Pedro Noguera is an Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was previously the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education and the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University. Dr. Noguera is a sociologist and the author of nine books and over 200 articles and monographs. He serves on ... Read morethe boards of numerous national and local organizations including the Economic Policy Institute, the Young Women's Leadership Institute, The After School Corporation and The Nation Magazine. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education. Jill Pierce is a doctoral student in the Teaching and Learning program at New York University. Previously, she taught ninth grade English and performed college counseling at a high school in Brooklyn, New York. She has also served as an environmental educator and education coordinator at a wildlife refuge and nature center in Rhode Island. Jill has a Masters degree in secondary English education and an undergraduate degree in comparative literature. Her research interests include race and discourse, urban school reform, and pedagogy. Roey Ahram is the Director of Research and Evaluation at New York University's Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools. His work focuses on understanding the causes of educational inequities and examining how schools can reduce those inequities through changes in policies and practices. Show Less