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Michael J. Feuer is an American educator, professor and writer, who was president of the National Academy of Education from 2013 to 2017.
Feuer grew up in New York city, where after attending public schools, [1] he studied at Queens College, City University of New York, receiving a Bachelor's degree with honours in English Literature and journalism. [1] This was followed by a Master's degree in public management from the Wharton School, and the PhD in public policy analysis from the School of Public and Urban Policy, also at the University of Pennsylvania. Feuer also studied public administration at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and political theory at the Sorbonne. He was a faculty member in the business school at Drexel University from 1981 to 1986, where he taught courses in science policy, public economics, and management science. [2] [3]
While studying at Queens, Feuer freelanced for The New York Times and also edited one of the college's student newspapers. As a PhD student at U. Penn he taught calculus for incoming economics students. On receiving his doctorate, he lectured on education and economics at the university and was appointed to the faculty of Drexel University. [1]
Feuer held senior positions at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2010 he was appointed Dean of the graduate school of education and human development at the George Washington University, and Professor of education policy, where he has been responsible for programs covering a wide range of topics in education, measurement, psychological development, special education, counseling, and leadership. In 2014, President Barack Obama appointed Feuer to the National Board of Education Sciences. [4]
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