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Josh Crosson

Josh Crosson

Josh Crosson is executive director of EdAllies, an education advocacy group focused on the most underserved students. He previously worked at Human Rights Campaign and on Capitol Hill for U.S. Rep. Adam Smith.

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On education, impressive accomplishments, but work still to do and questions remain

By: - June 6, 2023

Anyone watching knows that this year, the DFL took a slim majority and ran with it, accomplishing an impressive list of goals. On education, they came out of the gate with big wins on universal access to school meals and new investments and policy changes that will strengthen literacy instruction, grow early learning programs, improve […]

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How are our kids? The answer can’t be “I Don’t Know.” | Opinion

By: - February 4, 2021

We simply cannot have an equitable and fair education system without good student data, and testing is essential in capturing that data. Uncovering disparities among students with good data is a fundamental first step in transforming our broken education system.  Whether advocating for a more diverse teacher workforce, targeted school funding, or for equitable access […]