Mark R. O'Shea is a professor of education at California State University-Monterey Bay. He is the founder and executive director of the Institute for the Achievement of Academic Standards. O'Shea received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, an MAT degree from the University of Chicago, and an EdD from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has taught science in public high schools of Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey and has served as a school supervisor and board of education trustee. For the last 20 years, he has been an administrator and faculty member in colleges and universities in Virginia, Colorado, New Jersey, and California.