H. Alix Gallagher

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H. Alix Gallagher
Managing Director and Director of Strategic Partnerships,
Policy Analysis for California Education, Stanford University

H. Alix Gallagher is the managing director and director of strategic partnerships at Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). In research partnerships with California Education Partners and CORE Districts, the partners co-develop a research plan that provides ongoing feedback to support those organizations’ work and broader learning for California about how to support district and school improvement. Gallagher also leads PACE’s partnership with TeachAI, engaging with how artificial intelligence (AI) affects education and what state and district-policy makers could do in emerging arena. In response to COVID-19, Gallagher leveraged her knowledge of instruction and teacher learning to support partners rethinking instructional models to include distance and blended learning. Before joining PACE, Gallagher was an associate director at the Center for Education Policy at SRI International, where she led large-scale randomized controlled trials and policy studies. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

updated 2024

Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
College access & postsecondary success
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Continuous Improvement and Support Systems in California
CORE-PACE Research Partnership
COVID-19 Recovery
Commentary by H. Alix Gallagher
: Strategies for Successful Scaling in Districts: Breaking the Cycle of the "Next New Thing"
: Unlocking the Potential of Transitional Kindergarten Requires Better Data on Early Education
: From Reactive to Proactive: Putting Districts in the AI Driver’s Seat
: The Urgent Need to Update District Policies on Student Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education
H. Alix Gallagher in the Media
: How California Can Fix Its School Crisis. Two PACE Projects Point the Way
: Marin Schools Mostly Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
: New School Data Raises Concerns Among California Education Experts About Pandemic Recovery
: Attendance is a Bright Spot in the Latest California School Dashboard
: California English and Math Test Scores Rise for First Time Since the Pandemic, but Still Show Pandemic Learning Loss
Publications by H. Alix Gallagher
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Taking Reform to Scale
Learning from California Education Partners’ Collaborations
Districts in California (and across the country) work hard to improve instruction and student outcomes. Many attempts at new reforms fail to achieve their desired outcomes, however, and are rapidly replaced by new initiatives. California Education…
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Scalable Systems for Adult Capacity Building
Translating Sierra House Elementary School’s Pilot Practices Across Lake Tahoe Unified School District
Districts in California (and across the country) work hard to improve instruction and student outcomes. Many attempts at new reforms fail to achieve their desired outcomes, however, and are rapidly replaced by new initiatives. California Education…
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Building Momentum One Step at a Time
Grass Valley School District’s Progress Towards P–3 Coherence in Literacy
Districts in California (and across the country) work hard to improve instruction and student outcomes. Many attempts at new reforms fail to achieve their desired outcomes, however, and are rapidly replaced by new initiatives. California Education…
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State Education Policy and the New Artificial Intelligence
The Technology Is New, but the Challenges Are Familiar
This article is intended to provide State Boards of Education nationwide with information about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it can be used in education. Understanding generative AI’s strengths and…