Tara Kiniserves as the Chief of Staff and Director of State Policy for the Learning Policy Institute, where she works nationally to bring high-quality research to policymakers and other stakeholdersto advance evidence-based policies that support empowering and equitable learning for each and every child….

Kini has more than 2 decades of experience working in public education as a civil rights attorney, classroom teacher, and teacher educator…. Kini taught English and history for 6 years in Bay Area public schools and served as a faculty supervisor with University of California, Berkeley’s teacher education program. She is a member of the State Bar of California.

Anne Podolsky is an education lawyer and teacher by training She has served in legal, research, and policy roles with a variety of organizations.Shehas worked with the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, the New York State Education Department, the…