Background
Calfee was born in Lexington Kentucky January 26h 1933.
Calfee was born in Lexington Kentucky January 26h 1933.
In 1960 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1963, both from University of California, Los Los Angeles
He received his Bachelor of Arts from the university of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) in 1959. He received his Master of Arts Calfee started his academic career in the University of Wisconsin Madison where he taught and conducted research from 1964-1969. In 1969 he moved to Stanford University where he stayed until 1998.
In 1996, Calfree served on the Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards.
Calfee was instrumental in the development of LeapFrog reading technology. In 1998 Robert Calfee moved to University of California Riverside school of Education where he served as Dean (1998-2003) and later Distinguished Professor.
Calfee died of stomach cancer in October 23, 2014.