Organizations Filed Purposes:
The mission of Education Commission of the States (ECS) is to serve as a partner to state policymakers by providing support and helping education leaders come together, learn from one another, and gain the insight and experience needed to create effective education policy.
Identify, develop and implement education public policy to address current and future needs.
The Policy Division provides states with experts to respond to research requests across the P-20 education spectrum. As one of the nation's most complete education policy resources the Commissions staff track and enter policies into a publicly accessible database, synthesize state policies into 50-state comparisons, translate quality education research studies into reader-friendly formats, provide expert testimony, respond to state policy requests from policymakers, citizens, and the media, and surface critical and emerging education issues across states.
State services - primarily include the annual National Forum for Education Policy and the Winter Commissioners meeting. The Forum brings together the full range of education leaders from across all states to explore early learning through postsecondary education policy issues. The Winter meeting allows the Commissioners to hear from experts, share ideas and prepare for the year ahead.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jeremy Anderson | President | 40 | $292,500 |
| Brian Sponsler | VP of Policy | 40 | $207,500 |
| Matt Padilla | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $161,235 |
| Christopher Mullin | Director of Strong Start t | 40 | $156,000 |
| Matt Jordan | Director of Strategic Init | 40 | $153,480 |
| Jane Best | Director, Arts Education P | 40 | $141,448 |
| Bruce Atchison | Principal | 40 | $136,440 |
| Shirley Weber | Member | 1 | $0 |
| Katy Anthes | Member | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Cannon | Member | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Blake | Member | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Bell | Member | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Bryant | Member | 1 | $0 |
| Margie Vandeven | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Wendy Horman | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Wolf | Chair | 2 | $0 |
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