Laura McGiffert Slover 
Ward 3
Laura McGiffert Slover is a native Washingtonian with over 14 years of experience in the field of education. She is the vice president of content and policy research at Achieve, a bipartisan, non-profit organization that helps states raise academic standards and graduation requirements, improve assessments and strengthen accountability to prepare all young people for post-secondary education, careers and citizenship. In 2006, Achieve was named by Education Week as one of the most influential education groups in the nation.
At Achieve, Ms. Slover has senior responsibility for overseeing a number of Achieve’s major initiatives in support of its American Diploma Project Network, a coalition of 34 states committed to ensuring high school graduates are prepared for college and careers. She also supervises Achieve’s Alignment Institutes, leads its work with states on building mathematics capacity and oversees the organization's standards development and research agenda.
Ms. Slover has extensive experience reviewing states' academic standards, tests and education policies, and she has written a number of reports and articles. Prior to joining Achieve, Ms. Slover taught English at the high school and community college level. Ms. Slover earned her Bachelor's degree in English and American literature from Harvard University; a Master's degree in education curriculum and instruction from the University of Colorado at Boulder; and a Master's degree in education policy from Georgetown University. She lives in the Palisades neighborhood of Ward 3 with husband Bill and daughter Avery.
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