Education First Consulting (www.educationfirstconsulting.com) is a national policy consulting firm that specializes in helping education policymakers, advocates and funders develop broad-based strategies that lead to greater learning and achievement for our nation's students. Our clients have included Achieve, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, George Gund Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Pyramid Communications, Washington State Board of Education, Ohio's Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy, Oregon's Chalkboard Project and Washington's Partnership for Learning.