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Barbara Sizemore is an American educator and author. She is best known for her work in the field of urban education and for her advocacy of educational reform. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 1927. Sizemore earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1949 and her master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1951. She then went on to earn her doctorate in education from the University of Chicago in 1959. Sizemore began her career as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools in 1951. She then went on to become a professor at the University of Chicago, where she taught from 1959 to 1967. She then moved to Washington, D.C., where she served as the first African-American superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools from 1967 to 1972. In 1972, Sizemore moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she served as the first African-American superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools from 1972 to 1975. She then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she served as the first African-American superintendent of the Philadelphia Public Schools from 1975 to 1981. Sizemore has written several books on education, including The Politics of Education (1973), Education and the Urban Crisis (1974), and Education and the Social Crisis (1975). She has also served on the boards of numerous educational organizations, including the National Association of State Boards of Education, the National Education Association, and the American Association of School Administrators. Sizemore is 77 years old and has a net worth of $1 million.

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Occupation Educator
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 17 December 1927
Birthday 17 December
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death (2004-07-24)
Died Place Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1970

Sizemore served as Professor Emerita at DePaul University, and a scholar in residence at the National Alliance of Black School Educators from the 1970s until her death. She was the recipient of four honorary doctorates and was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the Urban League, NAACP, and Phi Delta Kappa. She received a lifetime achievement award from the Research Focus on Black Education special interest group of the American Education Research Association. The School of Education at Duquesne University named the Barbara A. Sizemore Distinguished Professorship in Urban Education in her honor.

1950

Sizemore began her career in Chicago public schools, teaching English and reading in elementary and high schools from 1950 to 1963, and serving as principal of elementary and high schools from 1963 to 1967. In 1969 she was named district superintendent of the Woodlawn Experimental Schools. She was also a member of the adjunct faculty at Northeastern Illinois University from 1965 to 1971. Sizemore taught at the University of Pittsburgh from 1975 to 1992. It was there that she began her research on low-income African American students and standardized tests, which she continued as dean of the School of Education at DePaul University in 1992. Sizemore's first book, a version of her doctoral thesis titled The Ruptured Diamond: The Politics of the Decentralization of the District of Columbia Public Schools, was published in 1981. Her second book, Walking in Circles: The Black Struggle for School Reform was published posthumously in 2008.

1947

Barbara Ann Sizemore was born to Sylvester and Delila Lafoon in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. She attended segregated elementary and middle schools and graduated from high school at the age of 16. Sizemore attended Northwestern University, where she received a bachelor's degree in classical languages in 1947 and a master's degree in elementary education in 1954. She later returned to school and received a PhD from the University of Chicago in educational administration in 1979.

1927

Barbara Sizemore (December 17, 1927 – July 24, 2004) was an American teacher and researcher in the field of education. In 1973, she became the first African American woman to head the public school system in a major city, when she was elected superintendent of District of Columbia Public Schools.

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