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BOARD ON INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN EDUCATION
Michael W. Kirst (Chair),
School of Education, Stanford University
Gordon M. Ambach (Ex officio),
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
Christopher T. Cross,
Council for Basic Education, Washington, D.C.
John A. Dossey,
Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University
Ronald K. Hambleton,
School of Education, University of Massachusetts
Ruth E.S. Hayhoe,
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paul G. LeMahieu,
University of Delaware and Delaware Department of Public Instruction
Mary M. Lindquist,
School of Education, Columbus State University
Marlaine E. Lockheed,
Human Development Department, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Lynn W. Paine,
Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University
Andrew C. Porter,
Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Francisco O. Ramirez,
School of Education, Stanford University
Janet S. Hansen, Director
Alexandra Beatty, Program Officer
M. Jane Phillips, Senior Project Assistant
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