Joe Williams

Joe Williams is Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform, a national coalition to support meaningful education reform.   Williams has established a nationally-recognized reputation as a writer, contributor and speaker on cutting-edge education reform issues at the federal, state, and local levels.  His most celebrated work was as author of the controversial book Cheating Our Kids: How Politics and Greed Ruin Education.  Williams previously worked as an award-winning education journalist for the New York Daily News and served as an education reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  He lives in New York City with his wife and two children, both of whom attend city public schools.