EducationCounsel LLC is dedicated to improving student achievement and educational outcomes throughout the nation. EducationCounsel works with educational leaders and policymakers with the complementary goals of enhancing the quality of the nation's education systems, closing achievement gaps, and expanding access to educational opportunities throughout the education pipeline.
EducationCounsel supports the work of education leaders and policy makers designed to:
We help clients leverage education law to their best advantage, avoiding costly litigation and enforcement. But, EducationCounsel provides more than legal advice. We help clients develop and implement innovative education policies and programs and guide them to success. Whether it’s in the context of early childhood initiatives, high school policy reforms, or post-secondary access, we live up to our name as "counsel." We partner with our clients in multiple contexts—ranging from advice and technical support integral to effective policy development to development of research- and experience-based advocacy strategies consistent with our overarching goals.
EducationCounsel assists state and local policymakers, higher education leaders, associations and some of the most pioneering private and public organizations in the country as they work to transform education systems. We bring both a knowledge of key substantive areas of law, policy and educational research, as well as a process "know how"—based on decades of experience in moving initiatives at the federal, state and institutional levels.
Some of the most respected members of the education field are part of our team, including key players in federal and state education policy. With its diverse staff of legal, policy, and research experts, EducationCounsel has the ability to promote reform at every step in the education process, from birth and preschool through elementary, secondary and higher education.
EducationCounsel’s number one focus is on continuous improvement. Narrowing the achievement gap and boosting student outcomes is at the core of what we do. Our goal is positive, innovative change in this country’s education systems. Our team's expansive knowledge of the education sector at federal, state and institutional levels helps clients act in order to achieve the goals. Our collective experience in multiple sectors, agencies and institutions contributes to our role as an agent of change—focusing national, state and institutional leaders on strategic, action-oriented steps that can move the rhetoric surrounding education reform into action.