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GSE Profiles
Staff Contact: Sitome Mebrahtu
David N. Plank
Education Researcher
PACE
Office: 3653 Tolman Hall
Phone: (510) 642-4953
Email: dnplank@berkeley.edu
Website: pace.berkeley.edu
Office: 3653 Tolman Hall
Phone: (510) 643-2923
Email: pace@berkeley.edu
David N. Plank began work as Executive Director of PACE on January 1. David comes to PACE from Michigan State University, where he founded and directed the Education Policy Center. He had previously been on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Texas at Dallas, teaching courses and conducting research in the areas of educational finance and policy. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1983.In addition to his work in the US, David has extensive international experience. He has served as a consultant to international organizations including the World Bank, the UNDP, the OECD, USAID, and the Ford Foundation, and also to governments in Africa and Latin America. In recent years, however, David has focused his attention on state education policy in Michigan.
Like PACE, the Education Policy Center at Michigan State University was established to find ways to bring university research to bear on educational policy issues at the state level. The Center conducted original research, synthesized existing research, and published a variety of reports and policy briefs on topics including accountability policy, school finance, and school choice. In addition, David provided regular briefings for Legislators and other policy audiences in Lansing and around the state, and worked with the media to inform and improve their coverage of educational issues.
University of Chicago, Department of Education, 1977-1983
Degrees: M.A., 1979; Ph.D., 1983Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1972-1976
Degree: B.A., 1976
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Senior Policy Analyst, The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2006.
Co-Director, The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2002 - 2006.
Founding Director, The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2000 - 2002.
Professor, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, Michigan State University, 1993 - 2006.
Core Faculty, African Studies Center, Michigan State University, 1993 - 2006.
Core Faculty, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Michigan State University, 1993 - 2006.
Fulbright Visiting Professor, Macro-Education Policy Unit and Social Policy Programme, University of Durban - Westville, South Africa, January - August, 1994.
External Examiner, Department of Educational Administration, University of Zimbabwe, 1994 - 1996.
Core Faculty, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1984 - 1993.
Fulbright Visiting Professor, Mestrado em Educação, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, August - December 1990.
Professor Visitante, Mestrado em Educação, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, 1990 - 1995.
Associate Professor, School of Education and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 1984 - 1993.
Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Graduate Program in Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas, 1983 - 1984.
Research Assistant, National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, 1979 - 1980.
Research Assistant, Educational Finance and Productivity Center, Chicago, Illinois, 1978 - 1979.
English Composition Instructor, Developmental Services Program, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1976 - 1977.
Administrative Experience
Coordinator, Working Group on School Choice, Michigan State University, 1997-2000.
Chair, Departmental Advisory Committee, Department of Educational Administration, Michigan State University, 1995-96.
Convenor, Michigan State University Action Group on South Africa, 1995.
Member, School of Education Faculty Council, U. of Pittsburgh, 1992-1993.
Coordinator, Administrative Studies Program, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, U. of Pittsburgh, 1991-92.
Co-Chair, School of Education Strategic Planning Committee, U. of Pittsburgh, 1990.
Chair, International Management Development Institute Director Search Committee, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, U. of Pittsburgh, 1989.
Associate Chair, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, U. of Pittsburgh, August 1986-May 1987.
Acting Chair, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, U. of Pittsburgh, October 1986-March 1987.
Acting Director, Institute for International Studies in Education, U. of Pittsburgh, January 1986-July 1986, May-August 1987.
Coordinator, Public Administration Program, University of Texas at Dallas, 1983-84.
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BooksPolítica Educacional no Brasil: Caminhos para a Salvação Pública. Porto Alegre: Editora ArtMed, 2001. The Means of Our Salvation: Public Education in Brazil, 1930-1995. Boulder: Westview Press, 1996.Edited Books
Choosing Choice: School Choice Policies in International Perspective. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. With Gary Sykes.
Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1995. With Rick Ginsberg.
Southern Cities, Southern Schools: Public Education in the Urban South. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990. With Rick Ginsberg.
Articles (Refereed Journals, Proceeding)"Promise, Betrayal, and Redemption: Using Vertical Scales in Growth-Based Value-Added Assessment." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Under review. With Joseph Martineau.
"Unsettling the State: How 'Demand' Challenges the U.S. Education System." European Journal of Education.41 (Winter 2006).
"School Board Election Structure and Democratic Representation." Educational Policy 19 (July 2005). With Ann Allen.
"Corporatismo, Estanciamento Político y Decaimiento Insitucional en las Universidades Federales de Brasil." Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Educativos (2003). With Robert E. Verhine.
"A Work in Progress: School Choice in Michigan." Education Next 1 (Winter 2001). With David Arsen and Gary Sykes.
"How Choice Changes the Education System: A Michigan Case Study." International Review of Education 45 (1999). With Gary Sykes.
"Rethinking 'Progressive' School Reform: Organizational Dynamics and Educational Change." American Journal of Education 104 (February 1996). With Richard K. Scotch and Janet Gamble.
"Schooling for Some: Local Financial Commitment to Education in Bahia, Brazil." Education Economics 3 (April 1995). With Robert E. Verhine.
"Anti-Politics, Education, and Institutional Choice: The Flight from Democracy." American Educational Research Journal 31 (Summer 1994). With William Lowe Boyd.
"Michigan: Slouching Towards Kalkaska." Politics of Education Bulletin 20 (Winter 1994).
"Why Brazil Lags Behind in Educational Development." La Educación 117 (1994). With José Amaral Sobrinho and Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier.
"Niveis e Determinantes dos Gastos Locais com Educação na Bahia." Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico 23 (Dezembro 1993). With Robert E. Verhine.
"Aid, Debt, and the End of Sovereignty: Mozambique and its Donors." Journal of Modern African Studies 31 (September 1993).
"Os Interesses Público e Privado na Educação Brasileira: Males Crônicos, Soluções Longínquas." Revista Brasileira de Estudos Pedagógicos 170 (Janeiro/Abril 1991).
"E Se em Vez de Acabar com o MEC Nós Acabessemos com os Dirigentes Incompetentes?" Tecnologia Educacional 100 (Maio/Junho 1991). With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier.
"Uma Estratégia Para a Qualidade do Ensino Fundamental: Os Padrões Mínimos de Oportunidades Educacionais." Estudos em Avaliação Educacional 1: (Julho/Dezembro 1990). With José Amaral Sobrinho and Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier.
"Contrasting Patterns in Black School Politics: Atlanta and Memphis, 1865-1985." Journal of Negro Education 60 (Spring 1990). With Marcia Turner.
"Public Purpose and Private Interests in Brazilian Education." New Education 12 (1990). Special issue on Latin American Education and Social Change.
"The Politics of Basic Education Reform in Brazil." Comparative Education Review 34 (November 1990).
"Issues in Brazilian School Finance." Journal of Education Finance 15 (Spring 1990).
"Death, Taxes, and School Reform: Educational Policy Change in Comparative Perspective." Administrator's Notebook 33 (1989). With Don Adams.
"Between Exhortation and Reform: Recent U.S. Experience with Educational Change." Interchange 19 (Summer-Fall 1988). With Don Adams and Catherine Cornbleth.
"Educational Reform and Organizational Change: Atlanta in the Progressive Era." Journal of Urban History 15 (November 1988).
"The Expansion of Education: A Brazilian Case Study." Comparative Education Review 31 (August 1987).
"Changing Patterns in Black School Politics: Atlanta, 1872-1973." American Journal of Education 95 (August 1987). With Marcia Turner.
"School Administration and School Reform in Botswana." International Journal of Educational Development 7 (Spring 1987).
"State Action and the Distribution of School Enrollments in Brazil." Economics of Education Review 5 (Fall 1986).
"The Ayes of Texas: Rhetoric, Reality and School Reform." Politics of Education Bulletin 13 (Summer 1986).
"Does Urban Reform Imply Class Conflict? The Case of Atlanta's Schools." History of Education Quarterly 23 (Summer 1983). With Paul E. Peterson.
Book Chapters"The Dynamics of Global Teacher Reform." In Maria Teresa Tatto (ed.), Reforming Teaching Globally. Didcot, UK: Symposium Books, 2007. With Maria Teresa Tatto.
"'Minding the Gap:' Making Connections Between Research and Policy-Making." In Clifton Conrad and Ronald C. Serlin (eds.), SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2005. With Debbi Harris.
"Michigan: False Start." In Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn, Jr. (eds.), Leaving No Child Behind? Options for Kids in Failing Schools. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. With Christopher Dunbar, Jr.
"Lighting Out for the Territory: Charter Schools and School Reform Strategy." In Katrina Buckley and Priscilla Wohlstetter (eds.), Taking Account of Charter Schools: What's Happened and What's Next? New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. With Gary Sykes.
"Why School Choice?" In David N. Plank and Gary Sykes (eds.), Choosing Choice: School Choice Policies in International Perspective. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. With Gary Sykes.
"Flight from Freedom: Resistance to Institutional Autonomy in Brazil's Federal Universities." In Ann Austin and David Chapman (eds.), Higher Education in the Developing World: Changing Contexts and Institutional Responses. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. With Robert E. Verhine.
"The New Politics of School Choice: Evidence from Michigan." In Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell (eds.), Charter Schools, Vouchers, and Public Education. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2001. With Michael Mintrom.
"Making Policy Choices: Is Class Size Reduction the Best Alternative?" In Sabrina W.M. Laine and James G. Ward (eds.), Using What We Know: A Review of the Research on Implementing Class-Size Reduction Initiatives for State and Local Policymakers. Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 2000. With Douglas Harris.
"Teachers Unions in Hard Times." In Tom Loveless and Paul E. Peterson (eds.), Teacher Unions and Educational Reform. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000. With William Lowe Boyd and Gary Sykes.
"Foreword." In Maenette K.P. Benham and Ronald H. Heck, Culture and Educational Policy in Hawaii: The Silencing of Native Voices. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1998.
"Dreams of Community." In Maureen McClure and Jane Clark Lindle (eds.), Expertise vs. Responsiveness in Children's Worlds: Politics in School, Home and Community Relationships. The Twelfth Annual Yearbook of the Politics of Education Association. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1997.
"Why Brazil Lags Behind in Educational Development." In Nancy Birdsall and Richard H. Sabot (eds.), Opportunity Foregone: Education, Growth, and Inequality in Brazil. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press for the Inter-American Development Bank, 1996. Reprinted from La Educación 117 (1994). With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier and José Amaral Sobrinho.
"Financiamento da Educação Básica: um Estudo de Receitas e Gastos das Redes Municipais de Ensino da Bahia." In Edivaldo M. Boaventura (ed.), Políticas Municipais De Educação. Salvador: EDUFBA, 1996. Revised and reprinted from Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico 23 (Dezembro 1993). With Robert E. Verhine.
"Commissions and Change." In Rick Ginsberg and David N. Plank (eds.), Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995. With Rick Ginsberg.
"The Future of Reform Commissions." In Rick Ginsberg and David N. Plank (eds.), Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995. With Rick Ginsberg.
"Public Purpose and Private Interest in Brazilian Education." In Carlos Alberto Torres (ed.), Education and Social Change in Latin America. Albert Park, Australia: James Nicholas Publishers, 1995. Reprinted from New Education 12 (1990).
"International School Reform: Political Considerations." In Stephen L. Jacobson (ed.), Reforming Education: The Emerging Systemic Approach. New York: Corwin Press, 1993. With Frances Fowler and William L. Boyd.
"Os Padrões Mínimos de Qualidade de Serviços Educacionais: uma Estratégia de Alocação de Recursos para o Ensino Fundamental." In Gomes, Cândido Alberto and José Amaral Sobrinho (eds.), Qualidade, Eficiência, e Eqüidade na Educação Básica. Brasília: IPEA, 1992. With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier and José Amaral Sobrinho.
"Why Study the South?" In Plank, David N. and Rick Ginsberg (eds.), Southern Cities, Southern Schools. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Company. 1990.
"Educational Reform and Organizational Change: Atlanta in the Progressive Era." In Plank, David N. and Rick Ginsberg (eds.), Southern Cities, Southern Schools. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Company. 1990. Reprinted from Journal of Urban History 15 (November 1988).
"The Historiography of Urban Education in the South." In Plank, David N. and Rick Ginsberg (eds.), Southern Cities, Southern Schools. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Company. 1990.
"Catch the Wave: Reform Commissions and School Reform." In Murphy, Joseph (ed.), The Reform of American Public Education in the 1980's: Perspectives and Cases. Berkeley: McCutchan Publishing Company. 1990. With Rick Ginsberg.
"Why School Reform Doesn't Change Schools: Political and Organizational Perspectives." In Boyd, William and Charles Kerchner (eds.), The Politics of Excellence and Choice: The First Annual Politics of Education Yearbook. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1988.
"Issues in Texas School Reform." In Champagne, Anthony and Edward Harpham (eds.), Texas at the Crossroads: People, Politics, and Policy. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1987.
"Does Urban Reform Imply Class Conflict? The Case of Atlanta's Schools." In McClellan, B. Edward and William J. Reese (eds.), The Social History of American Education. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1988. Reprinted from History of Education Quarterly 23 (Summer 1983). With Paul E. Peterson.
"Urban Reform Without Class Conflict." In Peterson, Paul E., The Politics of School Reform, 1870-1940. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. With Paul E. Peterson.
"Finance and Reform: Issues of the Thirties." In Peterson, Paul E., The Politics of School Reform, 1870- 1940. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Co-author.
Monographs/Technical & Research Reports"The Dynamics of Global Teacher Reform." In Maria Teresa Tatto (ed.), Reforming Teaching Globally. Didcot, UK: Symposium Books, 2007. With Maria Teresa Tatto.
"'Minding the Gap:' Making Connections Between Research and Policy-Making." In Clifton Conrad and Ronald C. Serlin (eds.), SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2005. With Debbi Harris.
"Michigan: False Start." In Frederick M. Hess and Chester E. Finn, Jr. (eds.), Leaving No Child Behind? Options for Kids in Failing Schools. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. With Christopher Dunbar, Jr.
"Lighting Out for the Territory: Charter Schools and School Reform Strategy." In Katrina Buckley and Priscilla Wohlstetter (eds.), Taking Account of Charter Schools: What's Happened and What's Next? New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. With Gary Sykes.
"Why School Choice?" In David N. Plank and Gary Sykes (eds.), Choosing Choice: School Choice Policies in International Perspective. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. With Gary Sykes.
"Flight from Freedom: Resistance to Institutional Autonomy in Brazil's Federal Universities." In Ann Austin and David Chapman (eds.), Higher Education in the Developing World: Changing Contexts and Institutional Responses. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. With Robert E. Verhine.
"The New Politics of School Choice: Evidence from Michigan." In Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell (eds.), Charter Schools, Vouchers, and Public Education. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2001. With Michael Mintrom.
"Making Policy Choices: Is Class Size Reduction the Best Alternative?" In Sabrina W.M. Laine and James G. Ward (eds.), Using What We Know: A Review of the Research on Implementing Class-Size Reduction Initiatives for State and Local Policymakers. Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 2000. With Douglas Harris.
"Teachers Unions in Hard Times." In Tom Loveless and Paul E. Peterson (eds.), Teacher Unions and Educational Reform. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000. With William Lowe Boyd and Gary Sykes.
"Foreword." In Maenette K.P. Benham and Ronald H. Heck, Culture and Educational Policy in Hawaii: The Silencing of Native Voices. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1998.
"Dreams of Community." In Maureen McClure and Jane Clark Lindle (eds.), Expertise vs. Responsiveness in Children's Worlds: Politics in School, Home and Community Relationships. The Twelfth Annual Yearbook of the Politics of Education Association. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1997.
"Why Brazil Lags Behind in Educational Development." In Nancy Birdsall and Richard H. Sabot (eds.), Opportunity Foregone: Education, Growth, and Inequality in Brazil. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press for the Inter-American Development Bank, 1996. Reprinted from La Educación 117 (1994). With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier and José Amaral Sobrinho.
"Financiamento da Educação Básica: um Estudo de Receitas e Gastos das Redes Municipais de Ensino da Bahia." In Edivaldo M. Boaventura (ed.), Políticas Municipais De Educação. Salvador: EDUFBA, 1996. Revised and reprinted from Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico 23 (Dezembro 1993). With Robert E. Verhine.
"Commissions and Change." In Rick Ginsberg and David N. Plank (eds.), Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995. With Rick Ginsberg.
"The Future of Reform Commissions." In Rick Ginsberg and David N. Plank (eds.), Commissions, Reports, Reforms, and Educational Policy. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995. With Rick Ginsberg.
"Public Purpose and Private Interest in Brazilian Education." In Carlos Alberto Torres (ed.), Education and Social Change in Latin America. Albert Park, Australia: James Nicholas Publishers, 1995. Reprinted from New Education 12 (1990).
"International School Reform: Political Considerations." In Stephen L. Jacobson (ed.), Reforming Education: The Emerging Systemic Approach. New York: Corwin Press, 1993. With Frances Fowler and William L. Boyd.
"Os Padrões Mínimos de Qualidade de Serviços Educacionais: uma Estratégia de Alocação de Recursos para o Ensino Fundamental." In Gomes, Cândido Alberto and José Amaral Sobrinho (eds.), Qualidade, Eficiência, e Eqüidade na Educação Básica. Brasília: IPEA, 1992. With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier and José Amaral Sobrinho.
"Why Study the South?" In Plank, David N. and Rick Ginsberg (eds.), Southern Cities, Southern Schools. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Company. 1990.
"Educational Reform and Organizational Change: Atlanta in the Progressive Era." In Plank, David N. and Rick Ginsberg (eds.), Southern Cities, Southern Schools. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Company. 1990. Reprinted from Journal of Urban History 15 (November 1988).
"The Historiography of Urban Education in the South." In Plank, David N. and Rick Ginsberg (eds.), Southern Cities, Southern Schools. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Company. 1990.
"Catch the Wave: Reform Commissions and School Reform." In Murphy, Joseph (ed.), The Reform of American Public Education in the 1980's: Perspectives and Cases. Berkeley: McCutchan Publishing Company. 1990. With Rick Ginsberg.
"Why School Reform Doesn't Change Schools: Political and Organizational Perspectives." In Boyd, William and Charles Kerchner (eds.), The Politics of Excellence and Choice: The First Annual Politics of Education Yearbook. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1988.
"Issues in Texas School Reform." In Champagne, Anthony and Edward Harpham (eds.), Texas at the Crossroads: People, Politics, and Policy. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1987.
"Does Urban Reform Imply Class Conflict? The Case of Atlanta's Schools." In McClellan, B. Edward and William J. Reese (eds.), The Social History of American Education. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1988. Reprinted from History of Education Quarterly 23 (Summer 1983). With Paul E. Peterson.
"Urban Reform Without Class Conflict." In Peterson, Paul E., The Politics of School Reform, 1870-1940. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. With Paul E. Peterson.
"Finance and Reform: Issues of the Thirties." In Peterson, Paul E., The Politics of School Reform, 1870- 1940. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Co-author.
Other Papers/Reports/Op-Eds/Computer ProgramsEncyclopedia Entries
"Politics of Education." International Encyclopedia of Education. (Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1994). With William Lowe Boyd.
"Educational Policy Studies: An Overview." International Encyclopedia of Education. (Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1994). With William Lowe Boyd.
Book Reviews, Comments, etc.Book Reviews
"Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America's School Districts," by Michael B. Berkman and Eric Plutzker. Teachers College Record (April 2006).
"The Challenges of Education in Brazil," edited by Colin Brock and Simon Schwartzman. Anthropology and Education Quarterly (2005).
"The Emerging Markets and Higher Education," edited by Matthew S. McMullen, James E. Mauch, and Bob Donnorummo. Economics of Education Review (June 2003).
"Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Methods and Applications," by Henry M. Levin and Patrick J. McEwan. Comparative Education Review (February 2002).
"School Choice in Chile: Two Decades of Educational Reform," by Varun Gauri. Economics of Education Review 19 (Winter 2000).
"Social Gains from Female Education: A Cross-National Study," by K. Subbaro and Laura Raney. Economics of Education Review 21 (June 1999).
"Women in Higher Education: Progress, Constraints, and Promising Initiatives," by K. Subbaro, Laura Raney, Halil Dundar, and Jennifer Haworth. Economics of Education Review 21 (June 1999).
"Education and Democracy: Paulo Freire, Social Movements, and Educational Reform in São Paulo," by Maria del Pilar O'Cadiz, Pia Lindquist Wong, and Carlos Alberto Torres. American Journal of Education 107 (February 1999).
"For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking of the Working Class in São Paulo, 1920-1964," by Barbara Weinstein. History of Education Quarterly 38 (Spring 1998).
"Coping with Crisis: Austerity, Adjustment, and Human Resources," edited by Joel Samoff. Comparative Education Review 41 (May 1997).
"Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority," edited by William Zartman. African Economic History 24 (1996).
"Africa in the New International Order: Rethinking State Sovereignty and Regional Security," edited by Edmond J. Keller and Donald Rothchild. African Economic History 24 (1996).
"Tinkering towards Utopia," by David Tyack and Larry Cuban. Invited contribution to review symposium. History of Education Quarterly 36 (Winter 1996).
"Making Democracy Work: A Framework for Macro-Economic Policy in South Africa," Macro-Economic Research Group. African Economic History 23 (1995).
"State and Market in Post-Apartheid South Africa," edited by Merle Lipton and Charles Simkins. African Economic History 23 (1995).
"Adjustment in Africa: Reforms, Results, and the Road Ahead," World Bank. African Economic History 23 (1995).
"Women's Employment and Pay in Latin America: Overview and Methodology," by George Psacharopoulos and Zefiro Tzannatos. Education Economics 3 (April 1995).
"The Reconstruction and Development Programme," African National Congress. Educational Administration Quarterly 31 (February 1995).
"Educational Performance of the Poor: Lessons from Rural Northeast Brazil," by Ralph W. Harbison and Eric A. Hanushek. Comparative Education Review 38 (May 1994). Reprinted in World Bank Publications in Review. Washington: The World Bank, 1995. Translated and reprinted in Revista Brasileira de Educação 0 (inaugural issue, setembro-dezembro 1995).
"Education in the Developing World: Conflict and Crisis," by Sarah Graham-Brown. Comparative Education Review 37 (November 1993).
Review of four books on macro-economic policy reform in Africa. African Economic History 21 (1993).
Review of three reports on Latin American education published by the World Bank. Economics of Education Review 12 (March 1993).
Opinion
"Pennsylvania Must Do More for its Schools." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 4, 1985. With Carl A. Cohn.
"Grading Schools." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 11, 1985. With Carl A. Cohn.
"Pennsylvania Isn't Taking School Reform Seriously." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 16, 1986. With Carl A. Cohn.
"Is School Reform Just a Campaign Promise?" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 10, 1986.
"Black Hats and Paradigms." The Bottom Line (Fiscal Issues, Policy, and Educational Finance SIG Newsletter, AERA), Spring 1989.
"School Choice: The Rules Do Matter." Detroit News. June 4, 1999. With David Arsen and Gary Sykes.
"Revamp Funding Formula." Lansing State Journal. November 7, 1999. With David Arsen and Gary Sykes.
"Better Rules are Key to Success." Detroit Free Press. November 24, 1999. With David Arsen and Gary Sykes.
"School Choice and School Change." Education Week. February 9, 2000. With David Arsen and Gary Sykes.
"Fix the Charter School Loophole." Detroit Free Press. February 9, 2001. With David Arsen.
"Who's Running Charter Policy?" Lansing State Journal. March 4, 2001. With David Arsen.
"School Ratings Miss the Mark." Detroit Free Press. March 12, 2001.
"Is Class Size Reduction the Right Choice?" Detroit News. March 15, 2001. With Doug Harris.
"Help Local Accountability with November School Elections." Detroit News. June 11, 2001. With Debbi Weimer.
"Standardized Tests Vital to Schools and Students." Detroit Free Press. August 13, 2001. With Michael David Warren, Jr.
"Poverty is Not an Academic Standard." Lansing State Journal. October 7, 2001. With Michael David Warren, Jr.
"Holding Our Schools Accountable." Michigan Forward. September 2002.
"Clear Standards are Key to School Accountability." Detroit News. October 1, 2002. With William H. Schmidt.
"Michigan Must Define What Schools Expect Kids to Learn." Detroit News. November 17, 2002. With William H. Schmidt.
"Business Involvement Key to Turning Around Failing Schools," Michigan Forward, September 2003.
"Preserving Proposal A," Detroit News. December 7, 2003. With David Arsen.
"Federal Law Leaves Few Michigan Schools Unpunished." Detroit News. January 28, 2004. With Debbi Harris.
"School Grades Spark Questions about Michigan Evaluations." Detroit News. September 16, 2004.
"Statewide, Schools are Caught in a Funding Death Spiral." Detroit Free Press. December 20, 2004.
"Locked-In School Dollars." Detroit Free Press. October 27, 2006.
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InvitedInvited Participant, Expert Meeting, Sponsored by the School Fee Abolition Initiative (UNICEF/World Bank), New York, May 2006.
Invited Provocateur, International Seminar on "Demand, Autonomy, and Accountability in Schooling." Sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Brussels, May 2006.
"Hope Reconciled: Theory and Evidence on the Decline of Public Support for Charter Schools." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, April 2005. With Ann Allen.
Discussant, Panel on "Education Politics and Governance." American Educational Research Association, Montreal, April 2005.
Discussant, Panel on "The Effects of School Choice Policy: Views from the Field." American Educational Research Association, Montreal, April 2005.
Discussant, Panel on "The Florida A+ Plan: Behavioral Response and Performance Impact of Choice and Accountability." American Educational Research Association, Montreal, April 2005.
"Minding the Gap: Making Connections Between Research and Policy-Making." Invited presentation to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Palo Alto, March 2005. With Debbi Harris.
"Who's Left Behind? NCLB And The Perpetuation Of Educational Inequality." Paper presented to the biennial meeting of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Havana, October 2004. With David Arsen.
"Higher Education Reform in Brazil: Institutional Impasse or Silent Revolution." Paper presented to the biennial meeting of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Havana, October 2004. With Robert E. Verhine.
Invited Panelist, "School Choice Web Dialogue." Sponsored by the Education Commission of the States, October 2004.
Invited Participant, Meeting of National Experts on "Understanding the Demand for Schooling." Sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, September 2004.
"Democratic Governance of Public Schools: Do Consolidated Elections Make a Difference to Representation in School Decision-making?" Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2004. With Ann Allen.
Discussant, Panel on "School Choice, Teachers Unions, and NCLB." American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2004.
"Leaving No Child Behind? False Start in Michigan." Invited Presentation to the Conference on "Leaving No Child Behind? Options for Kids in Failing Schools." The American Enterprise Institute and the Fordham Foundation, Washington DC, January 2004.
"International Experiences with School Choice: What Have We Learned?" Keynote address to the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the Korean Society for the Study of Education, Seoul, November 2003.
"The Global Trend Toward Markets in Education." Invited presentation to the Korean Educational Development Institute, Seoul, November 2003.
"Markets in Education." Keynote address to the annual meeting of the Midwest Comparative and International Education Society, Ypsilanti, October 2003.
"International Experiences with School Choice." Invited presentation to a conference on Responding to School Choice Policies, Tallahassee, October 2003.
"No Child Left Behind and School Choice: Evidence from Michigan." Invited presentation to a conference on Responding to School Choice Policies, Tallahassee, October 2003.
"Why School Choice?" Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003. With Gary Sykes.
"The Domestic Policy Impact of International Evidence: The Case of School Choice." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003.
Who Will Turn Around Failing Schools? The Problem of Institutional Choice Under 'No Child Left Behind'." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003. With David Arsen and Courtney Bell.
Discussant, Panel on "American Educational Governance on Trial." American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 2003.
"The Domestic Policy Impact of International Evidence: The Case of School Choice." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, March 2003.
"Positioning Teacher Policy in African Countries." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, March 2003. With Maribel Sevilla. Discussant. Symposium on "Accreditation and Accountability in Teacher Preparation Around the Globe: Socio-Cultural and Critical Perspectives." Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, March 2003.
Invited Participant. Panel on "Remembering Mary Jean Bowman." Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, March 2003.
"Teacher Supply and Teacher Quality." Invited Presentation to a Conference on Achieving Education for All in Africa. Council of Foreign Relations, Washington DC, May 2002.
"The Sad Fate of Proposal 1." Paper presented to a conference on Education Vouchers: The California and Michigan 2000 Initiatives and the Future of Voucher Ballot Referenda. Los Angeles, May 2001.
Chair, Panel on "The School Choice Debate: Leading Issues." American Educational Research Association, Seattle, April 2001.
"The Ecology of Charter School Reform: Cross-State Differences in Charter School Populations." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, April 2001. With David Arsen, Jennifer Jellison, Gary Sykes, and Amy Stuart Wells.
"How School Choice Changes the Educational System: Differential Impacts Across Local Ecologies." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, April 2001. With David Arsen and Gary Sykes.
"Reforming African Universities." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington DC, March 2001.
Organizer and Program Chair. International Conference on "School Choice and Educational Change." Michigan State University, March 2000.
"The Emerging Market for Schooling: Evidence from Michigan." Invited paper presented to the conference on Charter Schools, Vouchers, and Public Education." Harvard University, March 2000. With Michael Mintrom.
Chair, Panel on "School Choice and Educational Change." American Educational Research Association, Montreal, April 1999.
"School Board Responses to School Choice Policies." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, April 1999. With Sharman Oliver.
"Corporatism, Political Impasse, and Institutional Change in Brazil's Federal Universities." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Toronto, April 1999. With Robert E. Verhine.
"Swimming Against the Current: Teachers' Unions in Hard Times." Invited paper presented to the conference on Teachers' Unions and Educational Reform, Harvard University, September 1998. With William Lowe Boyd and Gary Sykes.
"How Choice Changes The Education System: A Michigan Case Study." Paper presented to the biennial meeting of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Cape Town, July 1998. With Gary Sykes.
"Corporatism, Political Impasse, and Institutional Decline in Brazil's Federal Universities." Paper presented to the biennial meeting of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Cape Town, July 1998. With Robert E. Verhine.
Chair, Panel on "Competing Strategies for School Reform." American Educational Research Association, San Diego CA, April 1998.
"Competing Strategies for School Reform." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego CA, April 1998.
"Public Purpose and Private Interest in Brazilian Higher Education." Invited presentation to the Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford University, March 1998.
"School Choice and Charter Schools." Inaugural presentation to the MSU President's Education Forum, Lansing, October 1997. With Gary Sykes.
"Establishing a Policy Framework." Invited presentation to the fellows of the Michigan Educational Policy Fellowship Program, East Lansing, October 1997.
"Unificação Admininistrativa, Acesso à Escola, e Padrões Mínimos de Qualidade." Presentation to the Grupo Consultivo do Programa de Pesquisa e Operacionalização de Políticas Educacionais, Projeto Nordeste, Ilhéus, BA, November 1996.
"Unificação das Redes Estaduais e Municipais." Presentation to the Grupo Consultivo do Programa de Pesquisa e Operacionalização de Políticas Educacionais, Projeto Nordeste, Fortaleza, CE, June 1996.
"Commission Reports and the Policy Process in Education: Past, Present, and Future." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April 1995.
"Democracy and Educational Finance in South Africa." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Boston, MA, March 1995.
"Which Way is Up? Education for All and the Deterioration of the State." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Boston, MA, March 1995.
"Where did the Money Go? Municipal Education Finance in Bahia, Brazil." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Boston, MA, March 1995. With Robert E. Verhine.
"Financing Education in Northern Cape: Policy Options." Invited presentation to the Education Alliance, Northern Cape Province, Kimberly, December 1994.
"Aid, Debt, and the End of Sovereignty." Invited presentation to USAID/Mozambique, Maputo, April 1994.
"Education, Anti-Politics, and the Flight from Democracy." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, San Diego, CA, March 1994. With William Lowe Boyd.
"Educational Policy Studies: An International Overview." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, San Diego, CA, March 1994. With William Lowe Boyd.
"Determinants of Educational Expenditure across Municipios in Bahia, Brazil." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Kingston Jamaica, March 1993. With Robert E. Verhine.
"Cooperation and Conditionality: Mozambique in the New World Order." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, Seattle, WA, November, 1992.
"Rethinking 'Progressive' School Reform: Organizational Dynamics and Educational Change." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, PA, August 1992. With Richard Scotch.
"Cooperação e Condicionalidade: A Reconstrução do Estado Moçambicano." Invited presentation to the Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação, Maputo, July 1992.
Participant, International Conference on "Transforming South Africa's Universities," Durban, July 1992.
"Cooperation and Conditionality: Reconstructing the Mozambican State." African Studies Center, Michigan State University, May 1992.
"Rethinking 'Progressive' School Reform: Organizational Dynamics and Educational Change." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 1992. With Richard Scotch.
"The Politics of School Choice in Pennsylvania." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 1992. With Barbara Rudiak.
"Southern Cities, Southern Schools." Invited presentation to the annual meeting of the Southern History of Education Society, Atlanta, GA, March 1992.
Chair, Panel on "Aid, Conditionality, and Educational Reform." Comparative and International Education Society, Annapolis, MD, March 1992.
"Aid, Conditionality, and Educational Reform." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Annapolis, MD, March 1992.
"Educational Policy Choices in Post-Apartheid South Africa." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Annapolis, MD, March 1992.
"Policy Ends and Policy Means in Brazilian Education." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Annapolis, MD, March 1992.
"Padrões Mínimos de Foncionamento das Escolas Brasileiras." Paper presented to the Seminário sobre Qualidade, Eficiência, e Eqüidade na Educação Básica, Pirenôpolis, GO, November 1991. With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier and José Amaral Sobrinho.
"Born Old: Why Brazil Lags Behind in Educational Development." Invited presentation to the conference on "Education, Growth, and Inequality in Brazil," Rio de Janeiro, March 1991. With Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier and José Amaral Sobrinho.
"Uma Estratégia para a Qualidade do Ensino Fundamental: Os Padrões Mínimos de Oportunidades Educacionais." Paper presented to the Encontro Sobre Qualidade da Educação, Ministério da Educação, Brasília, November 1990. With José Amaral Sobrinho and Antonio Carlos da Ressurreição Xavier.
"Fíns Públicos e Fíns Particulares no Sistema Educacional." Inaugural lecture in the "Ciclo de Conferências sobre a Educação," Ministério da Educação, Brasília, August 1990.
"Contrasting Patterns in Black School Politics: Atlanta and Memphis." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA, April 1990. With Marcia Turner.
"Public Purpose and Private Interest in Brazilian Education." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Anaheim, CA, March 1990.
"Schooling on the Urban Periphery in Kenya and Tanzania." Paper presented to the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Montreal, June 1989. With Kilemi Mwiria.
"Schooling on Nairobi's Urban Periphery." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Cambridge, MA, April 1989.
"Institutionalizing Public Education: Evidence from Brazil." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, March 1989.
"Why Study the South?" Paper presented to the annual meeting of the History of Education Society, Toronto, ON, November 1988.
"Southern African School Reform." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, Chicago, IL, October 1988.
"Institutionalizing Public Education: Evidence from Brazil." Invited presentation to the Spencer Fellows Forum at the semi-annual meeting of the National Academy of Education, Chicago, IL, October 1988.
"The U.S. School Finance System: Implications for Brazil." Invited paper, presented to the Seminário sobre Modelos de Alocação de Recursos para o Ensino Público, Brasília, April 1988.
"Catch the Wave: Reform Commissions and School Reform." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 1988. With Rick Ginsberg.
"Issues in Brazilian School Finance." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, March 1988.
"Democratic Politics, Constitutional Reform, and Basic Education in Contemporary Brazil." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Atlanta, GA, March 1988. With Richard Pelczar.
Discussant, Panel on School Management and School Quality in Developing Countries. Comparative and International Education Society, Atlanta, GA, March 1988.
"Schooling on the Urban Periphery: Research From Africa." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, Denver, CO, November 1987.
Participant, Seminário Nacional Sobre Planejamento, Financiamento, e Descentralização no Sistema Educacional do Brasil, Petrópolis, RJ, October 1987.
"Between Exhortation and Reform: Recent U.S. Experience with Educational Change." Paper presented to an international conference on educational reform, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, ON, October 1987. With Don Adams and Cathie Cornbleth.
"Institutionalizing Public Education: School Finance and School Reform in Brazil." Paper presented to the triennial meeting of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Rio de Janeiro, July 1987.
Participant, American Sociological Association Problems of the Discipline Conference on "Ideology, Economic Change, and School Expansion," Washington, DC, April 1987.
"Why School Reform Doesn't Change Schools." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC, April 1987.
Chair, Panel on "Southern Cities, Southern Schools." American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC, April 1987.
"Federalism and School Finance in Brazil." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC, March 1987.
"Educational Reform and Organizational Change in Brazil, 1930-1985." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC, March 1987.
"The Institutionalization of Public Education: Educational Expansion and School Reform in Brazil, 1930- 1985." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Toronto, ON, March 1986.
Chair, Panel on Problems of School Reform in Africa. Annual meeting of the African Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, November 1985.
"Administrative Decentralization and Educational Reform in Botswana." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, November 1985.
"Changing Patterns in Black School Politics: Atlanta, 1872-1973." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 1985. With Marcia Turner.
"Rethinking 'Progressive' School Reform: An Atlanta Case Study." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the History of Education Society, Chicago, IL, October l984.
Chair, Panel on Merit Pay for Teachers. Dallas Urban Education Conference, Dallas, TX, March 1984.
"Regional and Age Differences in Enrollment Rates in Brazil, 1970." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Atlanta, GA, March 1983. "Does Urban Reform Imply Class Conflict? The Case of Atlanta's Schools." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 1980. With Paul E. Peterson.
"Economic Development and Educational Expansion: The Brazilian Case." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Educational Society, Vancouver, BC, March 1980.
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Professional and Government CommitteesSpencer Foundation, Proposal Advisory Committee 2000 - 2001, Small Grants Review Committee 2004 - 2006.
World Bank Advisory Panel on Brazilian Education, 1997 - 2000.
Board of Directors, North Central Regional Education Laboratory, 2001 - 2002.
Board of Directors, Michigan Institute for Educational Management, 2001 - 2005.
Advisory Board, Partnership for Learning, 2000 - 2005.
Advisory Board, Families and Communities Together, 2000 - 2005.
Education Advisory Board, Detroit News, 2004 - 2006.
Board of Directors, Comparative and International Education Society, 1995-1998.
Chair, Task Force on Society Finances, Comparative and International Education Society, 1998-1999.
Chair, Nominations Committee, Comparative and International Education Society, 1995-1996.
Council of Experts, NCLB Implementation Center on Highly Qualified Teachers, 2004 - .
Editorial and Review PositionsEditorial Board, American Educational Research Journal, 1989-1992, 2002-2005.
Editorial Board, American Journal of Education, 1993 - 1996.
Editorial Board, KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 2004 -
Manuscript Reviews: American Educational Research Journal, American Journal of Education, Comparative Education Review, Economics of Education Review, Education Policy, Educational Policy, Educational Administration Quarterly, Education Next, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Educational Researcher, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, Latin American Politics and Society, Latin American Research Review, Perspectives in Education, Policy Studies Journal, Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization, Social Forces, Sociology of Education, Urban Education.
Manuscript Reviews: Brookings Institution Press, Cambridge University Press, Economic Policy Institute, Harvard University Press, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Michigan State University Press, National Academy of Science, SUNY Press, Teachers College Press.
Grant Proposal Reviews: National Science Foundation, US Department of Education, Spencer Foundation, Tinker Foundation, RAND/National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Programa de Promoción de la Reforma Educativa en América Latina (PREAL), CERGE-EI/GDN, Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Promotion and Tenure Reviews, Duke University, Indiana University, Penn State University, Stanford University, SUNY - Albany, Teachers College/Columbia University, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Colorado, University of Pittsburgh, University of Toronto, Wayne State University
Section Chair (2004), Division L, American Educational Research Association.
Program Chair (2001), School Choice SIG, American Educational Research Association.
Proposal Reviews (1987- ), Divisions A,F,G, J, L, and SIGs, American Educational Research Association.
ConsultanciesInternational Consulting
Education Policy Analyst, EQUIP 2 Project, Academy for Educational Development/USAID, September - December 2005.
Education Policy Analyst, Bahia II Education Project and FUNDESCOLA Project, World Bank, 2003 - 2006.
Education Policy Advisor, Ministry of Education - Mozambique, 2002 - 2004.
Education Policy Analyst, Bahia I Education Project, World Bank, 1999 - 2002.
Research Advisor, "Implementing African Educational Reforms," USAID/Academy for Educational Development/Creative Associates, 1998.
Education Policy Analyst, Mozambique Education II Project, World Bank, 1997 - 1998.
Education Policy Advisor, Ministry of Education - Mozambique, 1997 - 1998.
Team Leader/Education Policy Analyst, Basic Education Project Evaluation and Design, United Nations Development Program - Mozambique, March - July 1997.
Education Policy Analyst/Policy Advisor, Projeto Nordeste, Ministry of Education - Brazil/World Bank/UNDP, April 1996.
Education Policy Advisor, KwaZulu-Natal Technical Assistance Project, USAID/South Africa, April 1996.
Education Policy Advisor, Eastern Cape Technical Assistance Project, USAID/South Africa, October 1995.
Education Policy Advisor, Northern Cape Technical Assistance Project, USAID/South Africa, May-June 1995.
Education Finance Specialist, Northern Cape Technical Assistance Project, USAID/South Africa, December 1994.
Policy Analyst, Women in Development Office, Southern Africa Program, The World Bank, September - November 1993.
Program Strategist, Education and Urban Poverty Program, Ford Foundation - Brazil, June - July 1993.
Education Finance Specialist, Education and Social Policy Development Department, The World Bank, April 1993.
Team Leader/Educational Economist, Training for Employment Project, USAID/South Africa, September-October 1992.
Educational Research Specialist, Improving Educational Quality Project, USAID/Honduras, May 1992.
Team Leader/Educational Economist, Mozambique Education Sector Assessment, USAID/Mozambique, February 1992.
Educational Economist, South Africa Primary Education Sector Assessment, USAID/South Africa, October-November 1991.
Educational Economist, Mozambique Education Sector Assessment Preparation, USAID/Mozambique, June 1991.
Technical Team Leader/Educational Economist, Zambia Primary and Non-Formal Education Sector Assessment, USAID/Zambia, May-June 1991.
Educational Economist, Guinea Education Sector Program Assistance Approval Document Preparation, USAID/Guinea, April-May 1990.
Educational Economist, Jamaica Education Programme Preparation and Student Loan Project (World Bank IV), July-September 1989.
Administration/Finance Specialist, Swaziland Teacher Training Project, USAID/Swaziland, February-March 1987.
Educational Economist, Niger Education Sector Assessment, USAID/Niger, June-July, 1983.
Lecturer/Consultant, Institute of Development Management, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, April-December 1981.
Research Consultant, Institute of Extra-Mural Studies, National University of Lesotho, April-June 1981.
Domestic Consulting
Consultant, North Central Regional Education Laboratory, 2002
Consultant, Michigan Education Leadership Collaborative, 1995 - 1996.
Consultant, Appalachian Regional Commission, June 1987.
Consultant, ERIC Redesign Panel, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, May-June 1986.
Consultant, National Commission for Education Statistics, June-July, 1985.
Consultant, The University of Texas at Dallas/The Council on Basic Education, July-August 1984.
Council Member, Dallas Teacher Education Center, Dallas Independent School District, 1983-1984.
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