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Sector Spotlight
Report Release: Reforming Teacher Pensions for a Changing Work Force
New Education Sector report examines teacher pensions and details the problems facing current state pension programs.
Sport or Not? A Question for the Courts
Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva interviewed by the New York Times on Title IX.
Teachers Unions as Agents of Reform
Brad Jupp, an architect of Denver's landmark performance-based teacher pay system, ProComp, is an outspoken advocate of both labor organizing and quality education for disadvantaged kids. In this interview, Jupp talks about ProComp, his views on teacher unionism, and the future of the teaching profession.
Education Sector Welcomes Three New Board Members
Education Sector's board of directors names three prominent leaders in the fields of education and journalism to the board: David W. Breneman, Richard Lee Colvin, and Peter McWalters.
For-profit colleges: Do they shortchange students?
Policy Director Kevin Carey comments on a recent Senate HELP Committee hearing on for-profit colleges.
Profiles
Our Team
Forrest Hinton
- Contact Email:
- fhinton@educationsector.org
- Position:
- Research Associate
As a research associate, Hinton supports Education Sector's communications team by gathering, summarizing, and synthesizing information on key education policy issues. He is responsible for collaboratively identifying new audiences for Education Sector's work and assisting with the implementation of the organization's impact strategy.
Prior to joining Education Sector, Hinton held a postgraduate fellowship at the U.S. Department of Education, where he monitored federal higher education programs with the mission of increasing college access and quality. He has previously worked as a college tutor, an academic mentor to students in elementary and middle grades, and a high school math teacher. In 2005, he was a staff intern for U.S. Senator Richard Burr from North Carolina.
Hinton completed his undergraduate degree in mathematics education at North Carolina State University and holds a master's degree in education policy and management from Harvard University. He is a resident of Arlington, Va.