Elise Franchino is the program manager for the Learning Sciences Exchange program.
Franchino joined 快活app官网 in January 2019 to support research, blogging, and policy paper writing for the Early & Elementary Education and English Learner teams.
Prior to working at 快活app官网, Franchino was a pre-K and kindergarten teacher in child care centers, public elementary schools, and language immersion schools in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Passionate about improving children鈥檚 access to early education and dual language opportunities, she pivoted to education research and policy.
Franchino interned with Save the Children International and was a fellow with Learn Together, Live Together, providing research on school integration and diversity.
Franchino holds a certificate in education finance from Georgetown University, a master鈥檚 degree in TESOL literacy from Wilmington University, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in early childhood education from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.