News — With President Trump preparing to sign an executive order to try to dismantle the Education Department, there are many questions about what the effects of such a move would be for K-12 and higher education. For reporters covering these developments and their potential impacts, the following academics are available to provide commentary and analysis on a variety of topics:
Public opinion and K-12 education policy
, Associate Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, University of Maryland
Blissett's research primarily focuses on attitudes and ideologies in the politics of educational equity and justice, and how public ideologies translate into policy action, including in education governance (particularly school boards), as well as anti-racism activism and social movements in education.
Email: [email protected]
K-12 education policy
, Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University
Gordon's research focuses on American education policy, with an emphasis on equity and the federal role in elementary and secondary education. She has studied the distributional impacts of Title I, fiscal rules governing federal education grants, state school finance reforms, school desegregation, and school district consolidation.
Email: nora.gordon@georgetown.
School choice and charter schools
, Director of the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy and Professor of Education Policy, Indiana University
Lubienski’s research centers on education policy and reform in school choice, charter schools, school vouchers, and homeschooling. He has a particular focus on issues in equity, access, and evidence use in policymaking.
Email: [email protected]
Federal education policy
, Professor of Political Scienceand Education, Drew University
McGuinn is an expert on education policy and politics. His first book, No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2005, was honored as a Choice outstanding academic title.
Email: [email protected]
K-12 policy and curriculum
, Professor of Education, University of Southern California
Polikoff's areas of expertise include K-12 education policy; curriculum, standards, accountability, and assessment policy; survey research methods; and the impact of COVID-19 on American families' educational experiences.
Email: [email protected]
Financial aid, student loans, community colleges
, Professor of Economics and Education, Columbia University
Scott-Clayton's research focuses on labor economics and higher education policy; with a particular focus on financial aid; community colleges; and the outcomes of students after college; including labor market trajectories and patterns of student loan default.
Email: [email protected]
DEI in higher education
, Professor and Chair of Higher Education, University of Denver
Stewart researches issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in U.S. postsecondary education including the history, experiences of students, and how higher education institutions engage with such issues.
Email: [email protected]
Race, education, and admissions (K-12 and higher ed)
, Lenore Stern Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Tufts University
Warikoo studies beliefs about meritocracy, admissions, affirmative action, and racial equity, and the cultural processes that perpetuate inequality in education. She has studied high schools and selective colleges, in both the United States and Britain.
Email: [email protected]
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