Carl Glickman

President, Institute for Schools, Education, and Democracy

Carl Glickman is president of the Institute for Schools, Education, and Democracy and professor emeritus of education at the University of Georgia. He began his career as a Teacher Corp intern in the rural south and later was a principal of award-winning schools in New Hampshire. At the University of Georgia he and colleagues founded the Georgia League of Professional Schools, a nationally validated network of high-functioning public schools dedicated to the principles of democratic education. He is the author or editor of 14 books on school leadership, educational renewal, and the moral imperative of education.