Jane King earned her Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees in Education from Syracuse University. She spent 33 years teaching high school Biology and Chemistry including 24 years at Bethlehem High School in Delmar, New York.
In 1991, Jane co-founded the Bethlehem Laboratory School, an alternative program within Bethlehem High School. The Lab School is a four-year interdisciplinary program focused on project-based learning, research skills and mastery level achievement in all disciplines including Science, Mathematics, Language Arts and Social Studies. Jane led the program from 1998 until her retirement in 2006. The Lab School has been an extremely successful alternative to traditional education using a team approach to high school education. Lab School students have achieved 100% passing rates on all New York State Regents exams, including mastery levels of achievement between 80% and 96% in Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics and Science. Currently entrance to the program is by lottery with an extensive waiting list.
After retiring in 2006, Jane spent over a year working with Project Lead the Way, Inc. developing curriculum in the Biomedical Sciences for high school level students. She joined the staff of School Turnaround in 2008.
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