Dr. Alex Schuh founded School Frontiers to bring innovative, research-based learning opportunities to students and families who struggled to find success in traditional schools. Inspired by New American Schools models and his own experience working with students in New Haven, Connecticut and Austin, Texas, he earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn he studied policy research and evaluation, collaborative learning, and the use of computer media for learning. He combines his data research skills from Penn and his cultural dynamics approach developed through his degree in Cultural Anthropology at Yale to ensure that every project creates a solution that is uniquely suited to its people and places. Through three decades of work in multiple areas of youth development, Dr. Schuh has honed his expertise in organizational development, education policy, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and computer-based learning. The consummate teacher- always learning and improving his craft- he has taught multiple subjects in middle schools and high schools, and led many teachers and administrators through workshops and conference presentations. As a lead evaluator, he has directed a range of educational improvement projects at the local, regional and national levels. Since 1997, he has helped to design and establish more than 35 charter schools across the country, including a charter school based on the ideas of emotional intelligence and a virtual charter school for distance learning. He cares deeply about students, teachers, parents and administrators, and wants to help you create a school that inspires pride in every community member.