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Mark Schneider
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences | Financial Disclosure »
Bio, via White House:
If confirmed, Mark Schneider of the District of Columbia will serve as Director of the Institute of Education Science in the Department of Education for a term of six years. Currently, Dr. Schneider is a vice president and an Institute Fellow at the American Institutes for Research and President of College Measures. From 2005-2008, he served as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics. Dr. Schneider is also a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political science at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Dr. Schneider is one of the pioneers in measuring the return on the investment that students and taxpayers make in pursuing higher education. Dr. Schneider has been working on increasing schools’ accountability by making data on college productivity and the labor market success of college graduates more publicly available. In 2013, the Chronicle of Higher Education selected him as one of the 10 people who had the most impact on higher education policy that year. Dr. Schneider earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1974. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Former Positions Outside Government
- American Enterprise Institute Visiting Scholar
- American Institutes for Research Vice President and Institute Fellow
- Association of Proprietary Colleges Individual Independent Consultant (Dates are estimated.)
- College Measures President
- Monroe College Individual Independent Consultant (Dates are estimated.)
- Nexus Research and Policy Center Researcher
- Time Inc. Individual Independent Consultant (Dates are estimated.)
- XPRIZE Member of XPRIZE Jury on Adult Literacy
Former Compensation Sources
- American Enterprise Institute Researcher/writer
- American Institutes for Research researcher/writer
- Association of Proprietary Colleges Research advice
- Monroe College Advice re: data
- Nexus Research and Policy Center Research/writing/data and policy landscape advice
- Time Inc Research advice
Employment Assets
| Description | Value | Income |
|---|---|---|
| American Enterprise Institute | $5,000 | |
| Association of Proprietary Colleges | $10,000 | |
| Time Inc. | $10,000 | |
| Monroe College | $10,200 | |
| Nexus Research and Policy Center | $220,000 | |
| American Institutes for Research | $807,080 | |
| American Institutes for Research (anticipated payment of accrued personal time) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| XPRIZE | $2,500 | |
| XPRIZE, anticipated fee | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| American Enterprise Institute, anticipated honorarium for paper | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| American Institutes for Research 403(b) Plan | ||
| CREF Stock R2 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| PIMCO Total Return Instl | $250,001 - $500,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| TIAA-CREF Inflation Link Bd R | $250,001 - $500,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| TIAA-CREF Equity Index R | $250,001 - $500,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| TIAA-CREF International Eq Retire | $100,001 - $250,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 |
| CREF GLOBAL EQUITIES R2 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 |
| T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Adv | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| VANGUARD SMALL CAP INDEX FUND INST | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| TIAA REAL ESTATE | $50,001 - $100,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
Other Income/Assets
| Description | Value | Income |
|---|---|---|
| DC College Savings Plans | ||
| Year of College Enrollment Portfolio 2025 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Year of College Enrollment Portfolio 2028 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Year of College Enrollment Portfolio 2031 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| US bank account #1 (cash) | $100,001 - $250,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| US bank account #2 (cash) | $100,001 - $250,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Nationwide Variable Deferred Annuity | ||
| American Funds NVIT Asset Allocation Cl II | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Fidelity VIP Balanced SVC 2 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Nationwide NVIT Bond Index I | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Nationwide NVIT S&P 500 Index I | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Janus Aspen Balanced SVC | $50,001 - $100,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| MS TOD Individual NFS | ||
| T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund | $250,001 - $500,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 |
| Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund Cl C | $250,001 - $500,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 |
| Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund Cl C | $100,001 - $250,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 |
| T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund | $100,001 - $250,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 |
| Fidelity Contrafund Fund | $100,001 - $250,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 |
| Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund Cl C | $100,001 - $250,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| BlackRock National Municipal Fund Investor C Shares | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $1,000,000 |
| American Funds Income Fund of America Cl C | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| American Funds Tax-Exempt Bond Cl C | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| Fidelity Magellan Fund | $50,001 - $100,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| Franklin Mutual Shares Fund Cl C | $50,001 - $100,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 |
| BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund Cl C | $50,001 - $100,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 |
| Fidelity Capital & Income Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| American Funds American Balanced Fund Cl C | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| Oppenheimer Global Fund Cl C | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| IRA Rollover | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares | $100,001 - $250,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| American Funds American Balanced Fund Cl F-2 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| Columbia Balanced Fund Cl R4 | $100,001 - $250,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund Cl P | $50,001 - $100,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Doubleline Total Return Bond Fund Cl N | $50,001 - $100,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| TCW Total Return Bond Fund Cl N | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| Parnassus Mid-Cap Fund | $50,001 - $100,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| Parnassus Core Equity Fund - Investor Shares | $50,001 - $100,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund Cl Advisor | $50,001 - $100,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Glenmede Large-Cap Core Portfolio | $50,001 - $100,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares | $50,001 - $100,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| Queens Road Small-Cap Value Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| U.S. brokerage account (cash) | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| Hartford Schroders U.S. Small/Mid-Cap Cl A | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| Artisan Global Opportunities Fund Investor Cl | $50,001 - $100,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| SEP IRA | ||
| Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund Cl C | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| PIMCO Income Fund Cl C | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
| American Funds American Balanced Fund Cl C | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 |
| Columbia Balanced Fund Cl C | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) |
| U.S. brokerage account (cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) |
Employment Agreements and Arrangements
| Employer or Party | City, State | Status and Terms | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Institutes for Research | Washington, District of Columbia | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions after my separation. | Oct. 16, 2008 |
| American Institutes for Research (accrued personal time) | Washington, District of Columbia | Pursuant to company policy, I will receive a lump sum payment of accrued personal time within one month of my separation. | Oct. 16, 2008 |
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