Kris Amundson to work on education reform
We’d like to offer our best wishes to retiring Virginia Delegate Kris Amundson as she joins the team of education reformers!
Delegate Amundson announced on her blog that she’s taking a new job:
…one week from today, I am starting a new job at Education Sector, an education think tank in Washington, DC. I’ll be their communications manager, helping them get the word out about their thoughtful reports and analysis. Their motto, “Independent Analysis, Innovative Ideas,” tells you a lot about why I was attracted to the organization.
Education Sector is a self-described:
…independent think tank that challenges conventional thinking in education policy. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving measurable impact in education policy, both by improving existing reform initiatives and by developing new, innovative solutions to our nation’s most pressing education problems.
According to their website, their research and work include the areas of Educational Choice, K-12 Accountability, Teacher Quality and Undergraduate Education.
And while they do seem primarily focused on public school choice (which, while a good start, is only one part of the equation), they do recognize that a thriving system of choices- including charter schools- is an essential component of meaningful education reform.
Education Sector envisions a public education system where a wide range of education providers serve students’ diverse needs by supplying many educational options, a system where choices are as commonplace as they are in most other facets of American life and, importantly, a system that stresses high-quality education, equity, and public accountability.
So we congratulate Delegate Amundson on her new venture and offer our best wishes as she joins the education reform movement! We know that she has long been a supporter of vouchers for higher education (or TAG grants as they are called in Virginia), and we look forward to further discussions about educational choice can improve education for all students (not just those in college) here in Virginia.
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