Fall 2023 By the Numbers Discussion Series: School Segregation By the Numbers (Zoom)

Friday, October 6, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Jacqueline Nowicki, Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Title: School Segregation By the Numbers

Please join Ms. Jacqueline Nowicki, the Director of  Education, Workforce, and Income Security at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), for a discussion on recent reports regarding school segregation among US K-12 schools.

Please read the following report written by Dr. Nowicki before attending the event:

K-12 Education: Student Population Has Significantly Diversified, but Many Schools Remain Divided Along Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Lines

Bio

Ms. Nowicki is a Director in the Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. She is responsible for leading GAO’s work on a wide range of pre K-12 issues, including special education, school facilities, K12 COVID spending, equitable access, school climate and safety, and Head Start.  A nationally recognized expert in K-12 education, she regularly testifies before Congress and has made dozens of recommendations to Congress and federal agencies to improve federal oversight and educational outcomes for kids. She also has 25+ years of experience with federal budgeting and grants management issues. Additionally, she teaches a wide range of leadership and writing courses in GAO’s Learning Center, and is a certified diversity and inclusion facilitator.

Ms. Nowicki joined GAO in 1998 and has received numerous awards during her GAO career, including GAO’s Client Services award for exemplary commitment to providing expert and timely service to Congressional clients; two Chief Learning Officers Awards for exceptional commitment to and outstanding performance in redesigning and teaching writing and leadership courses; and both Distinguished and Meritorious Service awards for her dedication to staff development and motivating staff to achieve high levels of performance.

Prior to joining GAO, Ms. Nowicki worked in private sector consulting and led projects on education, job training and social policy issues for state and local government clients, and served as a Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. She earned a Master’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in finance from Lehigh University. She and her family live in New England.