Burke, James (Jim) R.

A longtime English teacher, Jim Burke is the author of more than 20 books and senior consultant for the Holt McDougal "Literature" program. Jim has received several awards, including the 2000 NCTE Exemplary English Leadership Award. In 2009, he created the English Companion Ning the largest online community of English teachers in the world. More recently, Jim has served on the AP English Course and Exam Review Commission and the PARCC Consortium.