Strategic Insight for a Changing Education Landscape
Helping education leaders, organizations, and stakeholders navigate complex challenges through thoughtful strategy, collaboration, and practical solutions.
— Positioning
Where Higher Education Policy Meets Practice.
Parks Education Consulting is an independent higher education consulting firm founded by Jenny L. Parks, Ed.D. With more than 20 years leading large-scale change across education and workforce systems, Jenny works at the intersection of policy, strategy, and implementation.
— What We Do
One Integrated Practice. Multiple Ways to
Solve Complex Problems.
Policy, compliance, and strategy delivered through whatever form the problem requires.
Policy & Compliance Interpretation
Translating federal and state requirements into decisions, timelines, and defensible practice.
Strategy & Organizational Advising
Positioning, program design, and systems change for institutions, nonprofits, and intermediaries.
Policy & Compliance Interpretation
Translating federal and state requirements into decisions, timelines, and defensible practice.
Research, Analysis &
Tools
Multi-state policy scans, trackers, dashboards, and reports built to be used, not shelved.
Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation
Building consensus across institutions, agencies, associations, and funders.
Policy & Compliance Interpretation
Translating federal and state requirements into decisions, timelines, and defensible practice.
— What We Do
Areas of Deep Specialty
Policy, compliance, and strategy delivered through whatever form the problem requires.
Policy, compliance, and strategy delivered through whatever form the problem requires.
- Open Educational Resources & Course Materials Affordability
- Dual & Concurrent Enrollment
- State Authorization & Reciprocity (SARA)
- Transfer & Credit Mobility
- Credential Transparency & Interoperable Data
- Accreditation Standards & Compliance
- FERPA, Clery & Title IX
- State & Federal Higher Education Policy
- Workforce Pell
— Who We Work With
Who We Serve
Working across the higher education ecosystem to turn complex challenges into actionable strategy.
Higher education challenges rarely fit neatly into one category. We work across institutions, agencies, nonprofits, funders, and mission-driven companies to build practical strategies for complex systems.
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Colleges, Universities & Systems
State agencies, coordinating boards, governors’ offices, and legislative committees.
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State Agencies & Government
State agencies, coordinating boards, governors’ offices, and legislative committees.
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Nonprofits & Associations
Nonprofits, associations, advocacy organizations, and intermediaries.
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Foundations & Philanthropic Organizations
Supporting organizations and foundations through strategic guidance, research.