Longtime communications adviser, editorialist, and advocate, Biddle is editor of Dropout Nation, the leading outlet covering and commenting on education and school reform. Each month, DN reaches more than 15,000 unique readers, and reaches another 10,000 listeners through the Dropout Nation Podcast, the leading broadcast on education issues.Biddle is also Director of Communications for the National Indian Education Association, where he oversees the media relations, marketing, donor support, and development operations for the leading education advocate for American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native children.Previously, Biddle served as Senior Editor and Writer for National PTA, where he crafted speeches, op-eds, and other messaging for the association's leadership; edited the association's public policy newsletter; and served as chief scriptwriter for its annual convention. He also served as Marketing and Creative Services Officer for the Institute of International Education, which administers the Fulbright Scholar Program for the U.S. Department of State, where he led the revamp of its marketing, publications, and electronic media activities.A longtime editorialist and co-author of the nationally-acclaimed editorial series "Left Behind" -- the first to break news on how inflated graduation rates hid the nation's high school dropout crisis -- Biddle is education columnist for The American Spectator. He is also co-author of "A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Education Data for the Post-NCLB Era". He also serves on the advisory board of the Connecticut Parents Union, a group devoted to building Parent Power in education.The New York City native – who now lives in Bowie, Md. – has also written for Forbes, the New York Times, USA Today, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, National Review, Reuters, and Politico. He has also served as a speechwriter for education advocates such as actress Tichina Arnold, and former National PTA CEO Byron V. Garrett.Specialties: CommunicationsMarketingSpeechwritingMultimedia developmentProject managementMedia counselingEditing long-form reports and publicationsWeb designEducation, economic and legal analysisEducation consultingPublic policy research