[3] Romberg had a long history of leadership in mathematics curriculum reform.
He was the chair of the "Commission on Standards for School Mathematics" for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM that led to the now flourishing standards-based movement in education.
In this role Tom served as an advisor to three U.S. Presidents and their Secretaries of Education and represented the U.S. on several international commissions.
[6] Romberg's research focused on young children's learning of initial mathematical concepts, methods of evaluating students and programs, and integrating research on teaching, curriculum, and student thinking.
He had an identical twin brother Theodore "Ted" Romberg (1932–2015), who was an ordained Methodist minister and professor of philosophy and education at Emerson College.