Cohort 16 includes SDP Fellows from 41 education organizations, including school districts, state agencies, and nonprofits, with fellows using data to answer key questions about early education through postsecondary outcomes.
These 46 fellows, selected from across the nation, represent a broad spectrum of educational institutions and organizations, working at the local, state, and national levels to support students from early childhood through postsecondary education. This cohort includes new partnerships with organizations like the National Head Start Association, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, and Hackensack Public Schools (NJ), alongside returning partners such as the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and Fresno Unified School District.
Together, these fellows and their senior leadership are united by a shared mission: leveraging data to drive transformative improvements that directly impact student success and reshape the future of education.
Cohort 16 will also include SDP’s first Early Education Working Group, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to answer questions about early education supply and demand or milestones from preschool through grade 3. The working group includes 13 fellows representing 11 partner agencies, who will answer questions related to the STEP Forward with Data Framework, a resource by Child Trends which outlines essential questions for early education leaders and the data needed to answer them.
