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Expertise: K-12 education
Scott Sargrad is the vice president of K-12 Education Policy at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Sargrad served as deputy assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education under then-Education Secretary Arne Duncan, as well as the acting director of the Office of School Turnaround. He joined the Education Department in 2009 as a presidential management fellow in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and also worked as a senior policy adviser in the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. Previously, Sargrad taught mathematics; coached cross country and track and field; and was a special education instructional assistant. He also worked on disability policy and taught English in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Sargrad received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in philosophy from Haverford College and a master’s degree in education policy and management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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| How To Make High School Graduation More Meaningful For Every Student | Forbes | February 25, 2020 |
| Strengthening Democracy With a Modern Civics Education | Center for American Progress | December 14, 2019 |
| How Collaboration Can Address Both Education And Economic Inequality | Forbes | November 21, 2019 |
| Betsy DeVos’ Response To Nation’s Report Card Results Is Dead Wrong | Forbes | November 1, 2019 |
| 10 K-12 Education Policy Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer | Center for American Progress | September 10, 2019 |
| The Country Is Thinking Big on Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. We Should Think Big About School Funding, Too | The 74 | September 9, 2019 |
| A Quality Education for Every Child | Center for American Progress | July 2, 2019 |
| 11 Ways New Governors Can Lead on Education Through Executive Actions | Center for American Progress | January 10, 2019 |
| Smart Investments for Safer Schools | Center for American Progress | December 19, 2018 |
| Education in the 2018 Midterms | Center for American Progress | November 9, 2018 |
| A Well-Rounded Education | Center for American Progress | August 16, 2018 |
| All the Ways Brett Kavanaugh Is Going to Help Betsy DeVos | ThinkProgress | August 9, 2018 |
| Blueprint for Accountability Systems for Alternative High Schools | Center for American Progress | June 15, 2018 |
| Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work? | Center for American Progress | April 2, 2018 |
| Conservative Attacks on Discipline Reform Are a Distraction from Meaningful Action to Prevent Gun Violence | Center for American Progress | March 9, 2018 |
| Rolling Back Rights for Students | U.S News & World Report | March 7, 2018 |
| 5 Ways the Trump Budget Undermines Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Efforts | Center for American Progress | February 16, 2018 |
| Trump and DeVos Continue to Undermine Public Education with Their Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget | Center for American Progress | February 12, 2018 |
| Don’t Let Education Debates Spoil Your Eggnog | U.S. News & World Report | December 20, 2017 |
| Recovering from Hurricane Maria Requires an Extensive Federal Response | Center for American Progress | October 12, 2017 |
| Plans in the works to improve NH schools | New Hampshire Union Leader | September 24, 2017 |
| Hidden Money | Center for American Progress | April 8, 2017 |
| Designing Accountability | Center for American Progress | March 3, 2017 |
| A New Vision for School Accountability | Center for American Progress | March 3, 2017 |
| Innovation in Accountability | Center for American Progress | December 8, 2016 |
| Federal Regulations Should Drive More Money to Poor Schools | Center for American Progress | October 3, 2016 |
| Remedial Education | Center for American Progress | September 28, 2016 |
| High Standards and Better Tests Help Students Improve | InsideSources | September 22, 2016 |
| 7 Tenets for Sustainable School Turnaround | Center for American Progress | September 13, 2016 |
| 7 Tenets to Sustain Successful School Turnaround | Center for American Progress | September 13, 2016 |
| Better Evidence, Better Choices, Better Schools | Center for American Progress | August 31, 2016 |
| Explore the Data for ‘Making the Grade’ | Center for American Progress | May 19, 2016 |
| Making the Grade | Center for American Progress | May 19, 2016 |
| The Feds Can Fix School Funding | U.S. News & World Report | May 6, 2016 |
| Better Tests, Fewer Barriers | Center for American Progress | February 25, 2016 |
| Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act | Center for American Progress | January 29, 2016 |
| Investing in Educator Capacity | Center for American Progress | December 21, 2015 |
| Leaving Behind No Child Left Behind | U.S. News & World Report | December 3, 2015 |
| Our Report Card Must Reflect Our Classrooms | U.S. News & World Report | November 12, 2015 |
| Invisible by Design | Center for American Progress | October 29, 2015 |
