Julia E. Koppich is president of J. Koppich & Associates, a San Francisco-based education consulting firm. She has consulted for national and federal organizations, including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, the National Governors Association, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the National Alliance of Business, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, and the National Center on Performance Incentives.