We, the undersigned, envision an education system of the future that is informed by evidence and engages a diverse and representative cross-section of stakeholders. We encourage all stakeholders to join us by signing on to this statement of principles.

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• Arthur L. Costa, Institute for Habits of Mind

• Stephen J. Aguilar, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education

• Elaine Allensworth University of Chicago Consortium on School Research

• Ronald Aminzade, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, U of Minnesota

• Paula Arce-Trigatti, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships

• Emily Barton

• Yvonne Belanger, Barr Foundation

• Estela Mara Bensimon

• Keith E. Benson, Camden Education Association

• Ilene Berman, The Annie E Casey Foundation

• Horatio Blackman, PhD, University of Delaware

• Richard Blissett, Seton Hall University

• Annette Boaz

• Eva Boster Kohlmoos, East End Prep, Nashville

• Kingsley Botchway II

• Heidi Bouchard, BCIT Medford

• Katharine Broton, University of Iowa

• Anthony S. Bryk, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

• Heidi Bouchard, BCIT Medford

• Sarah Bruch, University of Iowa

• Wendy Castillo, NYC Research Alliance at New York University

• Lora Cohen-Vogel, PhD, Endowed Chair of Public Policy and Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Faith Connolly, Ph.D.

• Cierra S. Cooper Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

• Maia Cucchiara,Temple University

• James Earl Davis, Temple University

• Angela Haydel DeBarger, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

• Dr. Charles F. Desmond - CEO, Inversant

• Amanda Dickes

• Michael DiMaggio, KnowledgeWorks Foundation

• Thurston Domina, University of North Carolina

• Nicholas Donohue, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

• Cyrus Driver, Partnership for the Future of Learning

• John Q. Easton

• Charlie Eaton, University of California, Merced

• Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple, University of Delaware, the Center for Research Use in Education

• Caitlin Farrell, University of Colorado Boulder

• Camille A. Farrington, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research

• Kelly Fitzsimmons, Project Evident

• Steve Fleischman, Independent Consultant

• Michèle Foster, Scholars Strategy Network

• Liliana M. Garces, University of Texas at Austin

• Hunter Gehlbach, UCSB

• Drew H. Gitomer Rutgers University

• Eve Goldberg, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

• Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University

• Loretta Goodwin, Deputy Director, American Youth Policy Forum

• David Gough, Institute of Education, University College London

• Dr. Cynthia Gordon da Cruz, Chabot College

• Elizabeth Grant, George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development

• Avi Green, Scholars Strategy Network

• Stephen F. Hamilton, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University

• Heather Harding, Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

• Nicholas D. Hartlep, Ph.D., Scholars Strategy Network

• Jean Halley, College of Staten Island and Graduate Center of the City University of New York

• Laura Hamilton, University of California-Merced

• Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Catherine L. Horn, University of Houston

• Jenny Irons, William T. Grant Foundation 

• Cara Jackson, Bellwether Education Partners

• Fred Jones, Southern Education Foundation

• Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)

• Caitlin Kearney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Dr. Nancy Kendall

• Ms. Sara Kerr, Results for America

• Kenneth Keulman, Provost Distinguished Professor emeritus, Loyola University, New Orleans

• Robert Kim, Rutgers University

• David Kirkland, NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

• Ben Kirshner, CU Engage, University of Colorado Boulder

• Jim Kohlmoos, EDGE

• Ruth N. Lopez Turley, Houston Education Research Consortium

• Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University

• Patricia Marin, Michigan State University

• Giselle O. Martin-Kniep, Communities of Learning

• Bryan Mascio

• Jamal Evan Mazyck, Ed.D., San Francisco State University

• Christopher Mazzeo, Education Northwest 

• Carol Ann MacGregor, Loyola University New Orleans

• Joel Malin, Miami University

• Paul Manna, William & Mary

• Jay McCall, The Rainwater Charitable Foundation

• Patrick McGuinn, Drew University

• Charmaine Mercer

• Jan Morrison, TIES

• Tom Mortenson, The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

• Robert D. Muller, National Louis University

• Ruth Curran Neild

• Anne-Marie Nunez, The Ohio State University

• Jeannie Oakes, UCLA

• Sumie Okazaki, New York University

• Darleen Opfer, RAND

• Cecilia Orphan, University of Denver

• Adam Papendieck

• Julie J. Park, University of Maryland, College Park

• William R. Penuel, University of Colorado Boulder

• Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania

• Donald J. Peurach, University of Michigan

• Raymond Pierce, Southern Education Foundation

• Karen Pittman, The Forum for Youth Investment

• Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California

• David Porcaro

• Esther Quintero, Albert Shanker Institute

• Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State University

• Steve Rees, School Wise Press

• Kristen Renn, Michigan State University

• Kim Robinson, Forum for Youth Investment

• Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine, Scholars Strategy Network

• Bernadette Sanchez, DePaul University

• Bror Saxberg

• Jack Schneider, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Janelle Scott, University of California

• Jacob Segal, Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York

• Shruti Sehra, New Profit

• Gabriel R. Serna, Michigan State University

• Stacey Sexton, SageFox Consulting Group

• Jonathan Sharples, Education Endowment Foundation

• Terri Shuck, National Public Education Support Fund

• Dr. Nicole Skaar

• Sara R. Slaughter, W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation

• Dane Smith, Senior Fellow & President Emeritus, Growth & Justice

• Jon Snyder, SCOPE

• Joshua Starr, PDK International

• Dr. D-L Stewart, Colorado State University

• Circe Stumbo, West Wind Education Policy Inc

• Sola Takahashi, WestEd

• Beth Tarasawa, Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA

• Emerald Templeton, Michigan State University

• Christopher Thorn, Partners in School Innovation

• William Tierney, University of Southern California

• Eric Toshalis, KnowledgeWorks Foundation

• Mellie Torres, Ph.D.

• Anne Tully

• Vivian Tseng, William T Grant Foundation

• Brenda Turnbull, Policy Studies Associates

• Sara Vecchiotti, Foundation for Child Development

• Mark R. Warren, University of Massachusetts Boston

• Chiara Wegener, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

• Hannah Weissler, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

• Kevin Welner, Director, National Education Policy Center

• Laura Wentworth

• Lucy West, Metamorphosis Teaching Learning Communities

• Kenneth Williams, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

• Larkin Willis

• Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom, Forum for Youth Investment

• Lok-Sze Wong, Northwestern University 

• Jennie Zumbusch

Note: The organizations listed with the signatories are included for informational purposes only and do not imply institutional endorsements.