Join Us

We, the undersigned, envision an education system of the future that is informed by evidence and engages a diverse and representative cross-section of stakeholders. We encourage all stakeholders to join us by becoming a signatory.

Note: The organizations listed with the signatories are included for informational purposes only and do not imply institutional endorsements.

  • Stephen J. Aguilar, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education

  • Elaine Allensworth University of Chicago Consortium on School Research

  • Daniela Alvarez-Vargas, University of California, Irvine

  • Ronald Aminzade, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, U of Minnesota

  • Helen Apthorp, Retired Educ. Researcher

  • Paula Arce-Trigatti, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships

  • Emily Barton

  • Yvonne Belanger, Barr Foundation

  • Estela Mara Bensimon

  • Keith E. Benson, Camden Education Association

  • Ilene Berman, The Annie E Casey Foundation

  • Horatio Blackman, University of Delaware

  • Richard Blissett, Seton Hall University

  • Annette Boaz

  • Eva Boster Kohlmoos, East End Prep, Nashville

  • Kingsley Botchway II

  • Heidi Bouchard, BCIT Medford

  • Beth Boulay

  • Katharine Broton, University of Iowa

  • Anthony S. Bryk, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

  • Sarah Bruch, University of Iowa

  • Wendy Castillo, NYC Research Alliance at New York University

  • Karen Cator, Digital Promise

  • Lora Cohen-Vogel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Faith Connolly

  • Cierra S. Cooper, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

  • Arthur L. Costa, Institute for Habits of Mind

  • Maia Cucchiara,Temple University

  • Shelby Danks, ARKEN RESEARCH

  • James Earl Davis, Temple University

  • Angela Haydel DeBarger, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

  • Dr. Charles F. Desmond, Inversant

  • Amanda Dickes

  • Michael DiMaggio, KnowledgeWorks Foundation

  • Thurston Domina, University of North Carolina

  • Dr. Marjorie Fontalvo Donado

  • Nicholas Donohue, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

  • Cyrus Driver, Partnership for the Future of Learning

  • John Q. Easton

  • Charlie Eaton, University of California, Merced

  • Don Ernst, Clinton School of Public Service

  • Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple, University of Delaware, the Center for Research Use in Education

  • Caitlin Farrell, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Camille A. Farrington, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research

  • Kelly Fitzsimmons, Project Evident

  • Steve Fleischman, Change Dynamics, LLC

  • Marjorie Fontalvo, Florida State University

  • Reuben Ford, SRDC

  • Michèle Foster, Scholars Strategy Network

  • Liliana M. Garces, University of Texas at Austin

  • Hunter Gehlbach, UCSB

  • Drew H. Gitomer Rutgers University

  • Eve Goldberg

  • Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University

  • Loretta Goodwin, American Youth Policy Forum

  • Derek Gottlieb, University of Northern Colorado

  • David Gough, Institute of Education, University College London

  • Dr. Cynthia Gordon da Cruz, Chabot College

  • Elizabeth Grant, George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development

  • Avi Green

  • Stephen F. Hamilton, Cornell University

  • Heather Harding, Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

  • Nicholas D. Hartlep, Scholars Strategy Network

  • Jean Halley, College of Staten Island and Graduate Center of the City University of New York

  • Laura Hamilton, University of California-Merced

  • Fiona Helsel, Education Northwest

  • Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia University

  • Roudy Hildreth, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Christine Hirst Bernhardt, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship

  • Catherine L. Horn, University of Houston

  • Jenny Irons, William T. Grant Foundation

  • Cara Jackson, Bellwether Education Partners

  • Fred Jones, Southern Education Foundation

  • Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)

  • Caitlin Kearney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Dr. Nancy Kendall

  • Ms. Sara Kerr, Results for America

  • Kenneth Keulman, Loyola University, New Orleans

  • Robert Kim, Rutgers University

  • David Kirkland, NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

  • Ben Kirshner, CU Engage, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Jim Kohlmoos, EDGE Consulting Partners

  • Ruth N. Lopez Turley, Houston Education Research Consortium

  • Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University

  • Patricia Marin, Michigan State University


  • Giselle O. Martin-Kniep, Communities of Learning

  • Bryan Mascio

  • Jamal Evan Mazyck, San Francisco State University

  • Christopher Mazzeo, Education Northwest

  • Carol Ann MacGregor, Loyola University New Orleans

  • Joel Malin, Miami University

  • Paul Manna, William & Mary

  • Jay McCall, The Rainwater Charitable Foundation

  • Leland McGee, Penn GSE

  • Patrick McGuinn, Drew University

  • Charmaine Mercer

  • Bethany Miller, The Kresge Foundation

  • Norma Ming, San Francisco Unified School District

  • Tom Mortenson, The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

  • Robert D. Muller, National Louis University

  • Ruth Curran Neild

  • Anne-Marie Nunez, The Ohio State University

  • Jeannie Oakes, UCLA

  • Sumie Okazaki, New York University

  • Darleen Opfer, RAND

  • Cecilia Orphan, University of Denver

  • Adam Papendieck

  • Julie J. Park, University of Maryland, College Park

  • William R. Penuel, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania

  • Donald J. Peurach, University of Michigan

  • Raymond Pierce, Southern Education Foundation

  • Karen Pittman, The Forum for Youth Investment

  • Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California

  • David Porcaro

  • Esther Quintero, Albert Shanker Institute

  • Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State University

  • Steve Rees, School Wise Press

  • Kristen Renn, Michigan State University

  • Kim Robinson, Forum for Youth Investment

  • Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine, Scholars Strategy Network

  • Pati Ruiz, Digital Promise

  • Bernadette Sanchez, DePaul University

  • Bror Saxberg

  • Jack Schneider, University of Massachusetts Lowell

  • Janelle Scott, University of California

  • Jacob Segal, Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York

  • Shruti Sehra, New Profit

  • Gabriel R. Serna, Michigan State University

  • Stacey Sexton, SageFox Consulting Group

  • Jonathan Sharples, Education Endowment Foundation

  • Terri Shuck

  • Dr. Nicole Skaar

  • Sara R. Slaughter, W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation

  • Dane Smith, Growth & Justice

  • Jon Snyder, SCOPE

  • Joshua Starr, PDK International

  • David Stevens, University of California, Berkeley

  • Dr. D-L Stewart, Colorado State University

  • Barbara Streeter

  • Circe Stumbo, West Wind Education Policy Inc

  • Sola Takahashi, WestEd

  • Beth Tarasawa, Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA

  • Emerald Templeton, Michigan State University

  • William Tierney, University of Southern California

  • Eric Toshalis, KnowledgeWorks Foundation

  • Mellie Torres

  • Vivian Tseng, William T Grant Foundation

  • Brenda Turnbull, Policy Studies Associates

  • Sara Vecchiotti, Foundation for Child Development

  • Mark R. Warren, University of Massachusetts Boston

  • Douglas Watkins, Denver Public Schools

  • Hillary Washburn, Plymouth State University

  • Chiara Wegener, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

  • Hannah Weissler, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

  • Kevin Welner, National Education Policy Center

  • Laura Wentworth

  • Lucy West, Metamorphosis Teaching Learning Communities

  • Kenneth Williams, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

  • Larkin Willis

  • Lok-Sze Wong, Northwestern University

  • Miranda Yates, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Jennie Zumbusch