Harvard Graduate School of Education

Research interests: Applied microeconomic theory, including supply-side issues in higher education, the effects of occupational licensing on labor market discrimination, and the link between residential segregation and educational outcomes.

Research interests: Politics of K-12 education in the United States and how education policies affect student learning and non-cognitive development.

Current projects include studies of public opinion on education policy, the effects of charter school...

Research interests: Economist. Ways in which growth in family income inequality in the U.S. has affected educational opportunities for children from low-income families, and the effectiveness of alternative strategies for improving life chances for these...

Research interests: What it would take to create high quality schooling at scale, with a particular interest in the professionalization of teaching.

Mehta is currently working on two projects: The Chastened Dream, a history of the effort to link social...

Research interests: Economist. Kane's work has spanned both K-12 and higher education, covering topics such as the design of school accountability systems, teacher recruitment and retention, financial aid for college, race-conscious college admissions...

Research interests: Economics of skill development, education, and the labor market. The long-run influence of school accountability: impacts, mechanisms, and policy implications. The growing return to social skills in the labor market.

Winner of the...