Pearl Rock Kane

Pearl Rock Kane is the editor of My First Year as a Teacher: Twenty-Five Teachers Talk about Their Amazing First-Year Classroom Experiences . She is also the editor of The First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories by America's Teachers . She has published numerous articles on issues of governance, diversity, leadership, and the attraction and retention of teachers. Kane is a professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the Klingenstein Family Chair for the Advancement of Independent School Education. He holds an MA from Smith College and a doctorate from Teachers College.