Sarah Manes

Sarah Manes is a Subject Matter Expert at EAB. She engages directly with K-12 public and independent school leaders to improve student outcomes through translating research into practice. She provides strategy and best practices advice on pressing challenges, including institutional risk management, the science of reading and literacy gaps, developing principal leadership, and adolescent mental health.

Much of Sarah’s career has focused on equity in education. Prior to joining EAB, Sarah provided consulting services to organizations like the American Association for the Advancement of Science where she advised a program focused on institutional transformation in support of diversity and inclusion in colleges and universities. With the Urban Institute, she conducted program evaluation and effectiveness research on diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM education and careers. Sarah has experience across the education landscape and has provided strategic consulting to charter school governing boards, worked with large public school systems around strategic planning, and served on the board of an independent school in Washington, DC.