Symposium Keynote Speaker: Ronald Ferguson

The New Teacher Center's Annual Symposium is Jan 30- Feb 1.  One of the keynote speakers is Ronald Feguson. Ronald F. Ferguson is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Public Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Kennedy School, an economist and Senior Research Associate at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, the creator of the Tripod Project for School Improvement, and the faculty co-chair and director of the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University. His research and focus is on education and economic development. His most recent book is Toward Excellence with Equity: An emerging vision for closing the achievement gap.

Read his commentary for CNN: What parents can do for their kids.