To the surprise of exactly no one, Time Magazine has named Barack Obama it’s person of the year. Here at the Core Knowledge Blog, we’ve been quietly asking education pundits this week to list the five people they believe have had the biggest impact–for good or for ill–on education in 2008 (well, it was quiet until Nancy Flanagan outed us on her blog).
Between Christmas and New Years Eve we’ll count down the top five, one each day, based on the consensus rankings of our blue-chip panel of experts. Nancy’s picks: Jay Mathews of the Washington Post, Eduwonkette, Michelle Rhee, Linda Darling-Hammond and — shades of Time naming “You!” as person of the year a few years back — “Every Teacher” in the top slot.
One thing can be said with certainty: Our list of the most influential people in education will be a little less predictable that Time’s POY. Stay tuned. And click comments to add your picks.
