Martin Rather

Martin Rather is the co-founder and director of day-to-day operations for the Rather Prize. The author of The High School Truth, a compendium of tips and stories from high school students across the country, which Kirkus Reviews called a book of "tips with plenty of credibility in...the first-person perspective provided by its young voices." Martin has been interested in education and public policy from a very young age, rising to become Director of Policy Initiatives at EffectiveNY, a good-government organization. He is currently a student at Rice University.