Today, the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) published State Accountability Systems in the COVID Era and Beyond, which I co-authored with Robin Lake and an impressive roster of contributing experts on education policy. In the following excerpt, I share my thoughts about how states should be thinking about accountability this year. The bottom line: […]
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Navigating Federal Policy and Advocacy in the Biden-Harris Administration and the 117th Congress
A new presidential administration and new Congress– especially one with a shift in majorities– presents many exciting new opportunities for education advocates. If you are new to federal advocacy, or if your skills have grown rusty over the last few years, I’m pleased to share a helpful resource. Last fall, I recorded a training module, […]
The 2020 Presidential Election, Waivers, and ESSA Reauthorization
If you’d asked me, “Which education issues are most at stake in the 2020 presidential election?” a year ago, I would have said with great certainty, higher education funding and school safety. The cost of higher education was the education issue on every candidate’s lips during the Democratic primary season. Keeping kids safe from guns and over-policing at […]
The Future of K-12 Accountability in the COVID-19 Era
Six months into the United States’ COVID-19 pandemic, my feed is full of new blogs and reports on the future of accountability in K-12 education policy. Understandably so, when so much about our education systems feel up in the air. Having spent a good deal of time thinking about the future of K-12 accountability and […]
Introducing my new consultancy, Education Policy Strategies, LLC
After two decades of service to non-profit advocacy organizations and the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government, I’m excited to launch my own freelance consultancy, Education Policy Strategies, LLC. I help forward-thinking organizations, coalitions, and leaders make sense of the complex federal and state K-12 education policy landscape. I am a nationally-recognized expert […]
