The Churn

Elysa Cash, former senior policy associate at EducationCounsel, is now senior K-12 education policy advisor at Third Way.

Laura Meckler, national education writer at the Washington Post, is moving to the paper’s new Political Enterprise team. The education team at the Post now includes Lauren Lumpkin, Todd Wallack, Susan Svrluga, and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel.

Allan Golston has stepped down as president of the U.S. Program at the Gates Foundation. Patrick Methvin will become interim president.

Karega Rausch, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, was chosen as the first executive director for the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation.

Sonja Santelises, previously chief education officer of Baltimore City Public Schools, will join The Council on Foreign Relations as vice president, senior fellow, and director of the Richard Haass Center for Education.

Princess Moss, former elementary music teacher and current vice president of the organization, will become president of the National Education Association on September 1st.

Massie Ritsch, former assistant secretary for communications and outreach for the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Arne Duncan, is now executive director of media relations at The College Board.

Natalie Wheatfall-Lum, former director of TK-12 policy at EdTrust-West, is now the program manager, equity in education at Skyline Foundation.