Ira Lit is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Elementary Teacher Education Program. He holds a doctorate from Stanford University in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education. A former elementary school teacher, Lit’s research and practice focuses on teacher education, elementary education, educational equity, and the design and purpose of education and schooling, as well as the exploration of the educational experience of students often marginalized by the school context. Lit served as executive director for Teachers for a New Era initiative at the Bank Street College of Education from 2005 to 2007. His recently published book, The Bus Kids, explores the experiences of minority students in a voluntary desegregation program.