Jonathan Schweig

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Behavioral/Social Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in education, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. in statistics, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in curriculum and teacher education, Stanford University

Overview

Jonathan Schweig is a social scientist at the RAND Corporation and professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research interests are at the intersection of quantitative methodology and education policy, specifically on the measurement of instructional practice, the development and implementation of teacher evaluation policies, teacher turnover, and teacher retention.

Schweig earned an M.A. in curriculum and teacher education from Stanford University, an M.S. in statistics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Focus

Commentary

  • Rows of empty desks in a school

    The Opt-Out Reckoning

    Criticism of standardized testing is nearly as old as the testing itself. Will the opt-out movement promote meaningful and enduring changes in the educational system, and will these changes benefit the most at-risk and disadvantaged students?

    May 10, 2016 U.S. News & World Report

Publications