Danielle Jordan

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Danielle Jordan
Research and Policy Associate,
Community Schools Learning Exchange

Danielle Jordan is research and policy associate at Community Schools Learning Exchange (CSLX), where she is a former Public Policy Fellow. She was previously a research associate with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), researching policies implemented in California schools and districts in order to support partner initiatives and further inform policies to improve K–12 education. Her lived experiences made her acutely aware of social disparities early on in her life and spurred her to work in and with various organizations with a goal of liberation for all. She is also a founding member and chair of the Miami Organizing Alliance which is committed to uniting a coalition of educators, students, parents and community members to create more just and inclusive communities through organizing throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida. Jordan received her MSEd from Johns Hopkins University.

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Publications by Danielle Jordan
Improvement Team Leads’ Perspectives on Fitting Improvement Work to Their Sites
This chapter in an edited book focuses on the work of two improvement network hubs in California as they tried to support participating districts and schools to improve the proportion of students “on-track” for post-secondary success. California has…
CORE’s Approach
Educators face a dilemma of staying up-to-date with evidence-based practices while dealing with superficial ideas. Continuous improvement methods can help in testing new ideas but if seen as add-ons, they may not yield sustained improvement. This…