Alex Molnar

Alex Molnar

Professor Emeritus,
Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
  • Alex.Molnar@asu.edu
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Publications
  • Alex Molnar. From Democratic Ideal to Corporate Commodity: The Commercial Transformation of Public Education. Journal of Education Policy (2006).
  • Alex Molnar, David Garcia. The battle over commercialized schools. Educational Leadership (2006).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . For Profit K-12 Education: through the Glass Darkly. Educational Entrepreneurship, Realities, Challenges, Possibilities (2006).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . Public Intellectuals and the University. Education Research in the Public Interest (2006).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . Social Justice" in Researching and Teaching Social Issues. The Personal Stories and Pedagogical Efforts of Professors of Education (2006).
  • Alex Molnar. Ivy-Covered Malls and Creeping Commercialism. Educational Leadership (2005).
  • Alex Molnar. School Commercialism and Adolescent Health. Adolescent Medicine Clinics (2005).
  • Molnar, Alex J. School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity. (2005).
  • Molnar, Alex J. Virtually Everywhere: Marketing to Children in America's Schools: The Seventh Annual Report on Schoolhouse Commercialism Trends: 2003-2004. (2005).
  • . . State of Education in Arizona Annual Report (2005).
  • . . The Condition of PreK-12 Education in Arizona, 2005 (2005).
  • Alex Molnar. Are you Aware of the Commercial Activity in Your School? You Should Be. PTA Fundraising Essential (2004).
  • Alex Molnar. Cashing In On the Classroom. Educational Leadership (2004).
  • . . Commercialism, Privatization and School-Business Partnerships (2004).
  • . . Voices of a People's History of the United States (2004).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . Advertising in Schools. About CHILDREN: An Authoritative Resource on the State of Childhood Today (2004).
  • Alex Molnar. Are You Aware of the Commercial Activity in Your School?. Our Children: National PTA Magazine (2003).
  • Alex Molnar. School Commercialism Hurts All Children, Ethnic Minority Group Children Most of All. Journal of Negro Education (2003).
  • John Zahorik, Anke Halbach, Karen Ehrle, Alex Molnar. Teaching Practices for Smaller Classes. Educational Leadership (2003).
  • Phil Smith, Alex Molnar, John Zahorik. Class-Size Reduction: A Fresh Look at the Data. Educational Leadership (2003).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . What the Market Can't Provide. The Critical Pedagogy Reader (2003).
  • Alex Molnar. The Corporate Branding of America's Schools. Educational Leadership (2002).
  • Alex Molnar, Joseph Reaves. The Growth of Schoolhouse Commercialism and the Assault on Educative Experience. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision (2002).
  • Molnar, Alex J. School Reform Proposals: The Research Evidence. (2002).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . The Commercial Transformation of America's Schools. Curriculum Visions (2002).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) ,Reaves, Joseph (Author) . Buy Me! Buy Me!. Education Inc (2002).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) ,Zahorik, John (Author) ,Ehrle, Karen (Author) ,Halbach, Anke (Author) . Teaching Reduced-Size Classes. Taking Small Classes One Step Further (2002).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) ,Zahorik, John (Author) ,Smith, Philip (Author) ,Halbach, Anke (Author) ,Ehrle, Karen (Author) . Wisconsin's SAGE Program. Bridging the Achievement Gap (2002).
  • Alex Molnar. Buy Me! Buy Me. Educational Leadership (2001).
  • Alex Molnar. Calculating the Benefits and Costs of For-Profit Public Education. Education Policy Analysis Archives (2001).
  • Alex Molnar. Corporate Involvement in Schools: It's Time For a More Critical Look. State Education Standard (2001).
  • Alex Molnar, Anke Halbach, Karen Ehrle, John Zahorik. Class Size Reduction: From Promise to Practice. Educational Leadership (2001).
  • Alex Molnar, Anke Halbach, Karen Ehrle, John Zahorik, Alex Molnar, Anke Halbach, Karen Ehrle, John Zahorik. Class Size Reduction: From Promise to Practice. Educational Leadership (2001).
  • . . Educational Policy and the Law (2001).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) . Comment on Milton Goldberg, "Why Business Backs Education Standards. Brookings Papers on Education Policy (2001).
  • Alex Molnar. Colonizing Our Future: The Commercial Transformation of America's Schools. Social Education (2000).
  • Alex Molnar. Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places. Principal (2000).
  • Alex Molnar. The Case for Smaller Classes. Rethinking Schools (2000).
  • Alex Molnar. ZapMe! Linking School and Marketplace in a Seamless Web. Alberta Teachers' Association Magazine (2000).
  • Alex Molnar. ZapMe! Linking School and Marketplace in a Seamless Web. Phi Delta Kappan (2000).
  • Alex Molnar, David Garcia. The Battle Over Commercialized Schools. Our Schools/Our Selves: Special Commercialism Issue (Electronic) (2000).
  • Alex Molnar, Jennifer Morales. Commercialism@Schools. Educational Leadership (2000).
  • Alex Molnar, Philip Smith, John Zahorik, Amanda Palmer, Anke Halbach, Karen Ehrle. Wisconsin's Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) Class-Size Reduction Program: Achievement Effects, Teaching, and Classroom Implications. The CEIC Review (2000).
  • Molnar, Alex J. Vouchers, Class Size Reduction, and Student Achievement: Considering the Evidence. (2000).
  • . . How Small Classes Help Teachers Do Their Best (2000).
  • Molnar, Alex J (Author) ,Zahorik, John (Author) ,Ehrle, Karen (Author) ,Halbach, Anke (Author) ,Molnar, Alex J (Author) ,Zahorik, John (Author) ,Ehrle, Karen (Author) ,Halbach, Anke (Author) . Smaller Classes, Better Teaching? Effective Teaching in Reduced-Size Classes. Using What We Know (2000).
Research Activity
  • Garcia,David R*, Molnar,Alex J. Parent Survey. AZ DEPT OF EDUCATION(1/15/2005 - 12/31/2009).
  • Molnar,Alex J*. School-Community Partnerships for Healthy Nutrition Practices. RWJF(9/1/2004 - 12/31/2005).
  • Molnar,Alex J*. Master Agreement with Civic Concern. Civic Concern, Inc(1/1/2004 - 12/31/2006).
  • Molnar,Alex J*. EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH. UNIV OF WISCONSIN-BUSINESS SCH(10/20/2002 - 6/30/2004).
  • Molnar,Alex J*. MASTER AGREEMENT & ENSUING TASK ORDERS BETWEEN ASU & AEA/ASBA ARIZONA EDUCATION TAX CREDIT STUDY - TASK ORDER #1. MISC PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS(2/15/2002 - 6/30/2004).
  • Molnar,Alex J*, Molnar,Alex J*. MASTER AGREEMENT AND ENSUING TASK ORDERS BETWEEN GLC AND ASU. GREAT LAKES CTR(7/15/2001 - 8/31/2011).
  • Molnar,Alex J*, Molnar,Alex J*. THE COMMERCIALISM IN EDUCATION RESEARCH UNIT. CONSUMERS UNION(7/1/2001 - 8/31/2011).
  • Molnar,Alex J*, Molnar,Alex J*. EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH UNIT (EPRU). NATL EDUCATION ASSN(7/1/2001 - 8/31/2011).
  • Molnar,Alex J*. WEAC SUPPORT FOR THE DIVISION'S EDUCATION AND POLICY STUDIES LABORATORY. WISCONSIN ED. ASSOC. COUNCIL(7/1/2001 - 6/30/2004).
  • Molnar,Alex J*. IMPACT OF VARIOUS FACTORS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. PENN STATE ED ASSOC(5/7/2001 - 6/30/2004).
Courses
2020 Spring
Course Number Course Title
DCI 799 Dissertation
DCI 784 Internship
Presentations
  • Molnar, Alex. Giving Kids the Business: Schools and Commercialism. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), Boston, MA (Oct 2006).
  • Molnar, Alex. Public Intellectuals, the University, and Policy Making. Can Educational Research Contribute to a Democratic Conversation about Schooling?, AERA Annual Meeting, San Franscico, CA (Apr 2006).
  • Molnar, Alex. Selling to Children, Comodifying Schools, and the Emerging Trade in Education. Education, Commercialization, and Private Interest. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (Apr 2006).
  • Molnar, Alex. For Profit K-12 Education: Through the Glass Darkly. American Enterprise Institute for Public Research, Washington DC (Nov 2005).
  • Molnar, Alex. What Parents Want. Arizona School Boards Association Law Conference, Phoenix, AZ (Sep 2005).
  • Molnar, Alex. Top 10 Research Topics Pertinent to Educators. East Valley Think Tank, Tempe, AZ (Mar 2005).
  • Molnar, Alex. National Evaluation and Measurement Meeting on School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. San Francisco, CA (May 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Toxic Classrooms: Marketing to Children in Schools. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Obesity and the Built Environment: Improving Public Health through Community Design Conference, Washington, D.C (May 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Writing for Publication. AERA Symposium Panel Presentation. San Diego, CA (Apr 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Structure of the For-Profit Educational Management Industry. AERA Symposium Panel Presentation: Division L: Section 4. San Diego, CA (Apr 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. There is No Excuse for Marketing to Teens in School. The Society for Adolescent Medicine 2004 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO (Mar 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Analysis of Arizona's Individual Tax Credit. Goldwater Institute, Education Conference: Analyzing Ten Years of School Choice in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ (Jan 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Class Size Reduction. ELL Task Force, Paradise Valley, AZ (Jan 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Counter Point: It's Never O.K. to Market Junk Food to Children-Especially in School. American School Food Service Association, Child Nutrition Industry Conference, Newport Beach, CA (Jan 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Helping to ensure that All Food Choices in Schools are Healthy Choices. Arizona Nutrition Network: Network Partners' Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (Jan 2004).
  • Molnar, Alex. Marketing Junk Food to Children is Wrong, Especially at School. Child Nutrition State Agency Staff and USDA Joint Conference, Phoenix, AZ (Dec 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. Research Worth Knowing. East Valley Think Tank, Tempe, AZ (Sep 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. School Commercialism, Student Health, and the Pressure to do More With Less. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science Symposium, Washington, DC (Jun 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. School Environments, Community Environments, and Sponsorships & Promotions. California Endowment, San Francisco, CA (Jun 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. Schools, Marketing, and Children's Health. Prevention Institute and UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health, Berkeley, CA (Jun 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. Presentation on school capacity and organizing opportunities. Center for Community Change at the Partnerships for Change meeting, Chicago, IL (Apr 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. ESEA: How Do We Get There? Teacher Quality - Student Achievement. Maryland State Teachers Association at 2003 MSTA Symposium, Annapolis, MD (Apr 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Commercial Assault on Children and on School Academic Standards. Special Session, at ASCD Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA (Mar 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining High Quality Teachers. The State Forum on Teacher Education in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ (Feb 2003).
  • Molnar, Alex. Commercialism in Schools: Student Health and Student Programs-Competing Priorities. American Dietetic Association, Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA (Oct 2002).
  • Molnar, Alex. Improving Education in Arizona: Needed Policy Research. Arizona Educational Research Association annual conference, Tempe, AZ (Oct 2002).
  • Molnar, Alex. Commercialism in Education: Who Wins? Who Loses?. 2002 Spring Series Seminars for Superintendents, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (May 2002).
  • Molnar, Alex. The March Toward For Profit Education Management: A Four Year Overview of Education Management Organizations. AERA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Apr 2002).
  • Molnar, Alex. Commercializing Childhood: What It Means for Parents and Teachers. Mary G. Low Family Policy Seminar at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Mar 2002).
  • Molnar, Alex. Presentation on the research evidence available to support the prominent education reform proposals. annual meeting of research staff members of National Education Association affiliated unions, Savannah, GA (Nov 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. policy research in action. Arizona Educational Research Association annual conference, Tempe, AZ (Oct 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. The health impact of commercializing activities in schools. annual conference for school nutritionists sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education, Traverse City, MI (Oct 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. School Vouchers: The Law, The Research, and the Public Policy Implications. Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media: Teachers College Columbia University (May 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Media and Educational Research: What We Know vs. What the Public Hears. AERA Annual Meeting 2001, Seattle, WA (Apr 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. Reading Corporate Texts: The Corporate Incursion Into Education and It's Influence on Educational Policy. AERA Annual Meeting 2001, Seattle, WA (Apr 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. For-Profit Companies in Public Education: How are They Doing?. National Conference of State Legislatures' "Education Finance Seminar: Funding Excellent Schools and Colleges for All Students" conference, Savannah, GA (Feb 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Costs of Class Size Reduction. National Conference of State Legislatures. Savannah, GA (Feb 2001).
  • Molnar, Alex. Effective Reduced Class Size Teaching. Taking Small Classes One Step Further National Invitational Conference, Washington, DC (Dec 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Commercializing Schools: Implications for Children. Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers Annual Convention, Orlando, FL (Nov 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. A Broad Look at the Many Education Options Today and in the Future. Daytona Beach News-Journal "Education in the Millennium" conference, Daytona Beach, FL (Oct 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. A Broad Look at the Many Education Options Today and in the Future. The Daytona Beach News-Journal "Education in the Millennium" conference, Daytona Beach, FL (Oct 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Class Size Reduction and School Funding. Montana Conference of Education Leadership, Billings, MT (Oct 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Keynote address. Wisconsin Federation of Teachers Annual Convention, Oconomowoc, WI (Oct 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Strengthening Public Education. fourth annual "Summit on the States" conference sponsored by the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Washington DC (Oct 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Commercialization of Education. The American University Faculty Mellon Presentation, American University, Washington, DC (Sep 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Promoting K-12 School Environment that Support Adoption of Healthy Eating Behaviors. American Dietetic Association, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO (Sep 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Keeping the Public in Public Education. Canadian Teachers' Federation Annual General Meeting, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Jul 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. How and Why Corporations Are Targeting Public Education. British Columbia Teachers' Federation "Public Education - Not for Sale" conference, Vancouver, British Columbia (May 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Education Policy Conference on National Education Standards. Brookings Institution, Washington, DC (May 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Culture of Consumption and the Future of Public Higher Education. College Institute Educators' Association of British Columbia Convention and Annual General Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia (May 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Truth About Vouchers. Michigan School Business Officials Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI (May 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Presentation to the BGB Luncheon Group on educational voucher research. Milwaukee, WI (Apr 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Privatization and the Future of Teachers Unions. Pennsylvania State Education Association Local Presidents Collective Bargaining Conference (Mar 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Public Education, Democracy, and the Danger of Market-Based School Reform. Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention Association, Edmonton, Alberta (Mar 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Growing Trends in Small Class Research and Use. The National Conference on Education, American Association of School Administrators, San Francisco, CA (Mar 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Commercial Transformation America's Schools. John Dewey Society Memorial Lecture, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA (Mar 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. The Benefits and Costs of Class Size Reduction. Funding Education in the New Century conference, National Conference of State Legislatures, Napa Valley, CA (Feb 2000).
  • Molnar, Alex. Keynote address on educational vouchers. Michigan Education Association's Statewide Bargaining and Public Relations Conference (Feb 2000).
Service
  • Commercialism in Education Research Unit (CERU), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, Founding Director (2001 - Present)
  • Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, Founding Director (2001 - Present)
  • Education Policy Studies Laboratory (EPSL), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, Director (2001 - Present)
  • College of Education Operations Committee, Member (2002 - 2005)
  • Presentation to the Arizona Legislature, Phoenix, AZ, Testified on Arizona's Desegregation Funding Mechanism (2004 - 2004)
  • Teacher Quality Forum Planning Committee, Member (2002 - 2003)
  • Presentation to the Sunset Review Committee of the Arizona Legislature, Phoenix, AZ, Testified on Arizona's Desegregation Funding Mechanism (2003 - 2003)
  • Research on Class Size Reduction.California Senate Education Committee. Sacramento, CA, Testimony (2003 - 2003)
  • Education Leadership & Policy Studies Personnel Committee, Member (2001 - 2002)
  • Center for Education Research, Analysis, and Innovation (CERAI), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Founding Director (1998 - 2001)
  • Center for the Analysis of Commercialism in Education (CACE), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Founding Director (1998 - 2001)
  • New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee, Testified on educational vouchers (2000 - 2000)
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