Dr. Haberman’s book, Star Teachers: The Ideology and Best Practices of Effective Teachers Serving Diverse Student in Poverty represents four decades of on-going research. On November 2004, he received the prestigious Columbia University Education Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Arthur Levine, President, Columbia University stated (in part):

“Martin Haberman… Your Milwaukee Intern Program became the basis of the National Teacher Corps under President Johnson. During five decades you have served as an advisor on alternative certification programs to universities, cities , states and the nation. Indeed, no one has developed more teacher education programs or exerted a broader impact on teacher preparation than you--- and you have brought a special passion to seeking the most effective ways of selecting and preparing teachers who can work successfully with diverse, low-income children in city schools..”