Expertise: K-12 education
Lisette Partelow is the director of K-12 Strategic Initiatives at American Progress. Her previous experience includes teaching first grade in Washington, D.C., working as a senior legislative assistant for Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA), and working as a legislative associate at the Alliance for Excellent Education. She has also worked at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor and the American Institutes for Research.
Partelow has a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University and a master’s degree in elementary education from George Mason University. She received a B.A. from Connecticut College.
By Lisette Partelow
| title | website | date |
|---|---|---|
| America Needs More Teachers of Color and a More Selective Teaching Profession | Center for American Progress | September 14, 2017 |
| The Racist Origins of Private School Vouchers | Center for American Progress | July 12, 2017 |
| Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Could Mean Big Cuts to School-Based Health Services | Center for American Progress | March 24, 2017 |
| The Trump-DeVos Budget Would Dismantle Public Education, Hurting Vulnerable Kids, Working Families, and Teachers | Center for American Progress | March 17, 2017 |
| Proposed Cuts to AmeriCorps Would Be Devastating for Education Reform | Center for American Progress | March 13, 2017 |
| Reimagining the School Day | Center for American Progress | February 23, 2017 |
| Unqualified and Dangerous | U.S. News & World Report | February 7, 2017 |
| 5 Reasons to Oppose Betsy DeVos | U.S. News & World Report | January 25, 2017 |
| Starting Strong | Center for American Progress | January 25, 2017 |
| To Attract Great Teachers, School Districts Must Improve Their Human Capital Systems | Center for American Progress | December 22, 2016 |
| Education Is Still Inequitable | U.S. News & World Report | December 2, 2016 |
| The Ubiquitous Nature of Implicit Bias | U.S. News & World Report | October 19, 2016 |
| Educator Pipeline at Risk | Center for American Progress | September 14, 2016 |
| Teacher Shortages Are Solvable | U.S. News & World Report | August 11, 2016 |
| Computer Science Is Future-Proof | U.S. News & World Report | June 29, 2016 |
| Teachers Need a Real Career Path | U.S. News & World Report | May 17, 2016 |
| There’s No Excuse for Low Teacher Pay | U.S. News & World Report | April 13, 2016 |
| Rethinking How We Teach Our Teachers | U.S. News & World Report | March 23, 2016 |
| Educator Evaluation | Center for American Progress | March 16, 2016 |
| Misplacing Hope in Hero Teachers | U.S. News & World Report | March 10, 2016 |
| What’s Next for Nevada | U.S. News & World Report | January 25, 2016 |
| It’s Not So Elementary | U.S. News & World Report | November 24, 2015 |
| Smart, Skilled, and Striving | Center for American Progress | November 3, 2015 |
| You’re Hired (to Teach, for the Right Reasons) | U.S. News & World Report | October 14, 2015 |
| Common Core Doesn’t Kill Creativity | U.S. News & World Report | August 20, 2015 |
| Teachers Need a Raise | U.S. News & World Report | May 5, 2015 |
| Leaving Room for Divergence | U.S. News & World Report | April 15, 2015 |