Class Acts

Irene Hall is a doctoral candidate in Teaching, Curriculum, and Learning Environments at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. An elementary school teacher for over fifteen years, she is currently Associate Director of Kids in Business, a creative learning program for urban youth. She is also writing a biography of Alice Dewey, cofounder (with husband John Dewey) of the Laboratory School at the University of Chicago.Carolyn H. Campbell is a doctoral candidate in the Language and Literacy Program in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has taught third-and fourth-grade students in public and private schools. Her current research interests include the development of written language and genre understanding in elementary school children Edward J. Miech is a doctoral candidate in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has taught English, math, and English as a Second Language in public high schools. His current research interests include the politics and history of education reform and federal aid to schools.