Carol Jago has
taught English in middle and high school in public schools for 32 years and is
associate director of the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA.
She served as president of the National Council of Teachers of English and as
chair of the College Board’s English Academic Advisory committee.
She has published
many books with Heinemann including The Book in Question: Why and How
Reading Is in Crisis. She is also author of With Rigor for
All and Cohesive Writing: Why Concept Is Not Enough and
published books on contemporary multicultural authors for NCTE.
Carol was awarded
the International Literacy Association’s Adolescent Literacy Thought Leader
Award and the CEL Exemplary Leadership Award. She has received a Lifetime
Achievement Award from the California Association of Teachers of English. Carol
has served on the National Assessment Governing Board and currently serves on
the International Literacy Association’s Board of Directors. She is also
the recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English Squire Award given to honor an individual who
has had a transforming influence and has made a lasting intellectual
contribution to the profession.
