Jean Johnson
Jean Johnson is a senior fellow at Public Agenda, a nonpartisan research and engagement organization
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Johnson is the author of You Can't Do It Alone: A
Communications and Engagement Manual for School Leaders Committed to Reform. The book reviews opinion research on the views of parents,
teachers, students, and school administrators. Johnson is also the co-author,
with Scott Bittle, of Where Did the Jobs Go--and How Do We Get
Them Back?, a guide to the national debate over jobs and unemployment; Where
Does the Money Go?, a book designed to help typical Americans understand
the debate over the national debt; and Who Turned Out the Lights?,
a citizen's guide to the energy debate, all from Harper Collins.
Johnson
has served on the Research Committee of The Ad Council, and is currently a
member of the board of the National Issues Forums Institute, an organization
which convenes citizens nationwide for non-partisan discussions on vital public
issues.
Prior to
joining Public Agenda in 1980, Ms. Johnson was Resource Director for Action for
Children's Television in Boston, where she authored a number of articles on
television and children. In addition to her work at Public Agenda, Johnson is a
director of Sugal Records, a small, New York-based classical music recording
company. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College and holds master's degrees
from Brown University and Simmons College.
