Ken Pransky has been working in the field of multicultural education for 35 years. He has taught K–12, at the college level, and to adults. He has taught as an EFL teacher overseas and for 20 years was an ESL teacher in the Massachusetts public schools, where he became increasingly interested in understanding, researching, and writing about what causes underachievement and academic struggle. Since 2008, he has been a full time teacher trainer and instructional coach through the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA.