Ellen B Goldring Author

Claire E. Smrekar is an associate professor of public policy and education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, USA and an investigator with the National Center on School Choice. Her work involves qualitative research studies related to the social context of education and public policy, with specific reference to the impact of desegregation plans and choice policy on families, schools, and neighborhoods. Ellen B. Goldring is Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Education Policy and Leadership and chair of the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University, USA. Ronald F. Ferguson is the faculty cochair and director of the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University, USA and the founder and director of the Tripod Project for school improvement.