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Linda Hanson, district literacy coach and president of the Arlington Education Association, will spend the 2014-15 school year developing her skills as an education leader.
She will participate in the Massachusetts Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), run by the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, a program serving midcareer professionals who seek to expand their networks and build their policy and leadership skills to move forward effective reform.
She will interact with fellows from a variety of sectors, including school districts, business, nonprofits, state agencies, unions and institutions of higher education.
Hanson began teaching in the Arlington public schools in September 2000. She has worked as a reading teacher in the Thompson School for seven years and as a district elementary literacy coach and curriculum coordinator for seven years.
The 2014-15 fellowship program in Massachusetts will feature a variety of workshops with prominent leaders, including Paul Reville, former state education secretary and Rennie Center founder. Fellows will also visit the Massachusetts State House and Washington D.C. to meet with policymakers and learn about the policy process firsthand.
The Massachusetts fellowship program is one of 13 sites that comprise the national program sponsored by the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C.
“We are excited to welcome a talented group of fellows to participate in EPFP this year,” said Chad d’Entremont, executive director for the center, in Cambridge, said in a news release. “The 2014-15 EPFP fellows bring a wide range of perspectives and experiences to our program, and we look forward to promoting constructive conversations that help fellows explore the state education policy context and build their networks in the education and policy communities.
“By the end of the program, fellows are in a strong position to move forward in their careers as education professionals and advance effective policy reform,” d’Entremont said.
The Rennie Center’s mission is to improve public education through well-informed decision-making based on deep knowledge and evidence of effective policymaking and practice. The center creates open spaces for educators and policymakers to consider evidence, discuss cutting-edge issues and develop new approaches to advance student learning and achievement.
This story was published Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, and updated the next day.
