John F. Pane

Biography

John F. Pane is a senior information scientist at the RAND Corporation. He manages federal education research funding opportunities in RAND Education and codirects the Carnegie Mellon and RAND Traineeships in Methodology and Interdisciplinary Research (CMART), an Institute of Education Sciences postdoctoral training program. Pane is an experienced researcher of the implementation and effectiveness of educational innovations, with a focus on math, science, and education technology initiatives. His expertise includes the application of experimental and rigorous quasi-experimental methods in education settings, value-added analysis, and assessing the impact of new technologies on individuals and organizations. He is principal investigator of random-assignment experiments testing technology-based mathematics curricula in schools, including an effectiveness trial in 150 schools in 50 school districts in seven states. Pane has also led evaluations of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership and a school district's one-to-one laptop initiative, and investigated data-driven decisionmaking practices in education and the effects of the 2005 hurricanes on public school students in Louisiana. Sponsors of his research have included the U.S. Department of Education; NSF; the U.S. Army; the Heinz Endowments; and the Grable, Pittsburgh, and Benedum foundations. Pane received his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.