Scott Abernathy Author

​Scott Abernathy
After working as an on-street counselor for homeless adolescents in Boston, Scott received a master of curriculum and instruction and taught fourth and seventh grades in Wisconsin public schools. Hoping to learn more about the underlying systems that drove educational outcomes, Scott completed an M.P.A in domestic policy and then a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University. Scott is now an associate professor of political science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of School Choice and the Future of American Democracy and No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools, both from University of Michigan Press.
Karen Waples
Karen Waples has taught since 1999, and is now at Holy Family High School in Colorado. She teaches AP® U.S. Government and Politics and AP® Comparative Government and she also conducts AP® workshops and institutes throughout the country. Karen was a member of the Curriculum Redesign Committee for the AP® U.S. Government and Politics course. Before becoming a teacher Karen was a trial attorney from 1985–1989. She received the Colorado Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education in 1997 and was recognized as a Cherry Creek High School teacher of the year in 2002.