Jane NeapolitanJane E. Neapolitan, Ed.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development in the College of Education at Towson University, Maryland, where she serves as Chair of the Institute for Professiona Development School Studies, a research and development center. She has experienced PDS work from "the inside out" as a practitioner and researcher in the development of the NCATE PDS Standards and the Maryland Standards for PDS. Her work focuses on the challenges of conducting research in partnerships and their implications for policy and practice. Read More Read Less