Alison Rausch is a 2021-2022 Teach Plus Mississippi Senior Policy Fellow and is a 5th and 6th grade special education teacher at Wheeler Attendance Center in Booneville. Alison is also a member of the Teach Plus National Policy Advisory Board. She has received several grants for her school including the Mississippi Professional Educators Grant and the Stride Grant. She received a BS in Special Education from Mississippi State University, an MEd from Union University, an EdS from Arkansas State University, and an EdD in Education from Belhaven University.