Katie Cour Senior Consultant
Katie focuses on teacher and leader effectiveness and state and district accountability at Education First. She has worked on a range of related projects, including a deep engagement with Metro Nashville Public Schools to develop a comprehensive approach to human capital management, and facilitating the state of Tennessee's development of a new annual evaluation for all teachers and principals.
Prior to joining Education First, Katie worked at the Tennessee Comptroller's Offices of Research and Education Accountability (OREA), which provides a nonpartisan voice on education research and policy for the Tennessee state legislature. While at OREA, Katie spearheaded a legislatively-mandated study of the state's low performing schools and districts, and published reports on a variety of education policy issues including teacher tenure and leadership. She regularly assisted members of the General Assembly with research and policy recommendations for education legislation.
Prior to her work for the Tennessee legislature, Katie worked at Achieve, Inc. while pursuing a Master's in Public Policy from Georgetown University. In addition to her education policy experience, Katie has worked on several national and state-level political campaigns. Katie received her BA in religion and history from Northwestern University. She lives with her husband and two children in Nashville.