Books

Riccards, P.R. and Schwartz-Hahn, J. (2023). Why History Matters: American Teachers Speak Out. Princeton, NJ. Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement.

Riccards, P.R. (2021). Dad in a Cheer Bow. Los Angeles, CA. Tranquility Press.

Riccards, P.R. et al (2015). Why Kids Can’t Read: Continuing to Challenge the Status Quo in Education, Second Edition. Lanham, MD. Rowman & Littlefield Education.

Lathram, B et al (2015). Smart Parents: Parenting for Powerful Learning. Federal Way, WA. Getting Smart.

Riccards, P.R. (2014). Dadprovement: A Journey from Careerist to Adoptive Father to a Real Husband and Dad. San Francisco, CA. Turning Stone Press

Riccards, P.R. (2008). PR News’ Media Training Guidebook: Volume 2. Bethesda, MD. Access Intelligence.

Lyon, G.R., Blaunstein, P. et al. (2006). Why Kids Can’t Read: Challenging the Status Quo in Education. Lanham, MD. Rowman & Littlefield.

Reports (select)

Life After Hate. (2023). A New Chapter: Compassion with Accountability. Milwaukee, WI. Life After Hate.

Lilly Endowment. (2022). The Science of Reading in 2022: A Primer. Indianapolis, IN. Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Journal EXIT-Deutschland (2022) Confronting the Mental Health Realities of Successful Exit from VFRE. Berlin, Germany. Life After Hate.

Center for Audit Quality (2022) Increasing Diversity in the Accounting Profession Pipeline: Challenges and Opportunities. Washington, DC. Center for Audit Quality.

Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement (2021) Why History Matters. Princeton, NJ. Driving Force Institute.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (2019) Reimagining American History Education. Princeton, NJ. Woodrow Wilson Foundation.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (2018) Improving Teacher Education, Transforming Schools of Education, Strengthening Teacher Pipelines for High-Need Schools: The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Program. Princeton, NJ. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (2016) Improving Michigan STEM Teachers and Teaching: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship. Princeton, NJ. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. (2015) Answering the Call for Equitable Access to Effective Teachers: Lessons Learned from State-Based Teacher Preparation Programs. Princeton, NJ. Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. 

Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now. (2013) The Mindtrust: Lessons Learned for the Reform Community. New Haven, CT. ConnCAN.

Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now. (2012). The Roadmap to Closing the Gap 2012-2020. New Haven, CT. ConnCAN.

Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now. (2012). Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: A Look Under the Hood of Teacher Evaluation in 10 Sites. New Haven, CT. ConnCAN.

Team Pennsylvania Foundation. (2009). Pennsylvania Pathways to Educational and Economic Success: The Pennsylvania STEM Initiative’s Long-Term Strategic Plan. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Education.

KnowledgeWorks Foundation. (2009). Success to Ohio’s High Schools: The KnowledgeWorks School Improvement Efforts, Building High-Performing High Schools, and Impact on Student Achievement. Cincinnati, OH: KnowledgeWorks Foundation.

National Governors Association. (2008). NGA STEM Education Communications Toolkit. Washington, DC: National Governors Association.

National Governors Association. (2008). NGA Graduation Counts Communications Toolkit. Washington, DC: National Governors Association.

U.S. Department of Treasury. (2006). Taking Ownership of the Future: The National Strategy for Financial Literacy. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Treasury.

National Association of Elementary School Principals. (2001). Leading Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do. Alexandria, VA: National Association of Elementary School Principals.

National Reading Panel. (2000). Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment to Scientific Research Literacy on Reading and the Implications for Reading Instruction, Executive Report. Bethesda, MD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. (2000). Communications and Advocacy Handbook. New York, NY: National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future.