George Theoharis

George Theoharis, PhD, is a Professor in Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education at Syracuse University. He has extensive field experience in public education as a principal and teacher. At Syracuse, he previously served asDepartment Chair, Associate Dean for Urban Education Partnerships, and the Director of Field Relations. His interests, research, and work with K-12 schools focus on issues of equity, justice, diversity, inclusion, leadership, and school reform. His books, The School Leaders Our Children Deserve (2009), Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools (2015), What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Excellent and Equitable Schools (2012), and The Principal's Handbook for Leading Inclusive Schools (2014), focus on issues of leadership and creating more equitable schools. Theoharis's PhD is in educational leadership and policy analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.