Casey Peeks is the senior director of Early Childhood Policy at American Progress. She previously served as a professional staff member for the House Committee on Education and Labor under Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA). She also served as a federal policy analyst at Child Care Aware of America and as an education policy fellow on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions under Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA).
Before working in policy, Peeks taught kindergarten for four years. Peeks holds a master’s degree in education policy and management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she was awarded a Saul Zaentz Fellowship in early education. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication and political science from the University of Pennsylvania.
