Joan McRobbie Sr. Research Associate I Joan McRobbie, Senior Policy Associate, joined WestEd in 1989. Her work includes planning and managing policy analyses, studies, briefs, and consultations as well as convening of key education policymakers around urgent issues. Primary work focus has been urban school issues and urban school leadership support. In her previous career, Joan was an award-winning journalist. During 2002-2003 she is doing graduate work at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Tel: 415.615.3169 415.512.2024 Email: jmcrobb@wested.org Mailing Address: 730 Harrison Street San Francisco, California 94107-1242 Resource Involvement: Are Small Schools Better? School Size Considerations for Safety and Learning Can State Intervention Spur Academic Turnaround? Career-Long Teacher Development: Policies That Make Sense Class Size Reduction: Lessons Learned from Experience Focus on Class Size Reduction: Smaller Classes Aim to Launch Early Literacy La Frontera: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Education Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Seamless Schooling The Rural Teaching Principal: Meeting the Challenges of Multiple Roles