Rachel serves as Great Minds' Chief Academic Officer. She leads a team of teacher–writers who craft coherent, knowledge-rich content. Rachel joined Great Minds in 2015 after serving as vice president, Literacy Content and Instruction, for Scholastic Education. She has more than decade of experience as a teacher. Rachel began her career teaching third and eighth grade in New York City. She then taught high school world and American literature in Pittsburgh. Rachel received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Vassar College as well as a master’s degree in secondary education from Hunter College, City University of New York.
Data Science: The Importance of Incorporating Data into Everyday Instruction in California Classrooms
November 25, 2025
Every second, Google processes about 99,000 searches, which is a testament to the amount of data right at our fingertips (Flensted 2024). The amount...
From Evidence to Impact: What Susan Neuman’s Research Teaches Us About Product, Partnership, and What Comes Next
November 5, 2025
For decades, the education field has cycled through the same core questions: What works in reading? How do we close opportunity gaps? Why do so many...
