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Chad Colby

He has served in three state education agencies, which included time assisting New Mexico’s secretary of education with the adoption of new education reform initiatives; serving as the communications director at the Washington, D.C., Office of the State Superintendent of Education; and working as an assistant to the Florida Commissioner of Education. Chad also worked at the U.S. Department of Education from 2004 to 2009 and served as the deputy assistant secretary for media affairs and strategic communication during his final two years there. Chad is a native of Bloomington, Ill., and graduated from Florida State University.

Chad Colby

We Hear You: What School Districts Need and Want for a Return to Learning

As school districts make final decisions for how to return to learning this fall, it’s clear they will need innovative, flexible resources that can...

Free Video Lessons Available for Distance Learning

For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org Thursday, July 9, 2020—In an unprecedented effort to prevent summer learning...

Great Minds® in Sync to Provide Customized Continuous Learning Immediately After Knowledge on the Go™ Ends

For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org (202) 297-9437 Monday, May 18, 2020—Great Minds PBC today announced a new...

New K–2 PhD Science™ Curriculum to be Open Educational Resource

For Immediate Release Contact: Chad Colby: Chad.Colby@greatminds.org Wednesday, May 6, 2020—Great Minds® today announced that the newly developed...

Geodes® Help Students Cross the Bridge to Learning

In Geodes®, Ann King has finally found what she’s been after for the last 15 years for her students with dyslexia: a set of texts they can read that...

Early Adopter Finds Geodes Align Perfectly with Research

The first thing teachers notice and love about Geodes® is the quality of the materials. “The texture of the books. The illustrations. These feel good...

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