Senior Associate, Mathematics

Kaye Forgione began consulting work with Achieve in 2000 and joined Achieve as senior associate for mathematics in March 2001. Kaye's primary responsibilities are managing Achieve's Standards and Benchmarking Initiatives involving mathematics.

Prior to joining Achieve, Kaye served as assistant director of the Systemic Research Collaborative for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SYRCE), a project at the University of Texas at Austin funded by the National Science Foundation. Her responsibilities at the University of Texas also included management and design responsibilities for UTeach, a collaborative project of the College of Education and the College of Natural Sciences to train and support the next generation of mathematics and science teachers in Texas.

Before her work at the University of Texas, Kaye was director of academic standards programs at the Council for Basic Education, a non-profit education organization located in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining the Council for Basic Education in 1997, Kaye worked in the K–12 arena in a variety of roles, including several leadership positions with the Delaware Department of Education. Kaye began her education career as a high school mathematics teacher. She taught mathematics at the secondary and college levels as part of adult continuing education programs.

Kaye received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and education from the University of Delaware, a master's degree in systems management from the University of Southern California, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Delaware.