To contact these experts, please call the Office of Public Affairs at (202) 261-5709
or email paffairs@ui.urban.org.
Toni Clewell, Education Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Gender issues and education; school language policy; teacher and school performance evaluation.
Gayle Christensen, research associate, Education Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: International comparative education; education and immigrant students; No Child Left Behind.
Jane Hannaway, director, Education Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Education and employment; elementary and secondary school education; local education reform; teacher and school performance evaluation; vouchers.
Robert Lerman, senior fellow, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.
Areas of expertise: Education and employment; school-to-work initiatives; child support/paternity; family structure and composition; income and wealth distribution; job training; poverty; unwed fathers; welfare reform.
Austin Nichols, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Education and employment; elementary and secondary school education.
Kim Rueben, research associate,Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Education finance; state and local taxes and budgeting; teacher labor markets.
Becky Smerdon, senior research associate, Education Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Secondary school education and reform; school and program evaluation; federal and education policy; education equity for historically underserved populations
