North Dakota Study Group

Documents, Readings and Media for the 2012 Annual Meeting

These resources will be used to supplement the 2012 Annual Meeting of the North Dakota Study Group. We recommend you access and view these resources prior to attendance.


Introduction by Brenda Engel

Exerpted in PDF format from: Engel, B.S., & Martin, A.C. (Eds.). (2005). Holding values: what we mean by progressive education: Essays by members of the North Dakota Study Group. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.


Education Policy 1964 - 2004: The No Child Left Behind Act and the Assualt on Progressive Education and Local Control by Harold Berlak

Exerpted in PDF format from: Engel, B.S., & Martin, A.C. (Eds.). (2005). Holding values: what we mean by progressive education: Essays by members of the North Dakota Study Group. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.


Civil Disobedience in a Democracy by Gene Sharp

Exerpted in PDF format from: Sharp, G. (1980). Social power and political freedom. Boston: Sargent.


Becoming an Anti-Racist White Ally: How a White Affinity Group Can Help

by Ali Michael and Mary C. Conger with contributions from Susan Bickerstaff, Katherine Crawford-Garrett, and Ellie Fitts Fulmer, University of Pennsylvania

Linked to Perspectives on Urban Education, Spring 2009 issue article, a publication of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. The NDSG uses affinity groups as part of the exploration of race and education. This article is an introduction to affinity groups, especially for those new to them.