Stephen Chiger has trained thousands of educators in literacy instruction nationally. Chiger taught high school English and journalism for more than a decade in New Jersey and currently works at Uncommon Schools, where he directs literacy curriculum and assessment for multiple grades. He has served as president of the Garden State Scholastic Press Association, co-director of the Hugh N. Boyd Journalism Diversity Workshop, and was named 2015 Educator of the Year by the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English.
As a literacy director, Chiger led Uncommon’s Newark middle and high schools to outperform their economically advantaged counterparts on state and national assessments. He holds a B.A. in English from Lafayette College, an M.S.J. in journalism from Northwestern University, and an Ed.M. in Educational Leadership from Columbia University. Find him at www.stevechiger.com.