Ace Parsi is the Project Director for the National Association of State Boards of Education’s Deeper Learning Portfolio at the organization's Center for College, Career, and Civic Readiness.  Through this position, he supports the work of state boards of education on a variety of topics—including assessments, accountability, high school graduation requirements, educator capacity and other issues—related to ensuring students have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential for college, career, and civic success.  Prior to joining NASBE, Mr. Parsi held a number of policy, research, and school-based positions at the Alliance for Excellent Education, the National Service-Learning Partnership, Policy Analysis for California Education, and Fair Oaks Community School in Redwood City, California.

 

Mr. Parsi and his family immigrated to the US when he was eight. His own experience as an English language learner and free and reduced price lunch student led him towards a passion for utilizing education as a driver for greater equity.   Mr. Parsi holds a Masters in Public Policy Degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.  He currently resides in Washington, DC with his wife, Clare, and daughter, Ella.