
Brooke Watkins, Ed.D. is a strategic education leader with more than 20 years of experience across K–12 systems, higher education, and national education organizations. She currently serves as an Assessment and Analytics Solutions Architect at Newsela, partnering with district and school leaders to design aligned assessment ecosystems, data workflows, and instructional tools that support data-informed decision-making. Dr. Watkins brings deep expertise in translating data into action and supporting sustainable, system-level implementation.