Beverly Falk is Professor of Education and Head of the Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education at The City College of New York, The City University of New York. She currently edits The New Educator and has authored The Heart of the Matter (Heinemann, 2000) and coauthored A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Tests (Heinemann 1998) and Authentic Assessment in Action (Teachers College Press, 1995).

Megan Blumenreich is Assistant Professor of Education at The City College of New York, The City University of New York, where she teaches teacher research. She previously taught public school in Compton, California. In addition, she was Director of The Learning Center, an educational program at New York Presbyterian Hospital for HIV-positive children. She has published articles on HIV, equity, and qualitative research.