CRPE's Betheny Gross, Sarah Yatsko, and Sean Gill are participating in the National Charter Schools Conference. Here's what they'll be discussing:
Sean Gill

Twitter: @seanrobertgill
Sean Gill is a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), where he contributes to research on school finance, portfolio management, district-charter collaboration, and personalized learning. He has led evaluations of education, social service, and criminal justice programs for the California State Auditor's Office. He also provided research and policy support for school choice and education finance legislation at StudentsFirst, a national education reform group. Sean holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Davis and a master's degree in public policy from Pepperdine University.
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