Laura Shankland
Senior Consultant @American Institutes for Research
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Consultant @American Institutes for Research
Convened 80 participants from 27 state education agencies to identify state policy options during the COVID-19 pandemic to support districts in reopening for the 2020–21 school year. Managed $2.6 million in subcontractors and consultants providing technical assistance to recipients of U.S. Department of Justice’s Second Chance Act.Served as project manager or task lead for a series of collaborations with the Texas Education Agency, including stakeholder engagement for the development of the state’s consolidated state plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act, the development of the Texas State Board of Education’s long-range plan, and the expansion of TEA’s local accountability system. Served as project director for Illinois Center for School Improvement’s Intentional Data Review, overseeing 9 regional teams in conducting data collection, report preparation, needs assessment, and root cause analysis for more than 60 Illinois school districts.
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin
MA
Colorado College
BA
Universidad de Sevilla
Language, Literature
SKILLS
ABOUT LAURA SHANKLAND
I serve as a senior technical assistance consultant and project manager for K–12…
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