Lindsey Halman is the executive director of UP for Learning, a nonprofit with the mission of empowering youth and adults to reimagine and transform education together. Prior to joining UP, she spent 15 years as a middle-level educator, leader and advocate, co-founding The Edge Academy in Essex, Vermont.

UP for Learning supports youth-adult teams in schools around the country as they identify, explore, and take action on issues of shared importance. UP co-designs projects with school partners focused on social-emotional learning, student voice, equity, and sustainability. We support these school teams as they analyze data and implement a plan of action for systemic change, based on community input.