Now that Linda Darling-Hammond has been officially announced as the leader of the education policy working group, the Obama team has filled out the rest of the working group. Alyson and I will offer some perspective on what these folks bring to the table on Monday. If you have any thoughts, feel free to leave a comment or send us an email (links to the right, under our pictures.) But in the meantime, we've listed the group below:
Group Members
Ian Bassin
Jeanne Century
Robert Gordon
Kris Gutiérrez
John Jackson
David Kirp
Goodwin Liu
Ray Mabus
Geri Palast
Steve Robinson
Bob Shireman
Jon Vaupel
Some analysis, from the New York angle...
http://gothamschools.org/2008/11/26/obamas-ed-transition-team-has-team-of-rival-new-yorkers/