I have been impressed with Joe and the way that he prepared for our sessions. He brings his many experiences to his facilitation, and more importantly, he works with us like we should be working with our teachers: listening to us and helping us learn for ourselves, and if we start to wander off our learning objectives, he gently brings us back, reminding and focusing us on our goals.

About the Author

Joe Feldman has worked in education for over 20 years at the school, district, and federal levels of government, in district and charter school systems, and in the non-profit sector. He began his career as an English and U.S. History teacher in Atlanta Public Schools and was the founding principal of Thurgood Marshall Academy in Washington, D.C. which has the highest performing students of any open-enrollment public school in the city. He was the Director of K-12 Instruction in Union City, CA. There, he led the district's initiative to make its high school placement process more equitable, resulting in doubling the number of African-American and Latino students enrolled in and passing honors courses. He is now the CEO of Crescendo Education Group, which partners with schools and districts to improve the accuracy and fairness of their grading practices.