- Sandra Stotsky
Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Ed.D. is a noted advocate of strong academic standards for
K-12 as well as for prospectiveteacher s. While serving in theMassachusetts Department of Education from 1999 to 2003, she developed K-12 standards for every major school subject that are considered among the best in the country by independent academic experts.In 2005, Massachusetts students had the highest state averages on the NAEP tests for
mathematics andreading , in both grade 4 and grade 8.In 2006, She was appointed by
Governor Mitt Romney to serve on the Massachusetts Board of Education.She is the author of "Losing Our Language: How Multicultural Classroom Instruction Is Undermining Our Children's Ability to Read, Write, and Reason." 1999. 288 pages. ISBN 0-684-84961-5. The Free Press, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.
Stotsky is a noted critic of progressive / constructivist / multicultural education reform.
She was appointed on May 15, 2006 by President
George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel.
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