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Michael Johnston (born November 17, 1974) is a state legislator in the Colorado Senate and a policy adviser to New Leaders for New Schools, a national non-profit education organization. An educator and high school principal before entering politics, Johnston was appointed to State Senate in May 2009 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Senate President Peter Groff. He was elected in 2010 to serve the remainder of Groff's term and reelected in 2012. Johnston served as an informal adviser on education policy to the Obama presidential campaign in 2008. In 2011, ''Time'' magazine ranked Johnston as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" Rising Stars in Politics. ==Biography== Born and raised in Vail, Colorado, Johnston is the son of former Vail Mayor Paul Johnston.〔 After graduating from Vail Mountain School in 1993, he attended Yale University, earning his bachelor's degree in philosophy〔 in 1997.〔http://coloradoindependent.com/3656/denver-principal-among-obamas-top-education-advisers〕 During high school and college, Johnston became involved in community service activities, including volunteering at a Denver homeless shelter and mentoring youth in a New Haven housing project.〔 After graduating from college, Johnston taught at a rural high school in Greenville, Mississippi for two years as part of the Teach For America program. Based on this experience, he wrote the book ''In the Deep Heart’s Core.'' After his program ended, Johnston enrolled in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, earning a master's degree in education policy.. While at Harvard, Johnston worked with Al Gore education advisor John Schnur. With Schnur and others, Johnston helped to found New Leaders for New Schools, an organization dedicated to training and recruiting leaders for urban schools.〔 After earning his master's degree, Johnston enrolled in Yale Law School, and became an education policy adviser to political candidates, including Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Tom Strickland in 2002.〔 After returning to Colorado in 2003, Johnston was hired as a principal by Joan Farley Academy, where he achieved an annual increase in the graduation rate. In 2004, he served as principal of the Marvin Foote Detention Center, which houses students in detention centers held in state custody, and organized the first high school graduation in the center's history. In 2005, Johnston taught education law at the University of Denver Law School and became the founding principal of MESA (Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts), a public school in Thornton, Colorado.〔 As the school's principal, he helped to develop the school's curriculum and program as the school district shifted to developing smaller schools.〔 Johnston said that he “made Colorado history by becoming the first public high school in which 100 percent of seniors were admitted to four-year colleges.” However, according to teacher and education reformer Gary Rubinstein, who also trained in Teach for America, “There were actually 73 10th graders who had dwindled to 44 seniors — a pretty relevant detail.”〔 (Schooling: Teachers and Policy Makers: Troubling Disconnect ) By SARA MOSLE, New York Times, January 31, 2013〕 During his presidential candidacy, Barack Obama delivered a major address on education from the school in May 2008. The school's and Johnston's achievements were also highlighted in an October 2008 campaign advertisement.〔 In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Johnston helped lead an education summit in New Orleans and worked with U.S. Congressman George Miller on legislation to recruit and retain teachers.〔 Johnston joined the presidential campaign of Barack Obama as an informal advisor early in 2007;〔 by May 2008, he was regarded as one of Obama's key advisors on education issues.〔〔http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/08/whom-the-candidates-listen-to-on-education.html〕 In 2010 Johnston was featured in ''Forbes'' magazine's "7 Most Powerful Educators" and ''Time'' magazine's "40 under 40". In addition to his work in the Colorado Senate, Johnston sits on the board of local and national education and service organizations, including the "I Have A Dream" Foundation and the Urban League. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Johnston (Colorado legislator)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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