Kevin Carey

Kevin Carey directs the Education Policy program at New America. He writes regularly for “The Upshot” at The New York Times and has written feature articles for Wired, The New Republic, Pacific Standard, Washington Monthly, and other publications. He is a contributing writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education and edits the annual Washington Monthly college guide. His book, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere, was published by Riverhead in 2015.

Prior to joining New America, Mr. Carey worked as the policy director of Education Sector, and as an analyst at the Education Trust and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He has also worked for the Indiana Senate Finance Committee and as Indiana’s Assistant State Budget Director. Mr. Carey has a bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University and master’s degree from the Ohio State University.