Cecil G. Miskel, Ed.D., M.S.
Professor of Educational Administration and Policy, University of Michigan School of Education, 610 East University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. With grants from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement and the Spencer Foundation, Dr. Miskel has recently completed extensive 5-year investigations of reading policy at the national level, including Reading First, and in nine states. He is particularly interested in examining what factors bring reading to the top of the policy agenda, the processes involved in producing reading policy, and the people, organizations, and their relationships active in the policy arena. Professor Miskel is now writing two books focusing on reading policy.