Tara Moon

Policy Analyst

tmoon@future-ed.org

Tara Moon is a policy analyst at FutureEd. Prior to working at FutureEd, she was a Teach For America corps member in Washington, D.C., where she taught 5th grade math and science, primarily to English Language Learners. Tara graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Public Policy & Leadership and Youth & Social Innovation.

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Education in Governors’ 2026 State-of-the-State Addresses

Authored byTara Moon, Giana Loretta

In their 2026 State-of-the-State addresses, governors proposed a range of education initiatives for the year ahead, with many emphasizing school choice programs…

From the Field

Research Notes: Why Undergraduates (Don’t) Choose to Teach

Authored byTara Moon

A study by Sam Sims and Clare Routledge at University College London finds that although college students value jobs with social impact…

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Legislative Tracker: 2026 Teacher-Pay Bills in the States

Authored byTara Moon

State legislative activity on teacher pay efforts

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A Primer on Sustaining High-Impact Tutoring After ESSER

Authored byTara Moon

High-quality tutoring has emerged as an important post-pandemic strategy for helping struggling students in public schools. Research has found that tutoring…

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Legislative Tracker: 2026 State Chronic Absenteeism Bills

Authored byTara Moon

State legislative activity on chronic absenteeism

From the Field

Research Notes: Two Emerging Strategies for Using AI in Tutoring

Authored byTara Moon

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the K-12 tutoring landscape with promises of serving more students at lower cost.

From the Field

Q&A: Jenny Anderson on Student Disengagement and What to Do About It

Authored byTara Moon

“The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better” by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop examines why many students are disengaged…

From the Field

Research Notes: Helping Teachers Help Students, Inexpensively

Authored byTara Moon

Research Notes: Helping Teachers Help Students, Inexpensively A new study led by behavior psychologist David Yeager at the University of Texas at Austin…