Mohammed Elmeski, a Ph.D. student in comparative and international development education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD), has been selected to participate in the David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) at AERA in April 2010. Mohammed’s dissertation topic focuses on a policy analysis of an education reform initiative in Morocco to create stronger teacher and parent partnerships through a decentralized school governance process. He is co-advised by David Chapman and Deanne Magnusson.