Mandate for Change

Federal Accountability

Juan Williams serves as a Fox News political analyst, a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday, and as a regular substitute host for The O'Reilly Factor. In addition to prize-winning columns and editorial writing for The Washington Post, he has also authored six books.

Transparency

John M. Engler is president of the Business Roundtable and a former three-term Michigan Governor. As governor, Engler was committed to improving education, focusing on high standards, more accountability and strengthening local control.

Charter Schools

Kevin P. Chavous is a partner at law firm SNR Denton LLP. He is a former member of the DC Council and continues his efforts to bring quality school choice to students by speaking across the country. Kevin is Chairman of Black Alliance for Educational Options. He is co-founder and chair of Democrats for Education…

School Choice

Jeanne Allen is the founder and president of CER, the leading voice and advocate for lasting, substantive and structural education reform in the US. She is recognized as one of the country’s leading education experts and appears frequently on national television and radio programs.

Teacher Quality

Richard Whitmire, a veteran newspaper reporter and former editorial writer at USA Today, is the author of the just-published The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation’s Worst School District. He is also the author of Why Boys Fail, which explores why boys are falling behind in K-12 schools. He writes the Why Boys…