Sharon Lewis returned as director of research for the Council of the Great City Schools in August, 2009, after serving in that capacity from 1997 to 2006. She directs the Council’s research program, which contributes to the organization’s efforts to improve teaching and learning in the nation’s urban schools as well as help develop education policy. 
 

Prior to re-joining the Council, Lewis had been a national education consultant following her   nine years leading Council research. Earlier, she was assistant superintendent, research, development and coordination, with the Detroit Public Schools, where she retired. Lewis holds three degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit.