ExcelinEd, a national education policy nonprofit, recently announced the selection of a Chandler resident and Arizona State University graduate Arman Sidhu for its newly launched Education Policy Resident Program.

The two-year program equips residents with the essential skills, public policy expertise, advocacy acumen, networking and mentorship opportunities, and dedicated career support needed for a career as an education policy leader.

Over the course of the residency, participants are fully immersed in ExcelinEd’s student-centered policy agenda and mission.

By completing the program, residents are ready to serve as catalysts for innovation and change in pivotal advisory roles at the highest levels of state government, including executive offices, state legislatures and education agencies.

Sidhu is an educator and administrator. He’s the founder and former director of iCubed Learning Inc., a volunteer-run, nonprofit microschool and homeschool resource center in Tempe. He was previously a charter school principal and public school teacher.

Sidhu earned his bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from ASU and his master’s in political science from the University of Illinois at Springfield.  He’s completing his doctorate at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers’ College at ASU.

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