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Amit Jain | Lead Researcher, Coursolve

Amit Jain | Lead Researcher, Coursolve

Current Position and Past Experience
Amit Jain is the lead researcher at Coursolve, an initiative to connect academic courses to organizations in order to empower students to solve real-world problems. He is also an associate teacher of middle school math and science at a charter school in Boston, MA.

Prior to his current teaching position, Jain co-founded Learning Exchange, an after-school program for middle school students in Providence, RI, and led a student initiative to reform financial aid at his alma mater.

Education, Honors and Achievements
Jain graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics.

Personal Details and Community Involvement
Jain is passionate about expanding access to educational opportunity. Outside of the classroom, he was an organizer on the Obama 2012 campaign in Florida and currently volunteers for progressive causes in Boston.

Connect
You can find Amit on Twitter @coursolve and @jaindrops. You can also find more of his writing on the Coursolve Blog.

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