Manny Barbara, serves as Vice President, Advocacy and Thought Leadership. Until recently, he served for ten years as Superintendent of the Oak Grove School District. Under his tenure, student performance increased for all District student subgroups, including the number of students successfully completing algebra and geometry by the end of grade 8. Read More

John Fensterwald, our Journalist in Residence, was an editorial writer for the San Jose Mercury News for a dozen years, writing extensively about public schools, education policy, and California's monumental effort to reform its K-12 system. He has been in and out of classrooms and school board meetings for 30-plus years. Read More

Bob Nichols was a social studies teacher in the Campbell Union High School District for 38 years as well as serving on the Boards of Directors of both the National Education Association and the California Teachers Association. Read More