Marilyn Cochran-Smith John E. Cawthorne Millennium Chair in Teacher Education for Urban Schools Lynch School of Education, Boston College Marilyn Cochran-Smith holds the John E. Cawthorne Millennium Chair in Teacher Education for Urban Schools at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College. Dr. Smith served as President of AERA in 2004-05. During six years editing and improving the Journal of Teacher Education, she led the review of almost 2000 manuscripts. She co-chaired the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education, which reviewed the findings and rigor of a huge swath of research in teacher education. In addition to national leadership in educational research, she directs the doctoral program in curriculum and instruction for the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. All of these experiences put her in a unique position to think with us about the problems and possibilities of educational research, and to offer perspective on how we can strengthen our work.