Dan Goldhaber

Dan Goldhaber
Research Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1994

Contact Information:
2101 N. 34th Street, Suite 195
Seattle, WA 98103
dgoldhab@u.washington.edu
206.685.2214

Areas of Specialization: Educational Productivity, K-12 Education Reform, Teacher Labor Markets

Dan Goldhaber joined the Evans School faculty in 2002. His research focuses on issues of educational productivity and reform at the K-12 level, and the relationship between teacher labor markets and teacher quality.

Goldhaber also serves as an adjunct faculty position with the University of Washington's Department of Economics, and is an affiliated scholar of the Urban Institute's Education Policy Center.

His current research addresses teacher labor markets and the role that teacher pay structure plays in teacher recruitment and retention; the relationship between teacher licensure test performance and student achievement; the effects of the Opportunity Scholarship ("voucher") Program in Florida on schools, teachers, and students; the implementation and impact of comprehensive school reform models; and the effects of National Board Certification.

His published work includes studies of the effects of teacher qualifications and quality on student achievement; the impact of teacher pay structure and licensure on the teacher labor market; the relative efficiency of public and private schools; and the effects of accountability systems and market competition on K-12 schooling.

Outside of academia, Goldhaber served as an elected member of the Alexandria City School Board from 1997-2002.

Goldhaber holds a Ph.D. and MS in labor economics from Cornell University, and a BA in economics from the University of Vermont.

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