Illuminations and Insights

Get to know the Director of Finance Eric Cramer in the latest installment of our Day in the Life series. In the blog, Eric describes his start in the education research space as an undergraduate student, the exciting nature of his responsibilities overseeing and analyzing data within EA's financial systems to drive the organization forward, and how he spends his time outside of work exploring state parks with his dogs.

Get to know Senior Technical Program Manager Drew McDermott in the latest installment of our Day in the Life series. In the blog, Drew details his journey from graduate school fellow to his current role within the Data Science division, the rewarding nature of tackling analytics challenges for our partner organizations, and how he spends his time outside of work exploring the Pacific Northwest.

Co-hosts of the DatabasED Podcast, Senior Product Manager Molly Stewart and Vice President of Product Rosh Dhanawade, recently interviewed Principal Researcher Michael Christian and Research Scientist I Sara Hu about how interoperability has changed their research work at Education Analytics (EA). This blog includes highlights from their episode.

Each year, we attend and present at several conferences nationwide to showcase our work and our Ed-Fi-enabled product stack. These events allow us to engage with educators, administrators, district leaders, and fellow ed tech organizations, fostering collaboration and sharing insights. In 2025, we participated in more than 20 conferences. In this blog, we provide an overview of some of the key conferences we attended and presented at in 2025, including SXSW EDU, AeriesCon, CoSN, Ed-Fi Alliance Tech Congress, SCASA, EA Staff Conference, GaDOE Data Conference, and Ed-Fi Alliance Summit.

Our “Day in the Life” blog series, launched in early 2024, shines a spotlight on the people who make Education Analytics (EA) a great place to work. During the past year, we've had the privilege of featuring team members from numerous departments, including Analyst, Business Strategy, Engineering, Implementation & Services, Information Technology (IT), Product, and Research teams. This series celebrates their unique contributions and the meaningful work they do every day to drive our mission forward. To wrap up 2025, we wanted to do a short recap of the year in “Day in the Life” blogs!

Education Analytics (EA) is officially 13! That's 13 years of growth, learning, and impact. To celebrate, we invited EA staff who join the organization in each of the past 13 years to reflect on what makes working at EA meaningful—and to share how the organization has evolved over time.