Professors Daniel Solórzano and Carlos Alberto Torres have been listed among the "top 20 education professors in California" by StateStats.org, a small start-up that focuses on building free web tools that make education and information more accessible to students and the public.
The list included educators and world experts recognized for lifetime achievements in teaching and teacher-training and professors relatively new to the field, who already have demonstrated great academic prowess in their research or classroom teaching. "Each has demonstrated a profound commitment to producing curriculum and fresh teachers that will take their roles in educating the next generation of Californians," according to the website.
Solórzano (left) is a professor of education and associate director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. He serves as director of the University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity.
Torres is professor of social science and comparative education and director of the UCLA Paulo Freire Institute. He is a well-known scholar on Latin American education, the effects of globalization on K-12 education and social justice.
