Elizabeth Ross is the Deputy Assistant Superintendent Division of Teaching and Learning the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) in Washington, DC

In this role, Elizabeth Ross is currently the Deputy Assistant Superintendent in the Division of Teaching and Learning at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) in Washington, DC. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University Law Center, where she teaches U.S. Legal Research, Analysis and Writing, and American University Graduate School of Education, where she teaches Education Law and Policy. Most recently, Elizabeth served as the Vice President and Managing Director of Teacher Policy at the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), where she oversaw state research and policy and led technical assistance to support states’ efforts to ensure that every student has effective teachers and every teacher has the opportunity to become effective. Prior to joining NCTQ, Elizabeth worked at the U.S. Department of Education on initiatives including ESEA flexibility, Excellent Educators for All, and regulations and guidance under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Elizabeth began her career as a third-grade teacher at Simon Elementary School in Washington, D.C.

She holds a B.A. from Georgetown University, where she studied English Literature and Government; a M.A.T. from American University in Elementary Education; a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law, where she was a public interest scholar; and an Ed.M. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she was a Zuckerman Fellow.