A founding member of Edison Schools, John is responsible for oversight in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. A senior fellow at the Brookings Institution since 1984, John also has taught at Stanford University and served as an adviser, consultant, and speaker for the White House and for several state governments, public and private school systems, and nonprofit organizations. He has written or edited numerous books, including A Lesson in School Reform From Great Britain, with Terry M. Moe; Politics, Markets, and America's Schools, with Terry M. Moe; and Can the Government Govern?, edited with Paul E. Peterson. His articles have appeared in The Brookings Review, American Political Science Review, The Public Interest, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications.

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