Dr. Terrence O. Moore is a noted teacher, school reformer, and author.  Growing up in Texas, he earned a B.A. in history from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Edinburgh.  He served as a lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1990-1993.  Dr. Moore taught at Ashland University for two years.  From 2001-2008, he served as the founding principal of Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins, which was one of the leading classical schools in the nation, whose high school was ranked first in Colorado for several years and in the top five by U.S. News and World Report.  From 2008-2014, he was a professor of history at Hillsdale College, where he helped launch the Barney Charter School Initiative.  From 2014 to 2017, he served as the founding principal of the Atlanta Classical Academy, and from 2018-2019, the founding principal of Ascent Classical Academy.  He was a leading critic of the Common Core, testifying before seven state legislative bodies and writing The Story-Killers: A Common-Sense Case Against the Common Core.  He has written extensively on education, politics, and moral culture.