Howard Fuller

Howard Fuller
Director and Distinguished Professor
Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University

Howard Fuller is the director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University and the co-founder of the Black Alliance for Educational Options. He has dedicated his career to improving educational opportunities for low-income African-American children. He is nationally known as a proponent of programs that increase parents’ choices for their children’s education, such as charter schools and private school voucher programs.

When Fuller left the Milwaukee school district he founded the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, and began serving as its director. The mission of the Institute, according to its Web site, is “to support exemplary education options that transform learning for children, while empowering families, particularly low-income families, to choose the best options for their children.” In this role as director, Fuller has developed programs to provide computer access and education to communities. He has conducted advocacy research to provide information about low-income educational opportunities.

In 2000 Fuller also founded a non-profit organization called the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), which now has chapters in 22 states across the country. Fuller has combined his experiences as a community activist and his education in sociology and social work to fight to improve educational opportunities for low-income and African American children. He has been the creator and supporter of many innovative educational programs in Milwaukee, and is a national advocate for parental options in education. “Fuller’s ideas, enthusiasm, and advocacy for children have made him a potent national figure in American education reform, prompting communities across the country to provide parents with more options for educating their children,” wrote George A. Clowes in School Reform News. Fuller has received numerous awards recognizing his contributions in the field of education, including four honorary doctorate degrees.

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