was coeditor with frederick hess of the every student succeeds act. he has appeared on the scholarly and popular areas. following his remarks, we will is afrom robert, who senior fellow and vice president of external affairs at the thomas b fordham institute. he is also a former senior adviser to democracy public charter schools and charters based in harlem, new york. he writes and speaks extensively on education and education reform is sous, -- issues. after 20 years in journalism, including senior citizens at time and business week, he became a fifth-grade teacher at a struggling south bronx school. forerved as vice president the knowledge foundation. virginia,egina, -- .ho founded d.c. for choice it is a health organization for parents and washington, d.c., and that founding led to the successful establishment of the d.c. opportunity scholarship ingram, school choice option the nation's capital. she is also a founding member of andblack anions -- alliance served on the d.c. advisory committee for the civil rights commission. she is also a member of