Policy Advisor
Grace works as the Policy Advisor for Workforce and Postsecondary Education at Texas 2036. Her work focuses on workforce development, postsecondary education, and advanced learning opportunities that begin in high school, including dual credit. She places particular emphasis on strengthening the connection between education outcomes and Texas’ evolving workforce needs.
Note: This is Part 2 of a series on Texas 2036’s Earned but Not Awarded report. In the first post in this series, we introduced Texas’ Potential Completers and identified why recognizing their progress matters for the state’s attainment goals. To understand the opportunity they represent, it helps to take a closer look at how these…
Note: This is Part 1 of a series on Texas 2036’s Earned but Not Awarded report As the number of jobs requiring only a high school diploma continues to diminish, postsecondary degrees or credentials have become essential for securing stable, high-wage employment. Yet, while more than 90 percent of Texas high school students now graduate…
Last Spring, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, the company behind the AI software Claude, told reporters at Axios that AI would send unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years. Last month, the CEO of Microsoft AI, Mustafa Suleyman, told The Financial Times that AI could replace most white-collar work in the…
Texas 2036 Government Performance and Fiscal Policy Director Rahul Sreenivasan submitted comments on Wednesday to accompany his testimony to the Texas House Committee on Appropriations in favor of House Bill 500. He highlighted multiple spending items within the supplemental budget bill, which is scheduled for consideration on the House floor on Thursday. Here are his…
In 2024, Texas higher education experienced transformative changes, driven by major legislative actions, strategic funding and bold initiatives to tackle challenges in access, affordability and workforce alignment. With the full implementation of House Bill 8 and increased focus on student success, the state laid the foundation for a brighter future for students and employers alike….