Dr. Martin Haberman
Over the past forty years, Martin Haberman has developed more teacher education programs which have prepared more teachers for children in poverty than anyone in American education. The most widely known of his programs was The National Teacher Corps, which was based on his intern program in Milwaukee. He is an advisor to alternative certification programs around the country and has developed effective ways of bringing more minorities into teaching. His interviews for selecting teachers and principals who will be successful with children in poverty is used in cities throughout the country. Currently, his developmental efforts are focused on helping to resolve the crises in urban schools serving fifteen million at-risk students by helping these school districts "grow their own" teachers and principals. Dr. Haberman is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He served six years as editor of the Journal of Teacher Education, and eleven years as a Dean in the University of Wisconsin.

Ms. Delia Stafford-Johnson
Delia Stafford-Johnson is the President & CEO of The Haberman Educational Foundation, Inc. In Houston (TX). For nearly a decade, Ms. Stafford-Johnson directed the nation's largest school district-based alternative teacher certification program in Houston Independent School District. She was twice recognized at White House ceremonies for her success in that program and her advocacy in finding good teachers for children at risk and in poverty. In addition to research interests in alternative teacher certification and teacher selection, Ms. Stafford-Johnson's publications include urban school district-based teacher education, violence prevention, beliefs of effective teachers, student resilience, and research implementation. Ms. Stafford began The Haberman Educational Foundation in 1994 for the purpose of making visible and lasting improvements in the education of America's 15 million diverse children in poverty.

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