Through their work, SoLD Allies elevate the science of learning and development and advance key shifts in research, practice, and policy to transform education and youth development systems to be aligned with the science and designed for equity.
In this way, SoLD Allies help shape the next-generation education decision agenda and work to have a meaningful impact on the education and lives of all young people.
The SoLD Alliance is a growing partnership of leaders and organizations who believe that the science of learning and development presents powerful lessons to transform education systems and help each young person achieve their full potential. Our leadership represents leading education organizations from research, practice, policy, and youth development.
Jim Balfanz
President
City Year
Andy Calkins
Co-Director
Next Generation Learning Challenges
LaShawn Routé Chatmon
Executive Director
National Equity Project
Rochelle Davis
Founder & President Emeritus
Healthy Schools Campaign
Camille Farrington
Managing Director, Senior Research Associate
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Andrew Frishman
Co-Executive Director
Big Picture Learning
Eric Gordon
Senior Vice President of Student Development and Education Pipeline
Cuyahoga Community College
Scott Hartl
President and CEO
EL Education
Robert Jagers
Vice President of Research
CASEL
Lindsay Jones
Chief Executive Officer
CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)
John King
President and CEO
Education Trust
Cynthia Leck
Partner
Transcend
Melissa Kim
Deputy Chancellor
District of Columbia Public Schools
Carol Lee
Professor Emerita
Northwestern University
Rich Lerner
Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science
Tufts University
Robert Mahaffey
Executive Director
Rural School and Community Trust
Becky Pringle
President
National Education Association
Lisa Quay
Executive Director
Student Experience Research Network
Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds
Vice President of Policy
ExcelinEd
Pedro Rivera
President
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Kwesi Rollins
Senior Vice President of Leadership and Engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership
Rey Saldaña
President and CEO
Communities In Schools
Jim Shelton
President
Chief Investment & Impact Officer at Blue Meridian Partners
Jennifer Sirangelo
President and CEO
National 4-H Council
Hal Smith
Senior Vice President, Education, Youth Development & Health
National Urban League
Margaret Beale Spencer
Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
University of Chicago
Shael Suransky
President
Bank Street College
Diane Tavenner
Co-Founder & CEO
Summit Public Schools
Marla Ucelli-Kashyap
Senior Director, Educational Issues
American Federation of Teachers
Winsome Waite
Senior Program Director
The Opportunity Institute
Martin West
Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education, Academic Dean
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ross Wiener
Vice President & Executive Director
Aspen Institute Education & Society Program
Carey Wright
Former State Superintendent of Education
Mississippi Department of Education
The SoLD Alliance includes leaders from the American Institutes for Research, Education Counsel LLC, KP Catalyst, Learning Policy Institute, Populace, and Turnaround for Children. The team is committed to building the interdisciplinary foundations and collaborative connections needed to catalyze durable, systemic transformation within and across education systems.
