Carol K. Crawford currently serves as a Consultant to A+ College Ready, a division of the A+ Education Partnership. She was the Principal Developer of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) Grant Proposal in 2007, which resulted in the award of a 13.2 grant from NMSI and the formation of A+ College Ready. Crawford served as the Program Director for the organization from September 2007 until her retirement from the Alabama State Department of Education in December of 2010. Since retirement Crawford has successfully developed grant applications to both public and private entities to spearhead the fundraising efforts for the Alabama Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP). She collaborated with the University of Alabama in the development of the CS10K National Science Foundation Grant and is managing the sub-grant award to A+ College Ready for this project.

Prior to Crawford’s work with A+ College Ready, she held various positions within the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), including serving as a Coordinator with the Classroom Improvement Section of the SDE.

Crawford received both a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.