Jimmy Kilpatrick, Editor and Chief EdNews.org

Policy advisor, Office of the Superintendent, Houston Independent School District 1997-2004. He was selected by Dr. Rod Paige as a member of the Houston Independent School District's PEER Committee of Reading 1996. "Jimmy Kilpatrick is one the most knowledgeable people on reading within the State of Texas," Dr. Rod Paige . He is formerly with the University of Texas at Austin, Charles A. Dana Center under the Executive Director as a policy advisor for reading and reading disabilities 1996-1997, and member of the Dana Center's Family Learning Team for development of a Faith Based-Initiative. Also, Mr. Kilpatrick instituted a Tips for Reading in Spanish for Hispanic parents within H.I.S.D. Nominated for the National Association States Boards of Education's Outstanding Policy Leader Award 1999.

He was advisor to the Office of Governor George W. Bush and the Texas State Board of Education members on replicated reading research, and worked extensively on the new Texas English Language Arts and Reading standards. ' The crisis at hand'/Governor wants $65 million to ensure that Texas schoolchildren learn to read

Advised the US House Education and Workforce Committee on the Reading Excellence Act. He testified before the Senate and/or House Education Committees in Alaska, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama on reading issues.

He was advisor for the State of Alabama Department of Education Committee for developing a state reading policy. In addition, he advised on the current legislation for the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with many of the suggestions for reading disabilities being included.

He is the former Legislative Education Chairman for The Texas Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce, and developed a National Reading Resolution for the League of United Latin American Citizens - Civil Rights Division (LULAC) based on replicated/scientific research. He was a member of the development of the Texas Alternative Document for English Language Arts and Reading . He has advised members of the California Science Standards Writing Team - chaired by Nobel Prize winner Glen Seaborg Ph.D. He is a National History Club , Advisory Council Member, and Member of the National Education Writers Association, Houston Press Club, The Haberman Educational Foundation Advisory Board member , Advisory panel Our Education (Yale University). Other major accomplishment and articles : EducationNews, the Internet's Leading Source of EducationNews is honored to be recognized as a professional online resource for education reporters throughout the United States by the National Education Writers Association.

Spoke at Harvard Law School's "Advocate for Education" on the impact of  "No Child Left Behind and Teachers" as well as a discussion panel addressing the impact of discussing "War in the Classroom" (Panel Calls for Dialogue on 'National State of Fear') at the National Press Club. Special Education Advocate and Consultant and Consultant Expert - Southwest Juvenile Defender Center

Guest lecturer Texas Southern University on Reading and Reading Disabilities as well as Education Public Policy and Special Education the University of Houston System.

Guest of the Qatar Education Foundation, Innovations in Education 2006: TECHNOLOGY, EMPOWERMENT AND EDUCATION, State of Qatar.

He is married with three sons attending public schools.

Martin Haberman Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is creator of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Teacher Education Program (MMTEP). He was one of the three founders of the SOE Urban Doctoral Program. He received the 1996 Teacher Educator of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Dr. Haberman is the author of seven books and more than 200 articles and chapters.

He earned his doctorate in teacher education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and holds honorary doctorates from Rhode Island College and SYNY-Cortland. Dr. Haberman is the recipient of the AACTE Pomeroy Award and has served as a Hunt lecturer. The National Teacher Corps was based on his Milwaukee Intern Program. He has developed more programs preparing more teachers than anyone in American education. His interview for selecting Urban Teachers is used in 200 cities. Martin Haberman

Frank Wang, Ph.D.
 
WangEducation.com
Frank Wang is the former chairman of Saxon Publishers, Inc., a grades K-12 textbook publisher based in Norman, Oklahoma.  Frank began work for the iconoclastic founder of the company John H. Saxon as a 16 year old high school student.  As a high school senior in 1982, Frank was selected as one of 40 Westinghouse Science Talent Search finalists.  He then attended Princeton University, majored in mathematics, studied under Prof. B. Dwork, and received a A.B. degree in 1986.  In 1986, he was one of 18 students to receive an NSF graduate fellowship to study pure mathematics.  He attended MIT, wrote a thesis in the area of algebraic number theory under advisor Prof. H. Stark, and received a Ph.D. in 1991.  During his graduate studies, Frank co-authored a calculus text that was published in 1988.  He then joined Saxon Publishers and became President and CEO in 1994, a position that he had held until 2001.  He has served on the math advisory panel to President Clinton's proposed national voluntary test and on the planning committee for the 2004 NAEP test.  He is presently on the MIT math department visiting committee.  Recently, Frank has been invited to be a visiting professor at the University of Oklahoma and will also a guest lecture as well as visiting professor at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics.

John R. McNamara, Technical Director of EdNews.org
Mr. McNamara will serve as Director of Information Technology for The Haberman International Policy Institute in Education (hipie). Mr McNamara is the former Interim IT Director for the American Association of School Administrator as well as former IT Manager for The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.  While serving at these posts he spearheaded the technology initiatives that would move these organizations in to the next decade.  Recently John has been a Technology consultant to law firms, independent schools, and high profile security company's. 

Gregory Fossedal, Senior Editor
Senior fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution 
Syndicated "ed-buz" columnist for United Press International 
Author of Direct Democracy in Switzerland , Our Finest Hour, The Democratic Imperative, and other respected books on history and comparative politics and policies

Miriam J. Masullo, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, The City University of New York. M.S., Computer Science, The City University of New York. B.A., Architecture and English, the City College of New York
Current position
Dr. Masullo is the founder, chief scientist and principal manager of inViVo Vision . She has over 16 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and has spent the last 17 years at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center as a Staff Member, the most senior research position in the organization. While with IBM she was an executive-on-loan for two years at the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME).
Recent relevant experience
Dr. Masullo has worked on numerous large-scale technology projects in the areas of artificial intelligence, expert systems, natural language processing, object oriented systems, digital libraries, electronic commerce and educational technology. She has served on various committees and expert panels at the National Research Council and has received numerous national and international awards for her work, including a medal for contributions to society. More detailed information on Dr. Masullo can be found at: America Tomorrow . on education issues.