Dale Chu

Dale is an independent consultant on education programs and policy. He works primarily with policymakers, educators, non-profits, foundations, and universities. Dale is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education think tank in Washington, D.C., a board member for the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and serves on the President’s Advisory Council for Communities in Schools.

Dale’s career includes two decades of service as a teacher, lead teacher, assistant principal, principal, and district administrator. In addition, he has also served as a state education official in Indiana and Florida. Dale began his career in education as a Teach For America corps member in San Benito, Texas, located in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.– Mexico border. During his second year of teaching, Dale was recognized as the district’s teacher of the year.

He later became the founding principal at a high-performing urban charter school. In three years, Dale took the school from a 26 percent to a 96 percent pass rate as measured by the state’s assessment. His school was recognized for achieving the highest African American student performance scores in the state.

Dale is a graduate of Cornell University and earned a Masters degree in administration and policy analysis from Stanford University. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, and resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife and daughter.