As co-founder of Evergreen Education Solutions, Amy Niedzalkoski brings her lifelong commitment to public service to the intersection of law, education, and civil rights.
In more than twenty years with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Amy investigated and resolved thousands of complaints and compliance reviews alleging discrimination in our nation’s schools. Her extensive experience in investigation, negotiation, mediation, policy review, and teaching has been lauded by colleagues, school officials, and legal professionals nationwide. Her expertise with Title IX, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI, and the Age Discrimination Act has led to some of OCR’s most impactful and consequential enforcement work of the past two decades. And as former Chief Attorney in the Philadelphia regional office, Amy has formidable first-hand experience with the complex challenges that our students and schools face every day.
Amy’s passion for education is rooted in her background as an educator herself. She has taught in both K-12 and postsecondary settings, including in Philadelphia area charter schools and colleges. Among other subjects, Amy has taught school law, civics, social studies, and legal research and writing. She’s been an instructor for the Street Law program, a restorative justice facilitator, and a high school mock trial coach, helping prepare the next generation of engaged citizens and advocates.
Additionally, Amy spent the early parts of her legal career clerking for an administrative labor law judge and working at a firm practicing labor and employment law.
Amy is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. Her legal career has proudly centered around the education field, and her countless school and teaching experiences have provided her with a first-hand understanding of the hard work and commitment educators display, the challenges schools face, and our common calling to make schools safe and equitable for everyone.