James P. Comer, a professor of child psychiatry at Yale University, is the winner of the 2007 Grawemeyer Award for Education, the University of Louisville announced this morning. The award carries a $200,000 cash prize.
Dr. Comer is being recognized for his efforts to promote a focus on child development as a method of improving education. In books such as Leave No Child Behind: Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's World, he argues that the best way to guarantee a student's well-being is to involve everyone with a stake in a school a role in the educational process.
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