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Pearl Rock Kane,
a professor of education at Teachers College,
Columbia University, holds the Klingenstein Family Chair
for the Advancement of Independent School Education.
A member of the first class of twelve Klingenstein Fellows
in 1978, Professor Kane serves as the director of the
Klingenstein Center, a position she has held since 1985,
and advisor for the Master's degree programs. She holds
a Master of Arts degree from Smith College and a doctorate
from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Professor Kane taught and served as an administrator
in public and private schools in Michigan, Massachusetts
and New York. She has been active on several national
boards including Editorial Projects, which publishes
Education Week. She serves as a
trustee of Rice High School, a Catholic school in Harlem
and on the boards of Uncommon Schools, a charter management organization, the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire and the United Nations School in New York City.
Professor Kane is editor of The First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories by America's Teachers, Independent Schools, Independent Thinkers and The Colors of Excellence: Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools. She has published numerous articles on issues of leadership, diversity, governance, and the attraction and retention of teachers. Her current areas of research focus on privatization, charter schools, and independent school leadership and governance.
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