Nice to meet you.
I’m an education policy wonk, R developer, and project manager working to improve the educational and life outcomes of underserved children.
A little about me
I’m currently an associate partner with Bellwether Education Partners and a 50CAN National Voices Fellow. Prior to joining Bellwether in March 2019, I worked as a senior data scientist at the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS) and served as a Harvard Strategic Data Project Fellow at the Kentucky Department of Education.
I got my start in education as a fifth-grade teacher and Teach For America corps member. That experience propelled me into education policy research and analysis through roles at ConnCAN and TNTP before moving to Kentucky in 2015.
I’m a proud graduate of Trinity College and Bethel University. When I’m not working on education issues, I read voraciously, coach lacrosse, and very much enjoy bourbon.
I strive to be curious, not judgmental.
Blog
Is curriculum infrastructure?
My recent piece in The 74 led to an opportuntiy to discuss how we can treat curriculum as infrastructure on the Melissa and Lori Love Literacy podcast. To read a summary of our conversation, head over to Ahead of the Heard.
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Priced Out of Public Schools
Public schools are designed to provide every student with an equal opportunity to achieve the American dream. In reality, that ideal is removed from the lives of millions of K-12 schoolchildren. Geographic school district boundaries and the rental housing market limit options for students with the highest needs while benefiting more affluent families in far too many communities across the country.
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