Dr. Mark Schneider is the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences for the Department of Education. (For those who are unfamiliar, this is the federal Department of Education for the entire United States of America.) Before joining IES, Mark Schneider was a vice president and an Institute Fellow at American Institutes for Research (AIR) and President of College Measures. Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Schneider served as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics from 2005–2008. In 2013, the Chronicle of Higher Education selected him as one of the 10 people who had the most impact on higher education policy that year.
He is the author of numerous articles and books on education policy. His most recent book, The University Next Door, edited with KC Deane, was published in 2014 by Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Schneider was a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political science at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Websites: (with clickable links)
Institute of Education Sciences
Director Mark Schneider’s Bio
National Center for Special Education Research
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
National AI Institute for Exceptional Education
What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides
Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Program
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider)
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available from Rowman & Littlefield
Dr. Mark Schneider is the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences for the Department of Education. (For those who are unfamiliar, this is the federal Department of Education for the entire United States of America.) Before joining IES, Mark Schneider was a vice president and an Institute Fellow at American Institutes for Research (AIR) and President of College Measures. Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Schneider served as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics from 2005–2008. In 2013, the Chronicle of Higher Education selected him as one of the 10 people who had the most impact on higher education policy that year.
He is the author of numerous articles and books on education policy. His most recent book, The University Next Door, edited with KC Deane, was published in 2014 by Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Schneider was a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political science at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Websites: (with clickable links)
Institute of Education Sciences
Director Mark Schneider’s Bio
National Center for Special Education Research
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
National AI Institute for Exceptional Education
What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides
Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Program
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider)
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available from Rowman & Littlefield