Adria Steinberg
Vice President, Pathways Through Postsecondary
Adria Steinberg leads JFF’s program and policy development efforts to improve the educational options and prospects of young people who have disengaged or disconnected altogether from the educational system.
Ms. Steinberg and her Back on Track team work with state and federal policymakers to improve graduation rates and support states and districts in the creation and scale up of high-quality pathways for off-track and disconnected youth. Pathways include Back on Track high schools and GED to College programs, as well as Year to Career programs that offer pathways to family-supporting careers and postsecondary credentials for older youth who have obtained a diploma or GED but are not college ready.
Ms. Steinberg’s team works with intermediary and school district leaders in large and medium-sized cities at the forefront of implementing successful back-on-track school designs for struggling and out-of-school youth. The team also participates in a national postsecondary success initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, providing strategic support to select schools or programs in the networks of YouthBuild USA and the National Youth Employment Coalition as they enhance their programming to include a stronger pathway to postsecondary credentials.
Ms. Steinberg holds a Bachelor's of Arts with honors from Swarthmore College and a Master's in Education from Boston University.
Publications
- Pathway to Recovery: Implementing a Back on Track Through College Model
- Six Pillars of Effective Dropout Prevention and Recovery: An Assessment of Current State Policy and How to Improve It
- Reinventing Alternative Education: An Assessment of Current State Policy and How to Improve It
- Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools
- Raising Graduation Rates in an Era of High Standards: Five Commitments for State Action
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