Maureen Kelleher

Editorial Director

Maureen Kelleher is FutureEd’s editorial director. She previously served as a writer, editor and editorial director at EdPost, a digital platform for education commentary and analysis. A former high school teacher, she was an award-winning writer at Catalyst Chicago and a contributor to the Upjohn Institute, a labor economics think tank, the Center for American Progress and the Center on Education Policy. She has written for Education Week, The 74, Chalkbeat and other platforms. Kelleher graduated magna cum laude from Yale and holds a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Chicago.

Commentary

What AP African American Studies and “The Holdovers” Have in Common

Authored byMaureen Kelleher

Too often, when people hear the words “intellectual rigor,” they associate it with a cantankerous, sage-on-the-stage pedagogy. The most recent pop-culture take…

From the Field

Q&A: Allensworth on Grades Versus Tests in College Admissions

Authored byMaureen Kelleher

There has been much debate about the role of standardized tests in college admissions, including whether the SAT and ACT tests are more predictive of college…

Commentary

Three Keys to Successful High-Dosage Tutoring

Authored byMaureen Kelleher

This commentary originally appeared in The 74. In the wake of the pandemic and its devastating impact on student learning, tutoring has been having a moment.