Starr Sackstein

Starr Sackstein is the COO of Mastery Portfolio and a veteran educator, including nine years at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, New York, as a high school English and journalism teacher. She completed her advanced leadership certification at SUNY New Paltz. She is a National Board–Certified educator and certified as a Master Journalism Educator by the Journalism Education Association, where she served as New York state director from 2010 to 2016. She is the author of many books, including Student-Led Assessment: Promoting Agency and Achievement Through Portfolios and Conferences and Assessing with Respect, both published by ASCD.

At speaking engagements around the world, Starr speaks about journalism education, bring-your-own device policies, and throwing out grades. In 2022, she was included in the inaugural class of ASCD's Champions in Education.