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Bethany M. Little

Bethany M. Little

Managing Principal

101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
T 202.689.2924
bethany.little@nelsonmullins.com
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Bethany Little is a Managing Principal at EducationCounsel, LLC where she supports foundations, nonprofit organizations, states, districts and institutions of higher education to drive systems change for equity and advance improvements in education outcomes from early childhood through higher education. Little has spent 20 years working in government and as an advocate, including on the...

Bethany Little is a Managing Principal at EducationCounsel, LLC where she supports foundations, nonprofit organizations, states, districts and institutions of higher education to drive systems change for equity and advance improvements in education outcomes from early childhood through higher education. Little has spent 20 years working in government and as an advocate, including on the White House Domestic Policy Council and at the U.S. Department of Education. In the U.S. Senate, she served as Chief Education Counsel to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee under two chairmen, Senators Edward Kennedy and Tom Harkin, and as a legislative aide to Senator Patty Murray. In the non-profit arena, Little was a Managing Partner at America Achieves, the vice president for policy and advocacy at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the director of government relations for the Children’s Defense Fund. She serves on the boards of the National Equity Project, Veterans Education Success, and Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy. 

Bethany M. Little

White House Domestic Policy Council and at the U.S. Department of Education. In the U.S. Senate, she served as Chief Education Counsel to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee under two chairmen, Senators Edward Kennedy and Tom Harkin, and as a legislative aide to Senator Patty Murray. In the non-profit arena, Little was a Managing Partner at America Achieves, the vice president for policy and advocacy at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the director of government relations for the Children’s Defense Fund. She serves on the boards of the National Equity Project, Veterans Education Success, and Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy. 

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Bethany Little is a Managing Principal at EducationCounsel, LLC where she supports foundations, nonprofit organizations, states, districts and institutions of higher education to drive systems change for equity and advance improvements in education outcomes from early childhood through higher education. Little has spent 20 years working in government and as an advocate, including on the... White House Domestic Policy Council and at the U.S. Department of Education. In the U.S. Senate, she served as Chief Education Counsel to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee under two chairmen, Senators Edward Kennedy and Tom Harkin, and as a legislative aide to Senator Patty Murray. In the non-profit arena, Little was a Managing Partner at America Achieves, the vice president for policy and advocacy at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the director of government relations for the Children’s Defense Fund. She serves on the boards of the National Equity Project, Veterans Education Success, and Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy. 

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  • Georgetown University, BS, Foreign Service (1995)