Both have earned recognition for what they have accomplished during rich and varied careers. But neither Boisi Professor of Education and Public Policy 亨利·布劳恩他是太阳城网赌平台的主任 Center for the Study of 测试、评估、 and 教育政策, nor Professor of Education Law and Public Policy 戴安娜牵引他手里拿的是J.D. 和Ph值.D. in education and a joint appointment at the 林奇学校 and 太阳城网赌平台 Law School, has pursued a conventional scholarly career.

Both 布劳恩 and Pullin were surprised to learn in February that they had been elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd), a prestigious assembly of more than 200 elite researchers dedicated to scholarship that addresses pressing concerns in education. 成立于1965年, the academy for most of its first 50 years typically inducted career academics who followed traditional paths. 但是两年前, the organization shifted course and began seeking standout researchers whose work directly affects education and public policy.  

Scholars, in other words, like 布劳恩 and Pullin.

成功的衡量标准

A recognized expert in testing and education policy, 布劳恩 came to 太阳城网赌平台 in 2007 from Educational Testing Service (ETS), one of the world’s largest testing organizations, where he served as vice president for research management and as a distinguished presidential appointee from 1999 to 2006. He now specializes in testing and education policy; large-scale assessment surveys and achievement gaps; standard setting; and higher education outcomes. 广泛发表, 布劳恩 is a sought-after consultant to clients from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary of Education. 目前, he is using data from international large-scale assessments to examine the relationships between family background, 个人特征，如性别, and adult outcomes in evaluating teacher preparation programs. He is also investigating the impact of liberal arts education on undergraduate student outcomes.

Though he is honored to have been elected to NAEd, 布劳恩 says he has never strived for academic accolades. “We do our work with the hope that it contributes to not only the health of the research community but more importantly to educational policy—with all the impact it has on students at every level,布劳恩说. “To the extent that our work is recognized by the profession, that’s a bonus.”

法律、公共政策和教育改革  

戴安娜牵引, who created and now coordinates 太阳城网赌平台’s dual-degree program in law and education, 开始了她的律师生涯. 她独立练习, then worked with nonprofits such as the Center for Law and Education in Washington, D.C. Pullin was lead counsel in such high-profile cases as 黛布拉P. v. 特灵顿 (1981), which challenged the validity of a state competency exam introduced in 1978 as a requirement for high school graduation. (Black students had a disproportionate failure rate on this test.)

She came to 太阳城网赌平台 in 1987 as dean of and a professor in the School of Education. These days, she concentrates on the nexus of law, public policy, and education reform.

She provides expertise on background to reporters and context to litigators, 例如, training lawyers who challenge aspects of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. She is a frequent volunteer expert at the National Academy of Sciences, and works often with professional education associations.

关于她被选入国家发展署, Pullin said she was pleased to have made contributions worthy of this appointment. “It never occurred to me that it could happen,”她说。, “precisely because of the unusual way I’ve conducted my career.”

布劳恩和普林将入选, along with other newly elected members of NAEd, at the organization’s annual meeting in November. They will then join 林奇学校 Cawthorne Professor 玛丽莲Cochran-Smith 作为学院的成员.