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Author
Chad Aldeman
Chad Aldeman is policy director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University. Prior to joining the Edunomics Lab, Chad worked at Bellwether Education Partners from 2012-2020, where he advised clients and wrote on teacher preparation, teacher evaluation, and college and career readiness. He also served as editor for TeacherPensions.org.