Theodore J. Kowalski is professor and the Kuntz Family Endowed Chair in Educational Administration at the University of Dayton. The author of 32 books, he is a former superintendent and college of education dean. Robert S. McCord is an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he co-directs the Center for Education Policy Studies. A member ... Read moreof the WestEd board of directors for more than 15 years, he is the AASA professor-in-residence. George J. Petersen is professor and dean of the School of Education at California Lutheran University. He is the author or co-author of 2 books and over 100 book chapters, professional articles, research papers, monographs and commissioned reports. I. Phillip Young is a professor of education at the University of California-Davis. He previously was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at The Ohio State University where he held an endowed professorship. Noelle Ellerson is the policy analyst for AASA, a position she has held since 2007. She conducts research and analysis supporting AASA's advocacy work for public education and AASA members. Show Less