Dean To Serve On Commission

STORRS — Richard Schwab, dean of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, will serve on one of the country’s most prestigious education commissions. He has been invited to join the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, whose membership list reads like a “who’s who” of public officials and education, business, and community leaders.

“I am honored by the invitation and look forward to working with the commission,” Mr Schwab said. “As a member, I hope to highlight and build upon the Neag School of Education’s achievements in teacher education, increase professional development for classroom teachers, and increase the recognition they receive for a job well done.”

The 28-member commission is a nonpartisan and nonprofit group with a mission to improve the quality of teaching across the country. It was established in 1994 with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York, and is housed at Teachers College at Columbia University.