Isaac Graves began his journey in democratic education at a very young age having attended The Free School (Albany, NY), the longest running inner-city democratic school in the United States. Since graduating, he has worked extensively in the field as an educator, speaker, and organizer.

Isaac has spoken nationally and internationally, co-founded and taught at Harriet Tubman Democratic High School, blogs for the Institute for Democratic Education in America, and teaches at The Patchwork School in Louisville, Colorado. Prior to his role at Patchwork, Isaac served as the outreach and conference coordinator for the Alternative Education Resource Organization. Currently, Isaac is writing a book about the relationship between community and education.