Bill Jackson

Founder and President of GreatSchools

A former teacher, Bill Jackson founded GreatSchools in 1998 to catalyze a force that he believed was vital to the process of achieving excellence in education - parent involvement.

Bill launched GreatSchools.net because he believed that:

* When parents make informed choices, students and schools benefit
* Students are more successful when parents are actively involved in their education
* Schools improve when parents advocate for high-quality teaching and learning

Since then, GreatSchools has evolved into a national, independent nonprofit organization committed to helping parents like you choose schools, support your children's education and improve schools in your community. More than 25 million users visited GreatSchools.net in 2005. Our content powers the Internet's leading media organizations including AOL, Yahoo!, Knight Ridder, the Los Angeles Times and more than 85 top Web sites nationwide.

GreatSchools Mission: To improve K-12 education by inspiring parents to get involved.