Thought Leadership & Writing

“Catalyzing Innovation: Transforming High School Statewide by Scaling College & Career Readiness High School Models” – Education Strategy Group | This work was initiated in response to inquiries by members of the Accelerate ED community on approaches to scaling up local accelerated pathways programming statewide. Accelerate ED is a Gates Foundation-supported initiative that brings together regional, national, and local efforts to build and scale accelerated, connected pathways from K-12 through postsecondary education to careers.

“Keys to Scale: How to Grow the Impact of Education-to-Career Pathway Intermediaries” – Education Strategy Group | Project to understand key elements of local, regional, and state intermediary organizations and the conditions for success.

“Preparing Tennessee Students for College, Career, and the Future” – tnAchieves and College Promise | A 10-year outlook report on Tennessee Promise outcomes and recommendations for the future of the program.

“Unlocking Potential: Recommendations for Improving the College Navigator Tool for the Future of Higher Education” – U.S. Department of Education | Recommendations for improving federal data tools.

“Connecting the Dots: Mental Health & Student Success in Tennessee” – SCORE | Bridging student mental health and education policy.

“Going Higher: Recommendations for Increasing Postsecondary Completion and Student Success in Tennessee” – SCORE | Postsecondary policy recommendations for Tennessee’s future.

Going Higher: Students Share Thoughts About College | Engaged students in the research process.

“Advising Students Toward Opportunity” – SCORE | Provided project leadership to analyze and understand the statewide landscape of college access organizations.