ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With sincere appreciation, we wish to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this book: Elizabeth Amato, Tony Bryk, Leah Backhus, Pete Butler, Elizabeth Chmielewski, Bernard Choi, Gay Clyburn, Carol Cowan, Curt Cox, Murray Dazliel, Corey Donahue, Bev Dribin, John Fallon, Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez, Courney Smith, Goodrich Rick Gross, Calvin Hadley, William Helms, Melanie Henniger, Megen Hoenk, Nancy Hoffman, Melissa Howell, Lela Wingard Hughes, Eun Joo Hur, Myria Jacobs, Amini Kajunju, Carolyn Kelley, Diane LaPointe, Mark LaPointe, Amy Liedke, Jennifer McDermott, Vera Moore, Twinkle Morgan, Rob Morrissey, Devon Nolt, Brendan O’Grady, Al Phelps, Gilbert Probst, Ursula Renold, Mark Ridgon, Eric Roland, Mary Rucci, Jeffrey Saltz, Andreas Schleicher, Gillian Seely, Hal Smith, Bianca Swift, Rebecca Tessier, Edward Verrier, Troy Vincent, John Willig, Gingi Wingard, Levi Wingard, and Marcy Wingard.

We would also like to recognize the support of the following organizations: Academy for Educational Development, Africa-America Institute, Aramark, Boeing, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Jobs for the Future, Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, JPMorgan Chase, Middlesex Community College, National Football League, National Urban League, North Carolina Community College System, Northern Tier Industrial Tier Consortium, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Pearson, Public Consulting Group, Swiss Economic Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, United Technologies Corporation, University of Liverpool, University of Washington Medical School, University of Wisconsin, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and World Economic Forum.