The Churn

Amy Yamashiro, previously director of school community and improvement programs, has transitioned to director of division of efficiency, data quality, and special projects in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education.

Shakira Petit, former chief executive officer of SLP Consultants LLC, is now executive director of Educators for Excellence’s New York chapter.

Dan Goldhaber has stepped down from the position of managing director of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at the American Institutes of Research.

Jen Bluestein, former senior director of policy and advocacy at Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, has joined SKDK as a principal.

Jonathan Travers, president of Education Resource Strategies, will transition to the role of chief executive officer in July.

Atyani Howard, former president of Promise45, is now president of Educators for Excellence.

Lauren May, former vice president of Step Up for Students, has joined Odyssey to lead their federal scholarship tax credit work and partnerships.

Lewis Ferebee, chancellor of the D.C. Public Schools, will step down from this role on June 18th and become chief executive officer of EdReports.