Rachel Anderson

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Data Quality Campaign

Senior Associate of Policy and Advocacy

Rachel Anderson, Senior Associate of Policy and Advocacy, joined DQC in 2013 to support the work of ensuring academic success for all students through access to and meaningful use of high-quality data. Rachel aids policymakers in understanding their role in supporting effective data use, focusing on student data privacy, the role of the federal government in supporting education data use, personalized learning, and education technology.



Prior to joining DQC Rachel worked as a research analyst in early childhood development at Child Trends, a nonprofit research organization. There she explored topics such as the definition and measurement of school readiness skills, curriculum implementation and evaluation, and teacher preparation and professional development. During her graduate studies, she worked for the Ounce of Prevention Fund with their National Policy Consultation Team, providing early education policy information and guidance to state advocates. Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Emory University and a master’s in public policy from The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies.