Neil Schiavo is an expert in educational equity and evaluating and leading large-scale education initiatives. He oversees the evaluation elements of the project. He brings deep understanding of culturally responsive approaches, systems-change, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and student-centered approaches for instruction and assessment. Prior to his role on the team, Schiavo led evaluation and research projects for a variety of federal and philanthropic funders, with recent projects including the Sherwood Foundation funded evaluation of a district-wide equity initiative in Omaha Public Schools; the “Assets and Needs for Advancing Educational Equity in New England,” a comprehensive assessment of the field of educational racial equity in the region funded by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation; and, the evaluation of the Zeroing in on Math initiative in Boston Public Schools.