Derek R. Ford is a teacher, organizer, and educational theorist. They've published eight books, the latest of which is "Teaching the Actuality of Revolution," academic articles in a variety of journals on the fields of art, educational theory, political studies, and music, as well as numerous essays in popular outlets such as "Black Agenda Report," "Monthly Review," "International Magazine," and others. They co-edit the Bloomsbury series, "Radical politics and education" and are associate editor of Postdigital Science and Education and deputy editor of the Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies. A member of the editorial collective of the International Manifesto Group and the advisory board of Friends of Socialist china, they serve as the editor for LiberationSchool.org and a contributing editor at the Hampton Institute. They organize with the ANSWER Coalition and the Indianapolis Liberation Center, and other local, national, and international groupings.
