Education First Consulting
Kelly James is a Partner at Education First Consulting, where they lead the firm's focus area on Engaged Students. Before this, Kelly served as a Principal Consultant at Raikes Foundation and a Senior Consultant at Education First Consulting. With a background in education law and community-based grants, Kelly has also held positions at organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and America SCORES Chicago. They hold a Doctor of Law (JD) from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology from The College of Wooster.
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Education First Consulting
We are mission-driven. Education First is a national strategy and policy organization with unique and deep expertise in education improvement and reform. Our mission is to deliver exceptional ideas, experience-based solutions and results so all students – and particularly low-income students and students of color – are prepared for success in college, career and life. We envision a world in which every student is prepared to succeed—a world in which income and race no longer determine the quality of education. We are a for-profit professional services firm with a not-for-profit soul. We direct our time and talent to support clients that can achieve the greatest impact on education systems, teachers and students. As a professional services firm, we are nimble and responsive, while pursuing our broader agenda of more equitable and effective public education for all. We’ve defined our theory of action, focus areas and services because these direct us to where we can produce the greatest impact. We’re also committed to innovation; we are constantly looking for new and better ways to serve the field. In addition to our client engagements, we set aside resources for pro-bono work that serves the field, advances our mission and spurs innovation.