One Big Idea: Tillie Elvrum on Funding Students Over Systems
In this episode, Tillie Elvrum, an education advocacy pioneer, shares her one big idea about changing how K-12 education is funded in the U.S.
Tillie Elvrum is an education advocacy pioneer with experience at the state and national levels. She founded Elvrum Consulting after two decades of education reform and school choice advocacy.
With a background in communications, early childhood education, and personal experience as a parent advocate, Tillie specializes in grassroots organizing, parent and stakeholder engagement, school choice policy, and innovative education models.
Tillie previously served as President of the National Coalition for Public School Options Board of Directors where she led a network of advocates in 30 states. She worked to advance policies that would increase educational opportunity for students in statehouses across the country and on Capitol Hill. She currently leads the Parent Support for Online Learning initiative. She previously served as President of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families, a board member for the Ohio Coalition of E-School Families, and as board treasurer for Ohio Connections Academy. Additionally, she mentors advocacy organizations and is an advisor for KaiPod Learning.
In this episode, Tillie Elvrum, an education advocacy pioneer, shares her one big idea about changing how K-12 education is funded in the U.S.
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