China's Great Wall of Silence: Ma Liping's Resume

Dear Ms. Ma,

Here is an example of the discrepancy that I referred to in my initial post on you. On the U.S. Department of Education website you are listed as having a master's degree from East China Normal University, yet on the website of the Stanford Chinese School, where you are principal, you are listed as having been only a graduate student.

Liping, How could the Department of Education have gotten that wrong? Where would they have gotten that you had a masters degree if not from you? Certainly, you cannot claim ignorance of your own biography on the D.O.E. website. Why have you not had them change it? I'm sure you are very busy; would you like me to write to them and ask them to change it for you? I'll help in any way I can.

Always at your service,

Benjamin Harris, J.D.

http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/bios/ma.html
BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Biography of Dr. Liping Ma
National Mathematics Advisory Panel
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Liping Ma is senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching. Her book, Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics, is quoted on all sides of discussions about how to teach mathematics in elementary schools in the United States. She has a Ph.D. from Stanford University and earned a masters degree in education from East China Normal University.

http://www.mychineseschool.com/school/xiaozhang.php
1980 For the East China Normal University Graduate Department of Education. Studied under the famous educator, East China Normal University Vice-Chancellor Mr. Liu Fonian.

1980年 为华东师范大学教育系研究生。师从著名教育家、华东师大校长刘佛年先生。

A copy of this post was emailed to Ms. Ma at the Stanford Chinese School's general email address.