Brinton S. Ramsey has spent her career working to improve access to high quality education for all students. Brinnie works primarily on projects that support college and career readiness initiatives including implementation of college ready standards, developmental education, professional development and instructional materials review. She is the author of several reports, monographs, and case studies on various aspects of school reform and is coauthor of Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers, a joint publication with the Fordham Institute. Earlier in her career, Brinnie was a research associate at The BERC Group, an educational evaluation and consulting firm; the director of documentation at the Coalition for Essential Schools Northwest in Seattle; and a project manager and consultant working with education nonprofits on whole school reform, diversity in higher education, and museum education in Washington, D.C., Dallas, and New York City. She received her undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and holds master’s degrees from American University and the University of Texas at Arlington.