Expertise
Education Policy, School Reform, Measurement and Accountability, History of Education
Research Interests
Educational Policy; Education Reform; Measuring School Quality; Accountability; Public Attitudes; Standardized Testing; Teacher Knowledge; Research-to-Practice Connections; History of Education
Education
- Ph.D.: History of Education, (2010), Stanford University - Stanford CA
- MA: American History, (2007), Stanford University - Stanford CA
- BA: Political Science, (2002), Haverford College - Haverford, PA
Biosketch
Jack Schneider, Ph.D., is a historian and policy analyst who studies the influence of politics, rhetoric, culture, and information in shaping attitudes and behaviors. His research examines how educators, policymakers, and the public develop particular views about what is true, what is effective, and what is important. Drawing on a diverse mix of methodological approaches, he has written about measurement and accountability, segregation and school choice, teacher preparation and pedagogy, and the relationship between research and practice. His current work, on how school quality is conceptualized and quantified, has been supported by the Spencer Foundation and the Massachusetts State Legislature. The author of five books, Schneider is a regular contributor to outlets like the Washington Post and the Atlantic, and co-hosts the education policy podcast Have You Heard. He is also the co-founder of the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment and the Executive Director of the Education Commonwealth Project.
Selected Awards and Honors
- Fellow (2020-Present), Scholarship/Research - National Education Policy Center
- Friend of Education Award (2021), Massachusetts Teachers Association
- Teaching Excellence Award (2020), Teaching - University of Massachusetts Lowell
- PROSE Award (2018), Scholarship/Research - Association of American Publishers
- Stanford Graduate Fellowship (2005), Scholarship/Research - Stanford University
Selected Publications
- Schneider, J. Hutt, E.L. (2023). Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don’t Have To). Harvard University Press.
- Schneider, J. Berkshire, J. (2020). A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School. The New Press
- Schneider, J. (2017). Beyond Test Scores: A Better Way to Measure School Quality. Harvard University Press
- Schneider, J. (2014). From the Ivory Tower to the Schoolhouse: How Scholarship Becomes Common Knowledge in Education. Harvard Education Press
- Schneider, J. (2011). Excellence For All: How a New Breed of Reformers Is Transforming America's Public Schools. Vanderbilt University Press
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (2019), Grant - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Schneider, J. (Co-Investigator) - Using Data to Empower Communities (2020), Grant - Massachusetts Teachers Association
Schneider, J. (Principal) - Beyond Test Scores (2019), Grant - Center for Collaborative Education
Schneider, J. (Principal) - Historical Perspectives on School Reform (2019), Grant - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Schneider, J. (Principal) - Lesson Study in Japan (2019), Grant - Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation
Schneider, J. (Principal) - Rethinking Data Use in Measuring Teacher Education Programs (2018), Contract - Westfield State University
Schneider, J. (Principal) - Beyond Test Scores (2018), Grant - Center for Collaborative Education
Schneider, J. (Principal)