ERS Team

Tara Anderson

Tara joined ERS in 2016 and leads ERS’ Human Capital Practice Area. She has worked with district and state partners nationally, with a focus on how districts can design schools to make teaching more attractive and sustainable. She has supported school systems to organize staffing and schedules to dramatically increase time for teacher collaboration and enable rookie teachers to co-teach for 50% of their day with highly effective teacher leaders. She has also supported school systems to redesign High School schedules to better support students to stay on track for graduation and expand access to early post-secondary opportunities. Tara leads ERS’ work to annually track teacher turnover in our partner districts.

Prior to joining ERS, Tara taught elementary school in Richmond, California for five years. During that time, she served as a support coach for beginning teachers and a school director for a summer enrichment program for low-income middle school students. She holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management, where she was co-chair of the Yale Education Leadership Conference, and a B.A. in Economics from Bryn Mawr College. She is an alumna of Teach for America and Education Pioneers.

Outside of work, Tara loves exploring national parks, biking along the Charles River, and spending time with her family.

Previous Experience

Education Pioneers Graduate School Fellow
Caliber Schools

Teacher
West Contra Costa Unified School District through Teach For America

Education

MBA
Yale School of Management

Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Bryn Mawr College