Burstein Research

hi, i'm rachel burstein, an independent education researcher and writer. what i do: i take on small-scale, user-centered research and writing projects. my research enables organizations to make better products, improve practice, and advocate for better policies. who i work with: i work with educational organizations, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, media outlets, edtech companies, and others who have interesting questions and a desire to see them fully investigated. here's more about me: rachel has long experience in the education and research worlds. before striking out on her own, rachel led a variety of early childhood and k-12 research projects at edsurge research. rachel previously worked in research roles at new america where she studied civic innovation in local government; and at ithaka where she studied university libraries, research practices and digital initiatives in scholarly publishing. in addition, rachel co-led the development of u.s. history and civic