A UCCS faculty member is among the top 200 university-based scholars who shape public discussions of education.
Marcus Winters, assistant professor, College of Education, was ranked 181 in the 2015 RHSU Edu Scholar Public Influence rankings. The list of qualifying scholars includes a qualitative component, though the actual scores are composed entirely of quantitative metrics.
The metrics recognize university-based scholars in the U.S. who are contributing most substantially to public debates about education. The rubric reflects both a scholar’s body of academic work—encompassing the breadth and influence of their scholarship—and their footprint on the public discourse last year.
The rankings were compiled by Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy, American Enterprise Institute, and frequent contributor to Education Week.
For more information and a complete list of the scholars cited, please visit http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2015/01/2015_rhsu_edu-scholar_public_influence_rankings.html
I’m happy for Mr. Winters…but a line at the bottom of this article made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. The metrics for this rankng were devised by the AEI. For crying out loud… When are we going to untangle education as a political tool from the ideological “culture wars” poisoning honest debate? The AMERICAN Enterprise Institute is a well documented right-wing organization, with an agenda that makes most k-12 educators like myself cringe. There is nothing remotely objective nor scientific about what they publish. Being recognized by them is akin to being recognized as a great “environmentalist” from DOW chemical. The irony is nearly Shakesperian. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Enterprise_Institute