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| birth_place = [[Santa Barbara, California]], U.S.

| nationality = United StatesAmerican

| alma_matereducation = [[Binghamton University]], <br>[[The Ohio State University]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.-->

'''Kevin Carey''' (born October 6, 1970) is an American [[higher education policy|higher education]] writer and policy analyst. He serves as Director of the Education Policy Program at [[New America Foundation|New America]], a non-profit, non-partisan research organization based in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="naf">{{Cite web|url=http://newamerica.net/user/478|title=Kevin Carey|access-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312023901/http://newamerica.net/user/478|archive-date=2015-03-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> He writes regularly on education for The Upshot at the New York Times, and is guest editor of the annual ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' College Guide.<ref name="eds">{{Cite web|url=http://www.educationsector.org/person/kevin-carey|title=Kevin Carey|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206012020/http://www.educationsector.org/person/kevin-carey|archivedate=2013-12-06}}</ref> He has taught education policy at [[Johns Hopkins University]],<ref name="naf" /><ref name="jhu">{{Cite web|url=http://advanced.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/AAP1120_Catalogue_2011-12.pdf|title=Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts & Sciences: Advanced Academic Programs Faculty}}</ref> and was a monthly columnist for six years at ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]''.<ref name="naf" /> He has been described by ''[[New York Times]]'' [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] columnist [[David Leonhardt]] as “one of the sharpest higher education experts out there”<ref>{{ cite news|url=httphttps://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/a-different-way-of-ranking-colleges/?_r=1|title=A Different Way of Ranking Colleges | work=The New York Times | first=David|last=Leonhardt|date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> and by ''[[Washington Post]]'' education reporter [[Jay Mathews]] as “the best higher education writer in the country.”<ref>{{ cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/09/americas_best_community_colleg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913170530/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/09/americas_best_community_colleg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2010|title=America's best community colleges | worknewspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

Prior to joining the New America Foundation, Carey served for eight years as policy director at [[American Institutes for Research|Education Sector]], and before that in various analyst roles at the Education Trust, the [[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]], and the [[Indiana General Assembly|Indiana Senate Finance Committee]].<ref name="edt">{{Cite web|url=http://www.edtrust.org/dc/press-room/press-release/the-real-value-of-value-added-getting-effective-teachers-to-the-students|title=The Real Value of Value Added: Getting Effective Teachers to the Students|access-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204185856/http://www.edtrust.org/dc/press-room/press-release/the-real-value-of-value-added-getting-effective-teachers-to-the-students|archive-date=2013-12-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cbpp">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=712|title=How Well Are States Coping with the Slow Economy and Structural Budget Problems}}</ref> Between 1999 and 2001 he was [[Indiana]]’s Assistant State Budget Director for Education.<ref name="naf" />

Carey has a bachelor's degree in political science from [[Binghamton University]] in 1992, and a [[Masters in Public Administration]] from [[The Ohio State University]]<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.--> in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blueengine.org/team/board-of-advisors|title=Board of Advisors, Blue Engine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2008/09/04/carey|title=What's Wrong With Boasting About CLA Scores?}}</ref> He lives with his wife and daughter in Arlington, VA.<ref name="naf" />

After completing his [[Masters in Public Administration|M.P.A.]] at [[Ohio State University]], Carey moved to [[Indianapolis]], where he became an education finance analyst for the state of [[Indiana]], helping to develop a new formula for setting property taxes and distributing state financial aid that was designed to help low-income children.<ref name="book">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1aDGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dqq=%22Kevin+Carey%22+%22Indiana+Senate+Finance%22+1999&sourcepg=bl&ots=xq2UnOp5p9&sig=ZuNnNVr_kIuDwaZbEQqNdimLUFQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=072cUvxx7c2xBOa7gfgB&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Kevin%20Carey%22%20%22Indiana%20Senate%20Finance%22%201999&f=falsePA337|title=Accountability in American Higher Education|isbn=9780230115309|last1=Carey|first1=K.|last2=Schneider|first2=M.|date=20 December 2010|publisher=Springer }}</ref> He later became a Senior Analyst for the [[Indiana State Senate|Indiana Senate Finance Committee]], where he wrote legislation and advised the Democratic caucus on matters of fiscal policy.<ref name="book" /> In 1999 he became [[Indiana]]'s Assistant State Budget Director for Education, a position in which he advised Governor [[Frank O'Bannon]] on K-12 and higher education policy issues.<ref name="book" />

Carey moved to Washington, D.C. in 2001, and joined the [[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]] (CBPP) as a policy analyst.<ref name="cbpp" /> His work at the CBPP focused on state poverty-based education funding programs.<ref name="book" /> In 2003 Carey joined the Education Trust,<ref name="trust">{{cite web|url=http://www.edtrust.org/dc/press-room/press-release/state-funding-gaps-students-who-need-the-most-continue-to-get-the-least|title=State funding gaps: Students who need the most continue to get the least|access-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204190131/http://www.edtrust.org/dc/press-room/press-release/state-funding-gaps-students-who-need-the-most-continue-to-get-the-least|archive-date=2013-12-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> where he served as Director of Policy Research and created the CollegeResults.org graduation rate website.<ref name="trust" />

In September 2005, Carey helped found [[American Institutes for Research|Education Sector]], an independent education think tank.<ref name="eds" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.educationsector.org/who-we-are|title=Who We Are|access-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031160052/http://www.educationsector.org/who-we-are|archive-date=2013-10-31|url-status=dead}}</ref> At Education Sector he led the organization's policy team, and headed up policy development in K-12 and higher education.<ref name="eds" /> His research focused largely on higher education reform issues, including the college rankings systems, and efforts to improve college graduation rates.<ref name="eds" /> He wrote extensively on college affordability and accountability issues, and drew particularly wide attention for a Winter 2010 essay in the journal, ''[[Democracy]]'', on the role of the American higher education lobby in elevating student costs and obstructing efforts to improve accountability and transparency.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/the-trouble-with-college-costs/?_r=0|title=The Trouble With College Costs | work=The New York Times | date=April 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite newsmagazine| url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1948175,00.html|title=Holding Colleges Accountable: Is Success Measurable? | workmagazine=Time | date=January 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/15/the-insane-cost-of-higher-education.html|title=The Insane Cost of Higher Education|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=15 May 2012 |last1=Tomasky |first1=Michael }}</ref> He also wrote an in-depth profile of education historian [[Diane Ravitch]] for ''[[The New Republic]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=httphttps://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/magazine/97765/diane-ravitch-education-reform|title=The Dissenter|magazine=The New Republic |date=23 November 2011 |last1=Carey |first1=Kevin }}</ref>

In 2012 Carey became Director of [[New America Foundation|New America's]]<nowiki/>s Education Policy Program, which focuses its research on improving outcomes for low-income learners and expanding public access to information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://education.newamerica.org/|title=About New America Education|access-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204140051/http://education.newamerica.org/|archive-date=2013-12-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> His recent research and writing has focused on the intersection of technology and higher education, including the prospects of [[digital badges]] in education, and [[Massive Open Online Course]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Into-the-Future-with-MOOCs/134080/|title=Into the Future with MOOCs|date=3 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/show-me-your-badge.html|title=Show Me Your Badge | work=The New York Times | first=Kevin|last=Carey|date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>

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