Anna Kimsey Edwards
New Market Thoughts
Dec 19, 2025
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News & Updates
Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/19
In today's ever-changing world of education and workforce development, technology is increasingly shaping the opportunities available to students, schools, and employers. From online talent marketplaces and cutting-edge edtech tools to personalized support systems and updated regulations, these changes reflect a shared effort to make education more transparent, results-focused, and centered around the learner.
Dec 12, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/12
In today's rapidly evolving workforce Industry, traditional pathways into employment are facing unprecedented challenges, from eroding entry-level opportunities to shifting perceptions of higher education's value. As AI continues to transform skill requirements and job roles, innovative approaches (such as portfolio-based work-based learning, skills-first strategies, and streamlined educational systems) are emerging as vital solutions to bridge gaps and foster economic mobility.
Dec 5, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/05
In this week's News Roundup, the articles featured highlight how the traditional pathways from education to career are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. From the widening gap between high school graduation and workforce readiness to the diminishing returns of a college degree, stakeholders across the education and employment sectors are rethinking how we prepare young people for success.
Anna is Chief Advocacy Officer and Co-Founder of Whiteboard Advisors. Over a decade with Whiteboard Advisors, Anna has led district and state outreach on behalf of some of the most successful companies and non-profit organizations in education, including Rosetta Stone, Code.org, and the College Board. A product of the Atlanta Public School system, Anna works closely with education leaders across our nation’s urban school districts and higher education systems.
A student of the policy and political environment that impacts success in the education market, Anna has helped to facilitate public-private partnerships that support great teaching and learning—earning a reputation as both an education technology expert and thought partner for policymakers and institutional leaders. Anna is Whiteboard Advisors’ most frequent flyer, working with governors’ offices, state departments of education, higher education leaders, and school districts across the country.
Anna currently serves as vice-chair on the board of national nonprofit Share Fair Nation. She has also advised the National Cherry Blossom Festival as chair of the festival’s primary fundraising event for four years, and has served as a local advisory board member to Jumpstart, an early childhood organization. Her previous experience includes working in CNN’s D.C. Bureau for National Correspondent Bob Franken and CNN Productions. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University.
