Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy
of federal policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to public concerns about tuition prices and student debt.
During ASCD's 2012 Annual Conference, members of ASCD's Legislative Committee met with Gamal Sherif, a U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellow, to
discuss federal policy issues, including the Obama administration's RESPECT initiative.
Previously, Renee worked as the Executive Director for the Illinois Stewardship Alliance where she nurtured the grassroots to advocate for sustainable agriculture and worked on state and
federal policy issues.
In this role, she manages the education grantmaking portfolio for the company and provides policy advice to the company on issues related to teacher quality, especially in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, the Common Core State Standards, and
federal policy issues.