Dorothy Goodman
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Dorothy Goodman is an American educator closely associated with the charter school movement. She was educated at Bryn Mawr College and received her Ph.D. from the University of London. She founded and served as Director of the Washington International School; launching the school with three 4-year-olds in the basement of her home in 1966 and served as headmistress until 1985, when the school enrolled 530 students, ranging in age from 3 to 18, representing 80 nations.
Goodman was a founder of the International Baccalaureate: North America. She has served as Chairman of Friends of International Education (FIE) and president of Committee for Public Autonomous Schools (COMPASS), an organization that supports the founding of public charter schools. She has also been a trustee of the UWC-USA.
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- "Speaking Well for the Future; Program Introduces Youths to ABCs of Chinese, Japanese" Kristin Eddy. The Washington Post. Aug 20, 1987. pg. j.01
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