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Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon

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Washington, D.C., 20001
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Dan Gordon formerly served the District of Columbia Public Schools as a senior advisor for school design; as deputy chief academic officer for college and career readiness, early childhood education, language acquisition, and out-of-school time programs; and as chief of staff to the chief academic officer. Previously, he was a lead English teacher at Columbia...

Dan Gordon formerly served the District of Columbia Public Schools as a senior advisor for school design; as deputy chief academic officer for college and career readiness, early childhood education, language acquisition, and out-of-school time programs; and as chief of staff to the chief academic officer. Previously, he was a lead English teacher at Columbia Heights Education Campus in Washington, D.C. He started his career as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's Educational Opportunities Section, where he enforced federal education antidiscrimination statutes across the nation. Dan holds degrees from American University (MAT) and Harvard University (BA and JD) and is an alumnus of both AmeriCorps and the Broad Residency in Urban Education.

Dan Gordon

Heights Education Campus in Washington, D.C. He started his career as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's Educational Opportunities Section, where he enforced federal education antidiscrimination statutes across the nation. Dan holds degrees from American University (MAT) and Harvard University (BA and JD) and is an alumnus of both AmeriCorps and the Broad Residency in Urban Education.

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  • Urban Alliance, D.C. Advisory Board Member (2014–Present)
  • Hands On Atlanta Youth Corps Member, AmeriCorps (1995–1996)

Dan Gordon formerly served the District of Columbia Public Schools as a senior advisor for school design; as deputy chief academic officer for college and career readiness, early childhood education, language acquisition, and out-of-school time programs; and as chief of staff to the chief academic officer. Previously, he was a lead English teacher at Columbia... Heights Education Campus in Washington, D.C. He started his career as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's Educational Opportunities Section, where he enforced federal education antidiscrimination statutes across the nation. Dan holds degrees from American University (MAT) and Harvard University (BA and JD) and is an alumnus of both AmeriCorps and the Broad Residency in Urban Education.

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude (1999)
    • Harvard Law Review
    • Champion Team Member, Ames Moot Court Competition
  • The Broad, Residency, Urban Education (2012)
  • American University, School of Education, MA, Teaching (2008)
  • Harvard College, BA, History and Literature, magna cum laude (1995)

Admissions

  • New York

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1999 - 2000)
  • Urban Alliance, D.C. Advisory Board Member (2014–Present)
  • Hands On Atlanta Youth Corps Member, AmeriCorps (1995–1996)