman, E. (2009). Terra Incognita: Reorienting the school curriculum toward a sustainable future. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Decatur, GA. Freeman, E. (2008). The new landscape of urban education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton Head, SC. Freeman, E. (2007). Value pluralism and charter schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Alexandria, VA. Freeman, E. (2007). The shifting terrain of urban education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Alexandria, VA. Freeman, E. (2006). The hedgehogs and foxes of charter school policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, TX. Freeman, E. (2006). Social mobility and the problem for school leadership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, TX. Breault, D., Tighe, R., Benson, G., Freeman, E., & Hollomon, L. (2006). The challenges and possibilities within urban partnerships: Enlarging the conversation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, TX. Davis, D., Baez, B., & Freeman, E. (2006). School bureaucracy and the unmet promise of school improvement, democratic community, and social justice: The problem of leadership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Freeman, E. (2006). The colorblind meanings of No Child Left Behind. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Freeman, E. (2006). School leadership and the problem of social mobility. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society, Decatur, GA. Freeman, E. (2005). Buyer beware: The role of education in an ownership society. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, TN. Freeman, E., Allen, L., Breault, D., & Davis, D. (2005). Promises, perils, and problems: Preparing the urban educational leader in a democratic society. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Miami, OH. Freeman, E. (2004). Sleight of hand: The colorblinding of American educational policy. Paper
7 presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, MO. Freeman, E. (2004). American educational policy: Reframing the politics of race. Presidential address delivered at the annual meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. Freeman, E., & Lakes, R. (2004). The employer-linked charter school: Reinventing vocational education? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA Freeman, E. (2003). No Child Left Behind and the challenge to educational equity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Portland, OR. Freeman, E. (2002). Will closing the gap bridge the divide? The contemporary leadership imperative. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA. Freeman, E. (2001). Afrocentric charter schools: Do they really have self-governance? Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Miami, FL. Freeman, E. (2001). Restoring democratic vision and practice to schooling: Bringing the outside in. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA. Freeman, E. (2000). African American Charter Schools: Challenging the Assumptions of Desegregation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, Petersburg, VA. Freeman, E. (2000). Reclaiming hope and leadership in African American charter schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Freeman, E. (1999). Community as incentive in the formation of charter schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. Freeman, E., & Bitting, P. (1998). On the possibility of transfer: What can the public school learn from the Summerbridge experience? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Philadelphia, PA. Freeman, E. (1998). State of the state of charter schools in North Carolina: Are they a benefit or a boondoggle? Paper presented in a symposium held at the annual conference of the North
8 Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, NC. Keedy, J.L., & Freeman, E. (1997). School board chair understandings about school restructuring in North Carolina: Implications for policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Keedy, J.L., & Freeman, E. (1995). School board chair ideological agreement with and knowledge about school restructuring in North Carolina. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Conference Discussant and Chair Assignments Freeman, E. (2007). Organizational and cultural contexts in school reform. Discussant for this paper session at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Alexandria, VA. Freeman, E. (2006). Principals, Social Justice, Accountability and Segregation. Discussant for this paper session at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, TX. Freeman, E. (2006). Safe schools: Intended and unintended policy effects. Chair for this paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Freeman, E. (2006). Desegregation policies and urban education. Discussant for this paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Freeman, E. (2006). Public policy: Teach your children well. Discussant for this paper session at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. Freeman, E. (2004). Leading for success in the era of resegregation. Discussant for this paper session at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, MO. Freeman, E. (2004). Perspectives on the changing roles of educators. Division L Educational Policy and Politics. Discussant and chair of this paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
9 Freeman, E. (2003). Connecting students to Community, College, and Careers: The effects of a decade of education reform. Chair of this paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Freeman, E. (2002). Are charter schools engaging and preparing Hispanic students to enter postsecondary education? Discussant for this paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Professional Service Editorial Board 2009-2011 Education and Urban Society Paper Proposal Reviewer UCEA AERA: Division A AERA: Division L AERA SIG: Politics of Education Association AERA SIG: Leadership for Social Justice Invited Journal and Book Reviewer 1999-present 2002-present Education and Urban Society What Does it Take? Recognizing and Nurturing Resilience in New Urban Teachers Education and Urban Society Getting at the Core of Literacy Improvement: A Case Study of an Urban Secondary School. Education and Urban Society---School Re-Segregation in Urban Public Schools: Understanding the Problem, Proposing Solutions Education and Urban Society Public Professionalization and Education Policy: The Effects of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Equity & Excellence in Education Race, Religion, and Public School Enrollment in the Suburbs: Evidence of White Flight Education and Urban Society Critical Reflections: Teacher Preparation and Policy Implications. Education and Urban Society Equality on One s Own Terms: The Case of Dutch Hindi Schools. Education and Urban Society Arresting the Negative Social-Economic Cycle Using Positive Role Modeling.
10 Education and Urban Society Theme Issue: Are We There Yet?: An Examination of Educational Equity in the Era of School Reform and Accountability. Education and Urban Society-- Can passion for urban art teaching begin before student teaching? (2009) Education and Urban Society Mathematics Skills in Early Childhood: Exploring SES, Gender, and Ethnic Patterns (2009) Education and Urban Society How Widespread are the Math and Science Achievement Gaps of African American Students in Urban Schools? (2009) Equity & Excellence in Education The Impression of Equity: Racial Implications of Standardized Curriculum (2009) International Journal of Leadership in Education Tumultuous Times of Education Reform: A Study of Caring in Policy and Practice (2009) Educational Policy Analysis Archives The Teachers Union-Charter Impasse: Moving Forward from the New York Caps (2009). International Journal of Leadership in Education Making Charter School Promises: What s Wrong with Home and Hope? (2008) Educational Policy Analysis Archives Growing Pains: Revisiting Academic Achievement in the Earliest Years of the Charter School Movement (2008). International Journal of Leadership in Education Tumultuous Times of Education: A Case Study of Caring in Policy and Practice (2008). Urban Education--Overrepresentation of African American Students in Exclusionary Discipline: The Role of School Policy (2007). American Educational Research Journal--LatCrit Political Activism as Educational Leadership: Advocating for Equity in the Texas School Finance Debate (2007) Georgetown University Press--Governance Matters: Mayoral Control as a Reform Strategy to Improve Urban School Districts (2006) American Educatioal Research Journal: Social and Institutional Analysis (2006) Journal of Personnel Evaluation (2005) American Educational Research Journal: Accountability and Equity (2004) South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society (2002-2004) University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) 2005-2008 Plenum School Representative Invited Panel Member 2007 Research Ethics and Methodology North Georgia College and State University Politics of Education Association (PEA) 2005-2007 Dissertation of the Year Award Committee South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2002-2004 President
11 McGraw-Hill Textbook Reviewer 2002 Tozer, Violas, & Sense: School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (5 th Ed.). South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2001-2002 President-Elect South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2001 Program Committee Chair for the 2001 Annual Conference, Freedom, Equity, and School Choice: Philosophical Considerations. Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC. Cultural Diversity and Achievement Gap Workshops 2001 Organized and conducted professional development workshops for school administrators and instructional staff at Northern Vance High School, Vance County Public Schools, Henderson, North Carolina and for staff and students at North Carolina State University. Allyn & Bacon Textbook Reviewer 2001 McNergney & Herbert: Foundations of Education: The Challenge of Professional Practice (4th Ed.). Small Schools, Big Changes: A Town Meeting on Small Schools 2001 Invited participant to town meeting hosted by the Wake County Public School System and the Wake Education Partnership. McGraw-Hill Textbook Reviewer 2001 Educational Foundations Review Panel South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2000 Program Chair for the 2000 Annual Conference, Theme: The Metaphysics of Race: Expanding the Conversation. Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA. Affirmations of Diversity Workshop 2000 Invited speaker at the first Cultural Diversity Workshop, Southern Vance High School, Vance County Public Schools, Henderson, NC. Charter School Ad Hoc Advisory Panel 1999 Office of Charter Schools, North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, Raleigh, North Carolina
12 Accelerated Schools Teacher Education Reform Project 1995 1997 College of Education, North Carolina State University Educational Leadership Policy Seminars 1995 1996 Educational Research & Leadership Program, North Carolina State University North Carolina School Board Association 1995 North Carolina School Board Association Winter Leadership Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC. Professional And Academic Affiliations American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division A Division L Politics of Education SIG School Choice SIG Leadership for Social Justice SIG University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Curriculum and Pedagogy (C & P) Southern Political Science Assocation (SPSA) Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA) Southeast Philosophy of Education Society (SEPES) South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society (SAPES) American Educational Studies Association (AESA)