An open letter to Senator Ted Kennedy from American educators and advocates
Dear Senator Kennedy,
Nobody has fought harder for America’s children than you have.
For more than 40 years, you have consistently stood up for those who cannot speak up for themselves. Your vision of what our country could be has inspired all of us – educators and others working to improve schooling at every level – to devote ourselves to putting the American Dream within the reach of every child, regardless of race, class, language, or disability. At every step of our journey, we have felt your presence alongside us.
As you face this new challenge, we are with you, too. Our thoughts are with you, our prayers are with you, and our spirits are with you.
With warm regards and deep admiration,
The Education Trust
The National Council of La Raza
Peter Brossy, 24 year veteran secondary teacher, Gallup Mckinley County Schools
Judine Keplar, 6th grade teacher, St Louis Public Schools, St Louis, Missouri
Loretta Singleton, Receptionist & Administrative Assistant, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
The Staff of The Afterschool Partnership of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Joy Hannibal, Accelerated Coordinator, Lou Dantzler Prep. High School, Los Angeles, California
Calexico High School, CA
Heidi Pierovich, Action Learning Systems, Pasadena, California
Karen Humphrey, Administrator, Improving Teacher Quality Program, California Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento, CA
Tami Pearson, Administrator in Residence, The Education Trust-West, California
Connor Keese, Admission Counselor, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Letitia Fickel, Alaska Educational Innovations Network, College of Education, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
The Staff at The National Center on Education and the Economy, Washington, D.C.
Capital Region BOCES, Albany, NY
Dolores Vigil-Frank, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Amy Dziekonski, Alexandria, VA
Renee Pitts, Graphic Designer, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Wyline Thompson, Alief ISD Counselor, Houston, Texas
Governor Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, DC
Jacki Paone, Alliance for Quality Teaching, Denver, CO
Jane West, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, D.C.
David B. Sherman, American Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C.
Amanda Fitzgerald, American School Counselor Association, Alexandria, Virginia
Judy Bowers, American School Counselor Association President 2004-2005, School Counselor Consultant, Tucson, Arizona
Daniel Simonet, AmeriCorps*VISTA – Access and Success Initative, Minnesota Campus Compact, Saint Paul, MN
Don Counts. AP/College Prep. Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, MD
Kavitha Mediratta, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, New York, NY
Dr Samuel E. Taylor, Areas Superintendent, Fulton County School System, Atlanta, Georgia
Carol Massey, Arkansas Reading First, Professional Development Coordinator, Little Rock, Arkansas
Brooke Haycock, Artist-in-Residence, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Ellen Roth-Perreault, Aspiring Teacher, Terryville, CT
Nancy B. Bonesho, Assessment Manager, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI
Penny Engel, Assistant Director, Government and External Relations, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC
Daria Hall, Assistant Director for K-12 Policy Development, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Alfredo Juarez, Assistant Principal, Eastman Avenue School
Teri Trejo, Assistant Principal, Deming High School, Deming, New Mexico
Pat Woodard, assistant superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico
Mary Beth Currie, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Holmdel Township Public Schools, Holmdel, New Jersey
Meg Mayo-Brown, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Fall River Public Schools, Fall River, Massachusetts
David A. Smith, Assistant to the Superintendent, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Mary Katona, Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Bethlehem Area School District, PA
Patricia J. Martin, Assistant Vice President, National Office for School Counselor Advocacy, The College Board
Dr. Dianne M. Bazell, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Frankfort, KY
Clay Hensley, Associate Director, International Services , The College Board, New York, NY
Juanester Colbert Russell, Associate Director, GEAR UP Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Ricki Sabia, Associate Director, National Down Syndrome Society Policy Center
Jennifer Smith, Associate Director of Pre-K through 12 School and District Assistance, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Associate Professor, Counselor Education/School Counseling, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, NY
Marge Plecki, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Mary F. Leslie, Associate Professor in Education Louisiana State University at Eunice, LA
Jane Harbaugh, Associate Provost (retd), University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Teri Wong Hollander, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland Adelphi, MD
Dr. Kate Harrington, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and International Relations, University of Massachusetts Presidents Office, Boston, MA
Mike Egan, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Joyce Y. Suber, AVID Region 9 Director, San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, CA
Dr. Mary Peters, Battelle for Kids, Columbus, Ohio
Ruth Lipscomb, Bellevue, Washington
Yulisa Cruz, Bilingual Educational Diagnostician, Montgomery County Public Schools, Silver Spring, MD
Sandra Licón, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Kunle Oguneye, Blue Brush Media, Renton, WA
Rashidah Abdulhaqq, Board Member, Cleveland City School District, Ohio
Connie Phillips, Boston University, Boston, MA
Cara Stillings, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Craig D. Jerald, Break the Curve Consulting, Washington, DC
Hope Ascher, Brevard Public Schools, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
Myrna Alicia Castrejón, California Charter Schools Association, Los Angeles, CA
Gonzalo Rojas, California Chicano/Latino Intersegmental Convocation, San Diego State University, Retired, Bonita, California
Sandra Silva, California Department of Education, Sacramento, California
Chris Dowell, California Department of Education, Sacramento, California
Dr. Milton Clark, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
Professor DeShea Rushing, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
Michael T. O’Neill, Cambridge, MA
Joyce A. Stokes, Center Alternative Middle School, Kansas City, MO
Marlene Seltzer, CEO, Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA
Jane Hileman, CEO, American Reading Company, King of Prussia, PA
Eduardo Angulo, Chairman, Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality, Salem, Oregon
Don Langenberg, Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland, Adelphi, MD
Jon Butzon, Charleston Education Network, Charleston, SC
Deb McManus, Chatham County Board of Education, Democrat, Siler City, NC
Terrence L. Olivo, Chief Operating Officer, Orange / Ulster BOCES, Goshen, New York
Amy L. Short, Chief Operating Officer, The Chicago Public Education Fund
Amy McIntosh, Chief Talent Officer, NYC Department of Education, NY
Janet George, City Year Columbus, Columbus OH
Dea Meyer, Civic Committee, Commercial Club of Chicago
Roger Wilkins, Clarence J. Robinson Professor Emeritus of Clarence J. Robinson Professors, George Mason University & Education Trust Board Member
Sharon D. Brown, Clayton County Public Schools, Jonesboro, GA
Dr. Valya S. Lee, Clayton County Public Schools, Jonesboro, Georgia
Deborah Bass, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia
Kathleen B. Boundy, Co-Director, Center for Law and Education, Boston, MA
Paul Weckstein, Co-Director, Center for Law and Education, Washington, DC
Andrew J. Rotherham, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Education Sector, Member, Virginia Board of Education, Earlysville, VA
Stephen Williams, College Counselor, Eagle Rock High School, Los Angeles, CA
Charles Rolland, Community & Parents for Public Schools of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Michelle Thomas, Community and Parent Involvement, Ewing, NJ
Allan Odden, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Madison, WI
Linda Diamond, Consortium on Reading Excellence, Berkeley, CA
Sally Askman, Consultant, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Education Division, Seattle, WA
Phyllis Hart, Consultant, Education Trust-West, Long Beach, CA
Kate Kelliher, consultant, Takoma Park, Maryland
Margo McCoy Howe, Consultant/College Board, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Peter Meyer, Contributing Editor, Education Next
Marion Hogue, Coordinator, Administrative Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Sherryl Broyles, Coordinator, Instructional Support Services, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Judith Gutterman, Counselor, Norview Middle School, Norfolk, Virginia
Kevin Rutherford, Counselor, Sparks, Nevada
Belinda Rich, Counselor, Waxahachie, Texas
Miriam Cruz, Cruz & Associates, Chicago, Illinois
Nancy J. Smith, Data Quality Campaign, Austin, TX
Dr. Jean Houck, Dean, College of Education, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
M. Jayne Fleener, Dean, College of Education, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nancy Wilson, Delaware Deputy Secretary of Education, Dover, Delaware
Jim Dallas, Democrat, Houston, Texas
Mickey Brown, Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, Ohio
Ellen Campion, Director, Endicott Educational Resource Center Endicott, New York
Philip Mirci, Director, Secondary School Reform, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Office, CA
Amy Piacentino, Director, Delaware City Schools, Delaware, Ohio
Mary Reeve, Director, SPED, GMCS, New Mexico
Padres & Jovenes Unidos, CO
Carol Shikada, Director, OCISS-School and Community Leadership Branch, Honolulu, HI
Karen Simms Tolson, Director, Center for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Connie Choate, Director, Arkansas Reading First, Arkansas Department of Education
Marti Pogonowski, Director, Continuous School Improvement, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, MD
Ellen Swaney (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes), Director, American Indian/Minority Achievement,
Richard Patton, Director, Vision for Children at Risk, St. Louis, MO
Susan Wheltle, Director, Office of Curriculum Standards, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Malden, Massachusetts
Noma LeMoine Ph.D., Director, Los Angeles Unified School District, AEMP/Closing the Achievement Gap Branch, Los Angeles, CA
Roni Parker, Director, Secondary College/Career Counseling, Los Angeles, California
Jim Rallis, Director of Assessment & Evaluation, Pleasanton Unified School District, CA
Stephanie Germeraad, Director of Communications, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Lee Umphrey, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Math for America, New York, NY
Marcia Arganbright, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Portland Public Schools, Oregon
Dr. Jann Hunter, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Alamogordo Public Schools, Alamogordo, New Mexico
Jaimie E. Vargas, Director of Development & Communication, Educational Partnership Center, University of California, Santa Cruz
Edwin C. Darden, Director of Education Policy, Appleseed, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Betty J. Robinson, Director of Elementary Education and ESL Coordinator, Lansdale, PA
Anna Cross, Director of Family Support Programs, Framingham Public Schools, MA
Margarita Benitez, Director of Higher Education, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Robert L. Jarvis, Director of K-12 Outreach and Co-Director, Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium, Penn Center for Educational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania
Liam Goldrick, Director of Policy, New Teacher Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Melva L. Ware, Director of Pre-collegiate Programs, University of Delaware
Roberta Peck, Director of Prekindergarten Planning, CCSESA, Sacramento, CA
Kendall Jordan, Director of Public Policy Research, Public School Forum of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Dan Levin, Director of Publications, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Deb Lindsey, Director of Research and Assessment, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
JoBe Thilgen, Director of Secondary Learning Services, Gallup, New Mexico
Vicki McNamara, Director of Special Education, Special School District of St. Louis County, St. Louis, MO,
Kathryn Udell McCarrie, Director of Special Education, Granite School District, Salt Lake City, Utah
Heather Peske, Director of Teacher Quality, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Debra Hawkins, Director Student Learning, Longview Public Schools, Longview, Washington
Karen Hessel, Distinguished Educator, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kathy Vienna, District Counselor, San Diego Unified Schools, CA
Jennifer Dempewolf, District Mentor Teacher, Peninsula School District, Gig Harbor, Washington
Sybil Kelley, Doctoral Fellow, Portland State University – Center for Science Education, Portland, Oregon
Paula Gordon, Doctoral Student, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Emily Kalejs Qazilbash, doctoral student, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Cheryl Blomstrom, Douglas County Gifted and Talented Association, Carson City, Nevada
Rose Kartchner, Dulce High School, Dulce, NM
Angela Lee, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Baton Rouge, LA
Beth Jefferson, ECTC-KCTCS, Director of the Office of Grants & Special Projects, Elizabethtown Community & Technical College
Carol Fisher, Ed Assoc of Charles County(EACC), Waldorf, MD
Muriel Rand, Ed. D., New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
Beth H. Scott, Ed.D, Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, University of Rochester, NY
Christine Clark, Ed.D., Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion & Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Peggy Hines, Ed.D., Director, The Education Trust’s National Center for Transforming School Counseling, Washington DC
Ken James, Ed.D., Commissioner of Education, State of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
Craig H. Larson, Ed.D., Superintendent, Rockwood School District
Justina D. Pedante, Ed.D., Director of Students Services, Springfield School District, Springfield, PA
Craig Spinks, Ed.D., Retired Special Education Teacher, Evans, GA
Jared Lancer, Ed.D., Coordinator, Los Angeles Unified School District, AEMP/Closing the Achievement Gap Branch, CA
Faith H. Waters, Ed.D., Professional and Secondary Education Department, East Stroudsburg University, PA
John C. Fischetti, Ed.D., Professor and Ed.D. Program Coordinator, Dept. of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Lisa Karmacharya, Ed.D., Executive Director of Federal Programs
Robert E. Sudlow, Ed.D., President, More Effective Schools, Spencerport, New York
Claudia Thompson, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Peninsula School District, Gig Harbor, WA
Cynthia Brown, Ed.D., Director of Student Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gwendolyn Wilson Diggs, Ed.D., Ferguson-Florissant School District, Executive Director Federal/Special Instructional Programs, Florissant, MO
Carol S. Dean, Ed.D., Sidney Central School District, Sidney, New York
Carol Lindquist, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer, Fort Wayne Community Schools, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lauren I. Katzman, Ed.D., Special Education Program, Boston University, MA
Tanya M. Odom, Ed.M, Education and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant NYC, NY
Kathy Christie, Education Commission of the States, Denver, Colorado
Dr. Cherlyn Pijanowski, Education Consultant, Tacoma, Washington
Marc Frazer, Education First Consulting, Seattle, Washington
Jennifer Vranek, Education First Consulting, Seattle, Washington
Sally FitzGerald, Education Policy, Georgia PTA
Betsy Escandon, Education Policy Research Analyst, Former LAUSD elementary teacher, Redwood City, CA
Marilyn K. Troupe, Education Professional Standards Board, Frankfort, Kentucky
Susan Bohan, Education Service Center, Region VI, Huntsville, Texas
Joan Baratz-Snowden, Education Study Center, Washington, D.C.
Rita Navarrette, Educational Psychology, Catholic University of America
Nancy Protheroe, Educational Research Service, Alexandria, Virginia
State Coordinator, Educator Preparation, Educator Preparation and Quality, MA
Steve O’Mara, EdVoice, San Rafael, CA
Larry Lezotte, Effective Schools, Okemos, MI
Elizabeth A. Brewer, Elementary School Counselor, Turbotville Elementary School, Turbotville, PA
Ed E. Fisher, ELF Associates
Pia Payne-Shannon, English/Language Arts Teacher, Afrocentric Educational Academy at North High School, Minneapolis, MN
Mary Conrad, Equity Coordinator, NJ Dept. of Education, Trenton, NJ
Pat Maunsell, Evanston, IL
Ivy Ellis, Executive Asst. to the President, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Jeanne Harmon, Executive Director, Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, Tacoma WA
Ronald E. Jackson, Executive Director, Citizens for Better Schools, Birmingham, Alabama
Judy Seal, Executive Director, Long Beach Education Foundation, Long Beach, CA
Jane Wellman, Executive Director, The Delta Cost Project, Washington, DC
Michael A. Rebell, Executive Director, The Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York
Christine Veverka, Executive Director, Teacher Excellence Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Brenda Lilienthal Welburn, Executive Director, National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA
Pam Kingery, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Communities In Schools, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sheila Engle-Rinderknecht, Executive Director of Intervention & Support, St. Louis Public Schools
Donnalyn Jaque-Anton, Executive Officer, Educational Support Services, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
Selma Botman, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, The City University of New York
Arnold Kee, Expanding the Circle of Excellence, Bowie, MD
Juanita B. Wade, Fannie Mae, Washington, DC
Emily Sweet, Fellow Practice Associate, The Education Trust-West, California
Diallo Brooks, Field Director, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Susan Beal, First Vice President, National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Chicago, Illinois
Pat Windham, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida
Jay Pfeiffer, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida
Cyrus Driver, Ford Foundation
Terri Daniels, Fourth Partner Foundation, Tyler, TX
Linda Cavalluzzo
Esta Montano, Framingham, MA
Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick, Maryland
Dr. Edward L. Monaghan, Gallup-McKinley County Schools, Gallup, New Mexico
Ron Henry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Shonda Lemons-Smith, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Kevin Simpson, Global Educational Consultant, KDSL, Alexandria, VA
Daryl & Sharon No Heart, Grandparents, Rapid City, SD
Mary Kate Lowndes, Grants and Accounts Manager, Connecticut Commission on Children, Hartford, CT
Elaine Fowlkes, Guidance Counselor, Maury High School, Norfolk, Virginia
Karen Hidalgo, Guidance Counselor, Easthampton Public Schools, Easthampton, MA
Carolyn Query, Guidance Counselor, Norfolk, Virginia
Linda Fuller, Guidance Counselor, Ellsworth High School, Ellsworth, Maine
Barb Jacapraro, Guidance Counselor, Springfield
Beth Stem, Guidance Counselor, Westmont Hilltop High School, Johnstown, PA
Margaret Arbuckle, Guilford Education Alliance, Greensboro, North Carolina
Keith Campbell, H.S. Principal, Hardin, MT.
Katherine K. Merseth, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Garrett Smith, Harvard Kennedy School/Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA
Katherine Lipper, Harvard Law School student, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ronald C. Brady, Head of School, Foundation Academy Charter School, Trenton, NJ
Christopher Tate, Higher Education Associate, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Willie G. Stevens, Home School Coordinator, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, NC
Marina Ballantyne Walne, Houston, TX
Genethia Hudley-Hayes, Hudley Hayes & Associates, Los Angeles, CA
Stacy Galiatsos, Huntington, NY
Dr. Erika Hunt, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
Laura Dobbs, Immediate Past President, Georgia PTA, Johns Creek, GA
Constancia Warren, Independent Consultant, Croton on Hudson, NY
Julia Lara, Independent Consultant, Washington, D.C.
Sally Askman, Independent Contractor, Gates Foundation
Sara Reiter, Instructional Coach, Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas
Kathryn Esmay, Instructional Specialist, Office of Organizational Development, Montgomery County Public Schools, MD
Carlene Lodermeier, Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines, Iowa
Mike Tully, J.D., West Regional Equity Network (WREN), Region IX Equity Assistance Center, University of Arizona, College of Education, AZ
Judith Rizzo, James B. Hunt Jr, Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy, Durham, NC
Dr, Jill Shackelford, Superintendent, Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas
Nancy Hoffman, Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA
Kathy Nelson, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University & President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Joseph G. Martin, Jr., Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas J. Calhoun, Jr., Executive Director, University of Washington State GEAR UP Project, Seattle, WA
Anna Habash, K-12 Policy Analyst, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Jeff Edmondson, KnowledgeWorks Foundation Cincinnati, OH
Adam Kernan-Schloss, KSA-Plus Communications, Arlington VA
Robin Krueger, Lakeville Public Schools, Lakeville, MN
Julia Thomas, Learning Point Associates, Oak Park, Illinois
Rose Cooper, Library Media Specialist, Orlando, Florida
Beth Rae, Literacy Coach, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Valerie Bush, Literacy Content Facilitator, Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, Washington
Deborah Kosyla Edwards, LMSW, Longwood Central School District, Middle Island, New York
Connie Van Luit, Los Amigos High School, Fountain Valley, CA
Susan Yuan, Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Karen E. Stone, M.Ed., Sales Support/Schools, Recorded Books LLC, Prince Frederick, MD
Pam Blackwell, M.Ed., LPC, Director for Student Services, Howard County Public Schools, Ellicott, Md.
Michelle Fontenot, M.Ed.Admin., Distinguished Educator, Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance
Nijel Clayton, Manager, Dropout Prevention Branch, Division of Secondary and Virtual Learning, KY,
Patrice Weaver, Manager, Education Services, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlanta, GA
Jerry Dyar, Mary Walker School District, Springdale, WA
Dr.Rhonda C. Gill.Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland
Linda Carpenter, Massachusetts
MaryAnne Miller, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Stafford Peat, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Malden, MA
Janet and Jessica Vohs, Massachusetts Parent Information & Resource Center (PIRC), Boston, MA
Martha Robertson, Math Program Coordinator, Washoe County School District, Reno, NV
Tiffany C. Walker, Maury High School, Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA
Jan M. Pepelnjak, Metro ECSU, Minneapolis, MN
Sharon Brooks, Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Gloria Valle, Minnesota
Maria Whittemore, Minority Achievement Coordinator, Office of Education That Is Multicultural and Gifted and Talented, Frederick County Public Schools, MD
Kathleen Saunders, Retired elementary school teacher, Montgomery County, Maryland
Robert Stein, Missouri Commissioner of Higher Education, Jefferson City, MO
Carolyn Akers, Mobile Area Education Foundation, Mobile, Alabama
Sandy Merdinger, Montana GEAR UP, Helena, Montana
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Montana University System, Helena, MT
Tina Jacobowitz, Montclair State University, NJ
Tina Martinez, Mott Haven Academy Charter School, South Bronx, NY
S. Sharifa Abukar, Mt. Everest Academy
Rosa Aronson, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA
Gretchen R. Cheney, National Center on Education and the Economy
Jill Norton, National Center on Time & Learning, Boston, MA
Linda Powell-McMillan, National Director of Program Development, AVID Center, San Diego, CA
Alex Harris, National Governors Association, Washington, DC
Helen Smiler, National Projects Coordinator, Berkeley, CA
Helen Schotanus, New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord, NH
Roger McCloughan , New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, Trenton, NJ
Michael Gross, New Leaders for New Schools, New York, NY
Elizabeth Rhodes, New Orleans, LA
Laura Kohn, New School Foundation, Seattle, WA
Sharon Weight, New Teacher Program Director, Campbell Union School District, CA
Maria Doulis, New York, New York
Rebecca Silberman, New York City Department of Education, NY, NY
Christopher J. McMahon, New York Institute of Technology-School Counseling Graduate Student, Commack, NY
Ann O’Bryan, New York State Education Department, Albany, New York
Bweikia Foster, New York University, New York, NY
Deborah Guest, Norfolk Public Schools
Karen L. Eitreim, North Thurston Public Schools, Lacey, WA
Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University, Arizona
Kendra Hughes, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Oregon
Dr. Brian Owen Clark, Oakland University, Special Instructor, Former H.S. Principal
Jo Ann Trautman, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington
Craig Shurick, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Contractor, Gig Harbor, WA
Richard Stoff, Ohio Business Roundtable, Columbus, Ohio
Phyllis Hudecki, Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK
Jolynn S. Horn, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, State Coordinator, Oklahoma GEAR UP, Oklahoma City, OK
Connie Green, Oregon Community Colleges and Workforce Development, Salem, Oregon
Jill O’Neill, Oregon Middle Level Association, Beaverton, Oregon
Jennifer Presley, P20Strategies LLC, Silver Spring, MD
Jennifer Presley, P20Strategies LLC, Silver Spring, Maryland
Ira K. Blake, PA State System of Higher Education, Harrisburg, PA
Pam Martinez, Padres & Jovenes Unidos, Denver, Colorado
Kelly Burnam, Parent, Bowling Green, KY
Ricci Vargas, parent and grandparent, Hatfield, PA
Joel Zarrow, Partners in School Innovation, San Francisco, California
Maureen Trantham, Partnership for Learning, Seattle, Washington
Stephanie Alter Jones, Ph.D, CPPS of Seattle, WA
Marcela Parra, Ph.D, West Regional Equity Network, Region IX Equity Assistance Center, College of Education, Language, Reading and Culture, Tucson, Arizona
Syed T. Dara, Ph.D., Dept. of Post Secondary Teaching & Learning, College of Education & Human Development, University of Minnesota
Carol J. Kaffenberger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Counseling & Development Program, George Mason University
Juan Francisco Lara, Ph.D. , Assistant Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Pasadena, CA
Nancy R. Lawrence, Ph.D., Researcher, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Audrey J. Noble, Ph.D., University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Rachelle Pérusse, Ph.D., NCC, NCSC, Associate Professor, Counseling Program, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
Ken Sanders, Ph.D., NBCT, Coordinator of Guidance and Counseling Services, Clayton County Public Schools, GA
Arthur D. Sheekey, Ph.D., CNAC, Alexandria, VA
Laura Stokes, Ph.D., Inverness Research, Inverness, California
William Thomas, Ph.D., Educator
Danielle Torres, Ph.D., Lewis & Clark College, Graduate School of Education & Counseling Portland, Oregon
Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Racine Unified School District, Racine, Wisconsin
Dr. Roselind Bogner, Ph.D., LMHC, Assistant Professor, Niagara University, NY
Amy Svirsky, Ph.D., Data Coordinator for Instructional Services
Denise Swanger, Ph.D., Bayless High School Principal, St. Louis, MO
Robert H. Pasternack, Ph.D., NCSP, Senior Vice President, Special Education, Voyager Learning, Dallas, Texas
Anita Young, Ph.D., Fairfax County Public School District, Fairfax, VA & Education Trust Consultant
Mary M. Brabeck, Ph.D., Dean, New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York, NY
Cindy Raven, Ph.D., Research Specialist, Milwaukee Public Schools, Division of Research & Assessment, WI
Kathy Cohn, Ph.D., Educational Leadership Department Chair, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, PreK-12, Director, San Diego State University, CA
E. Vance Randall, Ph.D., Professor of Education Policy, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Sharmila Basu Conger, Ph.D., Policy Analyst, State Higher Education Executive Officers, Boulder, CO
Stella K. Port, Ph.D., Research and Program Evaluation, Covina-Valley USD, Covina, California
Jennifer J. Beaumont, Ph.D., Education Program Development Specialist , Office of Charter Schools , New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton, NJ
Graciela Slesaransky-Poe, Ph.D., Arcadia University, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Kandis M. Smith, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Susan Smartt, PhD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Douglas Greenwell, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Regional Health Forum, Atlanta, Georgia
Rebecca Parker, PhD, Consultant, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Jerome Taylor, PhD, Department of Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Di Ann Lewis, PhD., Director, GEAR UP Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Victoria Rankin Marks, PhD., American Institutes for Research and The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Julia Conrad, Pittsburgh, PA
Mary Fulton, Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO
John Jay Bonstingl, President, Bonstingl Leadership Development, Director, The Center for Schools of Quality International
Gaston Caperton, President, The College Board, New York, New York
Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
David Levinson, President, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
Circe Stumbo, President, West Wind Education Policy, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa
Maria Casillas, President, Families In Schools
Patrick Riccards, President, Exemplar Strategic Communications, Author, Eduflack, Falls Church, VA
Kevin G. Smith, President, Kentucky School Counselor Association
Linda Johnson, President, Louisiana State Board of Education, LA
Susan J. Burge, President, The Burge Group, LLC, Kenner, LA
Nelson Smith, President, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington, DC
Dominic Belmonte, President and CEO, Golden Apple Foundation
Judy Burton, President/CEO, Alliance College-Ready Public Charter Schools
Caprice Young, President/CEO, California Charter Schools Association, Los Angeles, CA
Nancy Carriuolo, president-elect of Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
Jeannie Oakes, Presidential Professor in Education Equity, Director, University of California’s All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity, Co-Director, UCLAs Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Diana Kendrick, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD
John Benavidez, Principal, Chaparral Middle School, Tucson, AZ
Ed Crawford, Principal, Denfeld High School, Duluth, MN
Pam Wilson, Principal, Capitol Hill Elementary School, Portland Public School, Oregon
Richard Esparza, Principal, Granger High School, Granger, Washington
Bruce Gilman, Principal, Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis, MN
Patti Bippus, Principal, Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau, Alaska
Gilbert Barraza, Principal, Calexico High School
Deborah Montgomery, Principal, Anne Arundel County Schools, Maryland
Rosie OBrien Vojtek, Principal, Ivy Drive Elementary School, Bristol, Connecticut
Mark McClinchie, Principal, Propel McKeesport, Pittsburgh, PA
Bruce Bivins, Principal, West Seattle High School, Seattle, WA
William F. Roberts IV, Principal, Los Altos High School, 2005 California Distinguished School, Hacienda Heights, CA
Jim Rudsit, Principal, Purdy Elementary, Gig Harbor, Washington
Steve Price, Principal Ocotillo Elementary, Tucson, Arizona
Ann Mahi, Principal Theodore Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Bud Meyers, Prof. University of Vermont
Gerald R Williams, Professional Development Coordinator, Placer County Office of Education, Auburn, CA
Shirley Harvey, Professional Development Specialist, Jennings School District, Jennings, MO
Duane Smith, Professional School Counselor, Montgomery County Public Schools, Silver Spring, Maryland
Arturo Pacheco, Professor, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Melvin Hall, Professor, Departments of Educational Psychology
Charles J. Parrish, Professor, Department of Political Science; President, WSU AAUP-AFT Local 6075, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Jerry Trusty, Professor, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Gary Orfield, Professor of Education, Law, Political, Science and Urban Planning, Co-Director, Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
Uri Treisman, professor of mathematics and public affairs, UT Austin
Christine Cheney, Professor of Special Education and Department Chair, University of Nevada, Reno
Martha Bogart, Program Coordinator, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
Carolyn M. Trice, Program Manager, School Support Team, DC Public Charter School Board, Washington, D.C.
Karen Mitchell, Project Asst. for Operations, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Janice J. Sommerville, Project Specialist II, Reading Lions Center, Sacramento County Office of Education
Debra Banks, Proteus Collaborations, Boulder, CO
Mary E. McClure, Providence School Board, Providence, Rhode Island
Dr. Gary Brockway, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Murray State University, Murray, KY
Will Friedman, Public Agenda, New York, NY
Whitney Yow, Quality Schools Initiative Coordinator, Leona Group, Phoenix, AZ
Nancy Anderson, Reading First Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, WI
Francine Z. Stayter, Reading New York, Maryland, NY
Sally (Sarah) Glusing, Regional Coordinator of District Intervention and Capacity Building, Region 6, San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA
Joann Zgonc, Regional Coordinator/Publications, California GEAR UP, West Hills, California
Silas Kulkarni, Research Analyst, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Lynne Curry, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Education Policy, Illinois State University, Illinois
Kashka Kubzdela, Research Scientist, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, DC
Matthew Burke, Research Specialist, REL Midwest at Learning Point Associates, Naperville, Illinois
Michael Colasanti, Researcher, Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO
David VB Britt, Retired CEO, Sesame Workshop, EdTrust Board Member, Guilford, CT
Janet Tedesco, Retired Educator, School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marcie Bartley, Retired Executive Director of Continuous Quality – Colorado Springs, CO
Belinda J. Wilkerson, Rhode Island School Counseling Project, Providence, Rhode Island
Caterina Leone Mannino, Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY
Ms. Latasha D. Johnson, Rochester City School District, Department of Parent and Community Involvement, Rochester, New York
Jill Tabachnick, Sacramento, CA
Althea J. Pennerman, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Carol Parker, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Danine Ezell, San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, CA
Patrick Chang, School Administrator, Monroe, NC
Bonnie Perlmutter, School Board Director, Cheltenham School District, Pennsylvania
Wayne Eastman, School board member, South Orange, New Jersey
Jenny Penney Oliver, School Counseling Program, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Merlyn Blackwood, School Counselor, Norfolk Public Schools Norfolk Virginia
Anne Christie, School Counselor, Scholarship Chairperson, Maury High School, Norfolk, Virginia
Christine Howard, School Counselor, Akron, OH
Suzanne Wittenschlaeger, School Counselor, Fairfax County Public Schools, Arlington, VA
Adama Sallu MSW, School Counselor, Kyrene Centennial Middle School, Tempe Arizona
Missy Wall-Mitchell, School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, Irmo, South Carolina
Pam McCarty, School District of Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
Claudia Snider, School Guidance Counselor, Charlotte High School, Punta Gorda, Florida
Billie Donegan, School Improvement Coach, Woodland Park, Colorado
Mardale Dunsworth, School Improvement Consultant, School Synergy, Salem, Oregon
Curtis Linton, School Improvement Network, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jenny DeMonte, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Lary Totten, School Psychologist, Bakersfield, California
Sherry Francis, Scientific Learning Corp., Oakland, CA
Caroline King, Seattle, WA
Carol Arjona, Secondary Education Director, Junction City, KS
Patricia A. Korn, SEL/Gap Specialist, Los Angeles Unified School District
Natala K. (Tally) Hart, Senior Advisor for Economic Access, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Molly Mauer, Senior Associate, The Education Trust-West, California
Barbara McCloud, Senior Associate, Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, D.C.
James Wiley, Senior Associate for Knowledge Management, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C,
Shana Kennedy-Salchow, Senior Associate for Practice and Policy, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Joyce G. Beamon, Senior Coordinator, School Counseling, Norfolk Public Schools
Susan Jordan, Senior Development Specialist, Portland Public Schools, OR
Joe Rowson, Senior Fellow, Office of the Provost, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Meegan Dugan Bassett, Senior Policy Associate, Women Employed, Chicago, IL
Denise Glyn Borders, Senior Vice President, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC
Karin Chenoweth, Senior Writer, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Joni May, Smith Elementary, Deming, New Mexico
Andrea Dudley, South Orange- Maplewood Board of Education, South Orange, New Jersey
Neil Chonin, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida
Janelle James, Southwest Schools, Houston, TX
Dr. Dale Duvall, Special Assistant to the President of Morehead State University, P-16 Program, Morehead, Kentucky
D. McKinney, Special Education, Case Manager, Queens Intermediate School, Pasadena ISD
LaQuanda Jackson, Special Education Supervisor, Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mount Holly, New Jersey
Sharon Berry, Special Needs Populations Coordinator, IPS Career & Technology Center, Indianapolis
H. Brewer, Sr. VP for Programs, Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, Raleigh, NC
Tim M. Murrell, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis, MO
Dr. Mary Bradford, St. Marys County Public Schools, Leonardtown, MD
Jan Somerville, Staff Director, NASH, Washington, D.C.
Karen O’Connell, State and Federal Grants Coordinator, Mt. Healthy City Schools, Cincinnati, OH
Linda Kolbusz-Kosan, Statewide Coordinator, New Teacher Induction, New Teacher Collaborative, IL
Jim Wohlleb, Statistician, Planning, Research, & Evaluation Dept, Little Rock School District, Little Rock, AR
Theresa Y. Lopez, Strategic Planning Coordinator, Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
Laurence B. Stanton, Strategy and Planning Officer, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
Elaine Mejia Olea, Student, California State University – Los Angeles, California
Rachel Wittrock, Student Paths, St. Paul, MN
Cayth Brady, Student Services & Wellness Coordinator, Colorado Springs, CO
David Goodman, Student Services Resource Teacher, Guidance, Brevard County Public Schools, Viera, Florida
Meredith Laban, Summerbridge San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Mary Grace Wendel, Sunnyside Unified School District, Director of Employee Services, Tucson, AZ
Paul Dugan, Superintendent, Washoe County School District, Reno, Nevada
Dr. Alan Elko, Superintendent, West Chester Area School District, West Chester, Pennsylvania
James Jencarelli, Superintendent, Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional School District, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Henry M. Escobar, Superintendent, Livingston Union School District, Livingston, California
Dudley Butts, Superintendent, Agua Fria Union High School District, Avondale, AZ
Deborah Thompson, Superintendent, South Lake Schools, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Diane Woods-Ayers, Superintendent, Campbellsville Independent School District
Howard Maffucci, Superintendent of Schools, East Rochester School District, East Rochester, NY
Daniel Nerad, Superintendent of Schools and Learning, Green Bay Area Public School District, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Ted Luck, Supervisor of Education That Is Multicultural and Gifted and Talented Education
Jeaneen Downe, Supervisor of Guidance Services, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, Florida
Kenneth J. (Ken) Meyer, SVP Gov/External Affairs, Digital Bridge, Washington, D.C.
Kathy Carroll, Teacher, Irvington, NJ
Holly Kragthorpe-Shirley, Teacher, education consultant, student, Minneapolis, MN
Christine Joyce, Teacher, Canton, MA
Nancy Ponder, Teacher/Administrator, Eugene Education Association/Eugene School District 4J Eugene, Oregon
Lisa Brady Gill, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX
Kris Mason, Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas
Gina Warner, The Afterschool Partnership of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Shelley Warner, The Afterschool Partnership of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Dara Lum, The Afterschool Partnership of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Lauren Bierbaum, The Afterschool Partnership of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Susan Buras, The Afterschool Partnership of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Frank Livoy, The Center for Effective School Practices, Rutgers University, Somerset, NJ
Pam Beeman, The Change Agency, Pueblo, Colorado
Jay Cole, The College Board, Washington, D.C.
Alan Heaps, The College Board, New York
Tom Rudin, The College Board, Washington, DC
Ronald Williams, The College Board, DC
Renee Gernand, The College Board, New York, New York
Sarah M. Kern Ph.D., The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Jacqueline Varma, The Ford Program, Global Education Initiative, Dallas, TX
Gretchen Crosby Sims, The Joyce Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Maureen Casamassimo, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Terry Ryan, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Kathryn Mullen Upton, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Theda Sampson, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Emmy Partin, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Mike Lafferty, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Beheruz N. Sethna, The University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Dr. Steven Hull, Tippett Consulting Group Inc., Business and Education Consulting, Reno, Nevada
Sharon S. Thorstensen, Title I IRT, St. Marys Co. Public Schools, Green Holly Elementary School, Lexington Park, Maryland
Ann Walker, Tohatchi High School, Tohatchi, New Mexico
Dan Restuccia, Training Director, UPCS Institute, Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA
Karen Haley Field, Trustee, Project Forward Leap, Lancaster, PA
Susan Harris, Tulsa Metro Chamber, Tulsa, OK
Terri White, TWhite & Associates, Philadelphia, PA
John M. Herron, Ty Cobb Healthcare System, Royston, Georgia
Yvonne Rodriguez, UC Santa Cruz, Physics Dept., Santa Cruz, California
Clem O. Ukaoma, University Academy Upper School, Kansas City, MO
Ellen Bern, University City School Board member, Missouri
Rodrigo Gutierrez, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
David Pearson, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Michael C. Hynes, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Michele Crockett, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Dr. Marge Jerich, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Council on Teacher Education, Champaign, Illinois
Pat Griffin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Imani Goffney, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Vicki Myers, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Carol T. Mitchell, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Maryanne OMeara, University of New Mexico, Dept. of Teacher Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phyllis Post, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Vicki C. Washington, University of Wisconsin System, Academic Diversity and Development, Madison, WI, Danielle M. Susskind, University System of Maryland, Adelphi, MD
Sara Connor, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Sheila Jones, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
Rosalind Barnes Fowler, University System of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
Gwendolyn B. Johnson, USC Aiken, Aiken, SC
Tracy Cummings, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Dr. Gloria S. McCall, Vice Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Versailles, Kentucky
Amy Wilkins, Vice President, Government Relations and Communication, The Education Trust
Amy Briggs, Vice President Client Services, The Grow Network/McGraw-Hill, New York, New York
Dr. Jowel C. Laguerre, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada
Dr. Jim Applegate, Vice President for Academic Affairs, KY Council on Postsecondary Education, Frankfort, KY
Larry P. Mason, Vice President for Diversity/Inclusion and Multicultural Affairs College of Southern Nevada, school trustee, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ericka Miller, Vice President for Operations and Strategic Leadership, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Ross Wiener, Vice President for Program and Policy, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Bill Cathey, Vice Provost, University of Nevada, Reno
Joyce Beamon, Virginia
Juan Carlos Araque, VP, Community Investments, Orange County United Way
Bill McMillin, VP Board of Trustees, Ohlone Community College District, Fremont, CA
Cathy Grady, Wahconah Regional High School, Dalton, MA
Donna Henderson, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Melanie Larson, Waltham, MA
Teresita Martinez Vergne, Washington, D.C.
Sally J. Moore, Washington Park Middle School, Washington, PA
Phyllis Frank, Washington State Board of Education, Olympia, WA
Kyra Kester, Washington State University, Olympia, Washington
Anne Loring, Washoe County School District, Reno, Nevada
Sarah Devaney, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Ann Arbor, MI
Donna Foley, West Chester East High School, Certified School Counselor, West Chester, PA
Dr. Patricia Ahrens, Wilson School District, West Lawn, PA
Dr. Larry Mussoline, Wilson School District Superintendent of Schools, West Lawn, PA
Mrs. Randi A. Richards, Winslow Township Schools, New Jersey
Martha Cranley, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Elle Allison, Wisdom Out, Albuquerque, NM
Bonnie Kroeger, Working for Change, Cincinnati, Ohio
Debbie Pina, Counseling, Estrella Mountain Community College, AZ
Laurel Chapman, Program Specialist, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, Ohio
M. Hope Yursa, Director of Mathematics, School District of Philadelphia
Jerry Harris, Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica, California
Sandra Tasic, Teacher Quality Project Coordinator, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
Greg Schuckman, Assistant Vice President for University Relations, Director of Federal Relations and Research Advancement, University of Central Florida, Washington, DC Office
Mindy Meyer, Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, College Place, Washington
Nancy Clark-Chiarelli, Education Development Center, Newton, MA
Mark Kuranz, School Counselor, Racine, WI
Yao Atsu Swanzy, On Behalf of the African Village of Atorkor in the Volta Region of Ghana
Barbara Inatsugu, Program Director for Education (PK-12), League of Women Voters of California
Linda McDonald, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation, Hudson, OH
Michele Rosenfeld, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Mimi Lufkin, Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation, National Alliance For Partnerships in Equity, Cochranville, PA
Jill J. Riemer, Executive Director, Georgia Afterschool Investment Council, Atlanta, GA
Pat Smith, Director, Guidance Services, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, Florida
Maureen Latham, Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services, Beaumont USD, Beaumont, California
Raquel G. Vargas, Professor of Biology, Arecibo Campus of the University of Puerto Rico
Carol Frances, Visiting Professor, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
Dawn Billings, Partner, School Synergy
Daryl G Smith, Claremont Graduate University
Polly Parrish, 2007-08 President of the Division on Developmental Disabilities
Marlene Godfrey, Educational Consultant & doctoral student, Lesley University, School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Brady Haycock, PsyD, Child and Family Psychology Resident, DC
Betsy McClearn, Director, VA State Scholars Initiative
Brooks Garber, Federal Policy Director, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington D.C.
Nancy Pelz-Paget, Director, Aspen Education & Society Program, NY
Nicole Barry Dorn, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL
Rhonda Taylor, Assistant Principal, Goodman Middle School
Peter F. Murphy, Executive Director, California League of Middle Schools
Walter McLean, Ed. D, Educational Consultant, AdvancEd, Detroit, Michigan
Lynn Lira Thoreau Elementary School Gallup-McKinley County Schools, New Mexico
Michelle L Phillips, Ph.D., Inverness Research, San Francisco, CA
Cassandra L. Bartosavage Elementary School Counseling, Graduate from University of Scranton, Scraton, PA
Michelle Gasek, MSRC, Billings EOC/TRiO Site Coordinator, Billings, MT
Dr. Hertica Martin, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, Central Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA
Dorothy J. Minear, Ph.D., Interim Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, Tallahassee, FL
Larry P. Mason, Vice President for Diversity/Inclusion and Multicultural Affairs, College of Southern Nevada; current school trustee for Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada
Debbie Potts, Education Specialist II – Nontraditional Careers and Gender Equity, Thinkfinity, Project Coordinator, Illinois Office of Educational Services, Springfield, IL
John Stokes, education advocate, Bellevue, Washington
Kristen Atkins, educator, Carmel Valley, CA
Judith Bookhamer, Executive Director, PA School Counselors Association, McKeesport, PA
Loraine Carter, President, Concerned Black Parents, Ardmore, PA
Distinguished Professorial Lecturer, Senior Fellow, Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, Stetson Univ. College of Law, Gulfport, FL
Tiffini Canty, Instructor, Charlotte, NC
Kevin Hughes, Chesterfield County Public Schools, Richmond, VA
Trish Barry-Utzig, SMCPS, Hollywood, MD
Dolores Griego, Secretary, Albuquerque Public School Board, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mary Liebl, Middle School Literacy Coordinator, Wichita Public Schools, Wichita, KS
Mary Mehsikomer, Technology Planner Senior, Division of School Improvement, Minnesota Department of Education, Roseville, Minnesota
Miguel Gavaldón, Advocate, San Francisco, CA
Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society, San Francisco, CA
Antonio Matheus, Mathematics Teacher/ Department Liaison, Dunellen High School, Dunellen, NJ
Ellen Cohan, Forsyth County Schools, Cumming, GA
Dr. Bonita Taylor Ewers, Professor of Education, Department of Education, School of Education and Psychology, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Karon K. Greyer, Director of Elementary Education, Muscogee County School District, Columbus, GA
Mrs. Denise Ruttle, Principal, Deming intermediate School, Deming Public Schools, New Mexico
Bill Jackson, President, GreatSchools, San Francisco, CA
Nanette Sison, Washoe County School District, Nevada State PIRC, Reno, Nevada
Larry G. Coleman Ph.D., Director, Multicultural Affairs, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus, Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. Sue Cohn, Coordinator, High School Initiatives, Washington State Dept of Education
Pat Hunt, Director of Testing/Technology, Clarksville Community Schools, Clarksville, IN
Jere Mock, Vice President, Programs & Services, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado
Jennifer M. Canaday, Sr. Lobbyist, Association of Texas Professional Educators, Austin, TX
Kathy Jaycox, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
William Ewell, James. B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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