Susan Fuhrman AKA Susan H. Fuhrman Born: c. 1943
Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Educator Nationality: United States Executive summary: President, Teachers College, Columbia Proponent of accountability in schools, gauged by standardized test performance. Husband: (physician, three sons)
High School: Hunter College High School, New York City, NY (1961) University: BA History, Northwestern University (1965) University: MA History, Northwestern University (1966) University: PhD Political Economy, Teachers College, Columbia University (1977) Teacher: Social Studies, Eron Preparatory School, New York City, NY (1966-70) Teacher: Social Studies, Eron Preparatory School, New York City, NY (1966-70) Professor: Education Policy, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University (1989-95) Administrator: Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania (1995-2006) Administrator: President, Teachers College, Columbia University (2006-)
American Educational Research Association VP (past)
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Trustee Consortium for Policy Research in Education Founder & Chair, Management Committee (1985-)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Friends of Hillary Hillary Clinton for President National Academy of Education National Coalition on Asia and International Studies in the Schools
Obama for America Member of the Board of Pearson (2004-)
Coca-Cola Foundation Council for Corporate & School Partnerships
Fund for New Jersey Board member
Author of books:
The Governance of Curriculum (1994, with Richard F. Elmore) Rewards and Reform: Creating Educational Incentives that Work (1996, education, ed.) From the Capitol to the Classroom: Standards-Based Reform in the States (2001, public policy, ed.) Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education (2004, education, ed. with Richard F. Elmore) National Standards and School Reform in Japan and the United States (2004, education, ed. with Gary Decoker) American Institutions of Democracy: The Public Schools (2005, education, ed. with Marvin Lazerson) The State of Education Policy Research (2007, education, ed. with David K. Cohen & Fritz Mosher)
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