Lois Weis is the State University of New York Distinguished Professor of Sociology of Education at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She is the author of many books and most recently the editor of The Way Class Works. Kristin Cipollone is a lecturer at Buffalo State College, SUNY, and a postdoctoral associate in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo, SUNY Heather Jenkins is director of academic programs and High School Prep at Buffalo Prep.