Meagan Crowe is Senior Research and Policy Analyst for the Southern Education Foundation where she plays a lead role in using research and data to highlight trends and current inequities in education, elevate promising solutions, and create compelling narratives to advise policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders. Meagan previously served as a policy analyst for the Southern Regional Education Board and conducted commissioned research for the Center for State and Local Finance. Meagan’s research has focused on state education progress, dual enrollment, postsecondary transitions, adult education, and the impacts of automation and the COVID-19 pandemic on workforce participation and economic opportunity.

Meagan holds a Master of Public Administration from Georgia State University with a certification in Nonprofit Leadership and Management as well as her Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.