We are pleased to announce a new advisory board for our organization, comprising 35 leading thinkers, educators and reformers devoted to the improvement of teacher quality in all American schools.

This new board reflects our intent to firmly establish NCTQ as a nonpartisan voice for urgently needed reforms of the nation's teacher policies. All of these individuals share our core commitment to educational justice, believing that we as a nation must do more to attract, develop, and retain good teachers.

Among the new board members are award-winning teachers and principals, school superintendents representing both large urban and small rural districts, founders of the nation's alternative routes into teaching such as Teach For America and The New Teacher Project, founders of charter schools including the KIPP Academies, two former governors, the head of a state school board, a state school chief, prominent authors on educational issues, and a number of politicians, and foundation and business leaders who have taken an active role in education reform. Short bios of each of our new board members can be found on our website at www.nctq.org.

The new advisory board follows closely upon our newly constituted Board of Directors, led by Chair Andrew Rotherham of the Progressive Policy Institute and Vice-Chair Gaynor McCown of The Teaching Commission. The Board also includes Chester E. Finn of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, Ira Fishman of Patton Boggs LLP, Gary Huggins of the Education Leaders Action Council and consultant Danielle Wilcox.

Unhindered by partisan affiliation and motivated by a sincere desire to improve the quality of our teachers, the NCTQ Advisory Board will serve as an open network for experts in the field to share research, generate ideas, and motivate one another to find solutions.

Our gratitude to each of these very busy people who still are willing to serve because they recognize the compelling urgency of this issue:

Steven J. Adamowski Governor Roy E. Barnes, Partner Mr. Alan D. Bersin, Superintendent Mr. Lawrence S. Braden, Teacher Ms. Cheryl Ellis, School Director Mr. Michael Feinberg, Founder Dr. Ronald F. Ferguson, Professor Mr. Michael Goldstein, CEO and Founder Dr. Eric A. Hanushek, Senior Fellow Dr. Frederick M. Hess, Scholar Dr. Paul T. Hill, Director Dr. E.D. Hirsch, Author and Founder Ms. Jan Hungate, Superintendent and Principal Mr. Jason Kamras, Teacher Governor Frank Keating, President and CEO Ms. Lisa Graham Keegan, CEO Mr. W. Michael Kelley, Teacher and Author

Dr. Paul Kimmelman, Senior Advisor to the CEO Mr. Martin J. Koldyke, Founder and Chairman Ms. Wendy Kopp, President and Founder Ms. Hailly Korman, Teacher Dr. Deborah McGriff, Executive Vice President Dr. William Moloney, Commissioner The Hon. Eva Moskowitz, Council Member Dr. Robert H. Pasternack,Vice President Mr. James A. Peyser, Chair Dr. Michael Podgursky, Chair Ms. Michelle Rhee, CEO and President Ms. Felicity Messner Ross, Teacher Ms. Stefanie Sanford, Senior Policy Officer Ms. Kim Smith, Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Lewis C. Solmon, Executive Vice President Mr. Thomas Toch, Author Mr. Joseph Wilson, Principal