Gary Miron is Professor of Evaluation, Measurement, and Research at Western Michigan University. He has extensive experience evaluating school reforms and education policies in the United States and Europe. Dr. Miron has prepared and directed more than 60 evaluations and research studies that have been funded with grants and contracts from national or international agencies as well as private foundations and non-governmental organisations. His body of scholarship covers such topics as research training and capacity building, international development, school finance, special education, and school choice. In recent years, his research has increasingly focused on private education management organisations as well as efforts to create systemic change in school districts. Prior to coming to Western Michigan University in 1997, Dr. Miron worked for 10 years at Stockholm University where his research focused on voucher reforms and school restructuring in 4 European countries. At Western Michigan University, Dr. Miron teaches graduate courses on evaluation and research methods.