Peter W. Cookson, Jr.

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. (born November 17, 1942) is an American sociologist, academic, and author. He is the author of twenty books on education reform, inequality, and new models of learning.[1] His books have been widely reviewed in such publications as The New York Times Book Review,[2] Publishers Weekly,[3] and Kirkus Reviews.[4] As a specialist in American education and equity in education, Cookson has been interviewed often, most recently on Bloomberg Radio's education network.[5][6]

A strong proponent of education reform, his articles have appeared frequently in Education Week[7][8][9] and The Huffington Post,[10][11] among others. He received a special citation in the category of best blog for Education Sector's "The Quick and the Ed" from the National Education Writers Association for education reporting in 2012.[12]

Since the 1980s, Cookson has been a college and university professor and administrator, most notably at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he founded the Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation and TC Innovations. He is currently Managing Director of Education Sector,[13] an independent education policy think tank in Washington, D.C., and teaches sociology at Georgetown University.

Peter Cookson graduated from New York University where he received a B.A. in American History, M.A. in European Intellectual History, and Ph.D. in the Sociology of Education. He also received a post-graduate certificate in Administration, Planning and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School.

References

  1. ↑ Peter W. Cookson, Jr., GoogleBooks
  2. ↑ The New York Times Book Review, December 12, 1985
  3. ↑ Publishers Weekly, October 22, 2012
  4. ↑ Kirkus Reviews, October 18, 2013
  5. ↑ Bloomberg Radio/Bloomberg EDU
  6. ↑ Bloomberg EDU radio interview with Jane Stoddard Williams, May 10, 2013
  7. ↑ Education Week, with Heidi Steffens, August 7, 2002 "Limitations of the Market Model"
  8. ↑ Education Week, December 12, 2006 "The New, Improved Educational Machine (But Where Are the Children?)
  9. ↑ Education Week, March 14, 2012 "Rethinking the U.S. Department of Education"
  10. ↑ The Huffington Post, September 29, 2010 "Waiting for Superman: Another Rescue Fantasy?"
  11. ↑ The Huffington Post, August 11, 2011 "The 35,000 Kids Next Door to the White House"
  12. ↑ National Education Writers Association, National Awards for Education Reporting 2012. Special Citation—Peter W. Cookson Jr., Thomas Dawson, Joni Finney, Jeff Selingo, Ben Wildavsky, and Chad Aldeman, The Quick and the Ed, a publication of Education Sector
  13. ↑ Education Sector

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