Dr. Stotsky retired from the University of Arkansas in December 2012.  She is now Professor of Education Emerita.

• She was Senior Associate Commissioner in the Massachusetts Department of Education from 1999 to 2003, where she was in charge of revising all K-12 academic standards, teacher and administrator licensing regulations and licensure tests, and professional development.
• As a result of what she did, Bay State students became first on NAEP tests in 2005, in grades 4 and 8, in both reading and mathematics, and have stayed there ever since (the latest tests were in 2011).
• Bay State students also tied for first place in science in grade 8 on the TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) and were among the highest achieving countries in mathematics.
• She was also on Common Core’s Validation Committee in 2009-2010 and was among the 5 members of the committee who refused to sign off on the standards in May 2010.