About the Author
Wellford W. Wilms is a professor in the Educational Leadership Program at UCLAs Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, where he has also served as director, assistant dean, and elected chair of the faculty. He has studied a wide range of organizations, from corporations and trade unions to teacher unions, public schools, universities, and police agencies. Wilms has written a number of books, including Restoring Prosperity: How Workers and Managers Are Forging a New Culture of Cooperation," "Awakening the Academy, and "Liberating the Schoolhouse," which was originally published on Truthdig. He is currently writing a book on the LAPD. His research is supported by the National Institute of Justice, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the John and Dora Haynes Foundation, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Wilms has a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.
Home page: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/members/wilms
Dept. Page: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/division/edd/
Truthdig Articles
04/30 Liberating the Schoolhouse
04/25 Taking Back Our Schools—and Fixing Them
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