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Susanna Loeb

Director, Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Professor of Education
Professor of International and Public Affairs

Susanna's research focuses broadly on education policy and its role in improving educational opportunities for students. Her work has addressed issues of educator career choices and professional development, of school finance and governance, and of early childhood systems. Before moving to Brown, Susanna was the Barnett Family Professor of Education at Stanford University. She was the founding director of the Center for Education Policy at Stanford and co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education. Susanna led the research for both Getting Down to Facts projects for California schools. She has been a member of the National Board for Education Sciences, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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More Than Shortages: The Unequal Distribution of Substitute Teaching
Jing Liu, Susanna Loeb, Ying Shi. (Forthcoming). Education Finance and Policy
Educational Goods: Values, Evidence, and Decision‐Making—A Summary
Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift. (2020). Journal of Philosophy of Education
Trends in Student Social-Emotional Learning: Evidence From the First Large-Scale Panel Student Survey
Martin R. West, Libby Pier, Hans Fricke, Heather Hough, Susanna Loeb, Robert H. Meyer, Andrew B. Rice. (2020). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
The Longitudinal Effects of School Improvement Grants
Min Sun, Susanna Loeb, Alec Kennedy. (2020)
Policy Implementation, Principal Agency, and Strategic Action: Improving Teaching Effectiveness in New York City Middle Schools
Julie Cohen, Susanna Loeb, Luke C. Miller, James Wyckoff. (2019). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Reaching unconnected caregivers: Using a text-message education program to better understand how to support informal caregivers role in child development
Sherri Widen, Marlene Orozco, Eileen Horng, Susanna Loeb. (2019). Journal of Early Childhood Research
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When Behavioral Barriers are Too High or Low - How Timing Matters for Parenting Interventions
Kalena Cortes, Hans Fricke, Susanna Loeb, David Song, Ben York. (2019)
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Stress in Boom Times: Understanding Teachers' Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District
Elise Dizon-Ross, Susanna Loeb, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes. (2019). AERA Open
Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School
Jing Liu, Susanna Loeb. (2019). The Journal of Human Resources
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Testing, Accountability, and School Improvement
Susanna Loeb, Erika Byun. (2019). The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 683(1), 94-109
Measuring School Contributions to Growth in Social-Emotional Learning
Hans Fricke, Susanna Loeb, Heather Hough. (2019). Policy Analysis for California Education
School Differences in Social–Emotional Learning Gains: Findings From the First Large-Scale Panel Survey of Students
Michael S. Christian, Heather Hough, Susanna Loeb, Robert H. Meyer, Andrew B. Rice, Martin R. West. (2019). Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Differing Views of Equity: How Prospective Educators Perceive Their Role in Closing Achievement Gaps
Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes, Jing Liu, Sabrina Solanki, Susanna Loeb. (2019). RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 5(3), 103-127
Too little or too much? Actionable Advice in an Early-Childhood Text Messaging Experiment
Kalena E. Cortes, Hans Fricke, Susanna Loeb, David S. Song. (2019)
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It’s too annoying: Who drops out of educational text messaging programs and why
Hans Fricke, Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2018). Economics Letters, 173, 39-43
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The Intersection of Health and Education to Address School Readiness of All Children
Jaime W. Peterson, Susanna Loeb, Lisa J. Chamberlain. (2018). Pediatrics, 142(5)
Teacher Workforce Developments: Recent Changes in Academic Competiveness and Job Satisfaction of New Teachers
Susanna Loeb, Benjamin Master, Min Sun. (2018). Education Finance and Policy, 13(3), 310-332
Educational Goods: Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making
Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift. (2018)
More than Just a Nudge: Supporting Kindergarten Parents with Differentiated and Personalized Text-Messages
Christopher Doss, Erin Fahle, Susanna Loeb, Ben York. (2018). The Journal of Human Resources
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One Step at a Time: The Effects of an Early Literacy Text Messaging Program for Parents of Preschoolers
Ben York, Susanna Loeb, Christopher Doss. (2018). Journal of Human Resources, 53(4)
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Virtual classrooms: How online college courses affect student success
Eric Bettinger, Lindsay Fox, Susanna Loeb, Eric Taylor. (2017). American Economic Review, 107(9), 2855-2875
Educators As "Equity Warriors"
Jane Rochmes, Emily Penner, Susanna Loeb. (2017)
Strategic Staffing? How Performance Pressures Affect the Distribution of Teachers within Schools and Resulting Student Achievement
Jason Grissom, Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2017). American Educational Research Journal
Assessing Principals' Assessments: Subjective Evaluations of Teacher Effectiveness in Low- and High-Stakes Environments
Jason A. Grissom, Susanna Loeb. (2017). Education Finance and Policy, 12(3), 369-395
The Effects of Class Size in Online College Courses: Experimental Evidence
Eric Bettinger, Chris Doss, Susanna Loeb, Aaron Rogers, Eric Taylor. (2017). Economics of Education Review, 58, 68-85
Supporting Parenting through Differentiated and Personalized Text-Messaging: Testing Effects on Learning During Kindergarten
Christopher Doss, Erin Fahle, Susanna Loeb, Ben York. (2017)
A counterintuitive approach to improving math education: Focus on English language arts teaching
Susanna Loeb. (2017). Evidence Speaks Reports - The Brookings Institution
Resource- and Approach-Driven Multi-Dimensional Change: Three-Year Effects of School Improvement Grants
Min Sun, Emily Penner, Susanna Loeb. (2017). American Educational Research Journal, 54(4), 607-643
Using Surveys of Students' Social-Emotional Skills and School Climate for Accountability and Continuous Improvement
Heather Hough, Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2017). Policy Analysis for California Education
Teacher Churning: Reassignment Rates and Implications for Student Achievement
Allison Atteberry, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2017). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 39(1), 3-30
Building Teacher Teams: Evidence of Positive Spillovers from More Effective Colleagues
Min Sun, Susanna Loeb, Jason Grissom. (2017). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis
More than Content: The Persistent Cross-Subject Effects of English Language Arts Teachers' Instruction
Benjamin Master, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2017). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 39(3), 429-44
Memo: Improving the teacher workforce
Pam Grossman, Susanna Loeb. (2016). Brown Center Chalkboard - The Brookings Institution
Different Skills? Identifying Differentially Effective Teachers of English Language Learners
Benjamin Master, Susanna Loeb, Camille Whitney, James Wyckoff. (2016). The Elementary School Journal, 117(2)
Going to school is optional: Schools need to engage students to increase their lifetime opportunities
Jing Liu, Susanna Loeb. (2016). Evidence Speaks Reports - The Brookings Institution
Making use of waivers under ESSA
Susanna Loeb, Heather Hough. (2016). Evidence Speaks Reports - The Brookings Institution
Connections Matter: How Interactive Peers Affect Students in Online College Courses
Eric Bettinger, Jing Liu, Susanna Loeb. (2016). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 35(4), 763-791
Within- and Between-Sector Quality Differences in Early Childhood Education and Care
Daphna Bassok, Maria Fitzpatrick, Erica Greenberg, Susanna Loeb. (2016). Child Development, 87(5), 1627–1645
Educational goods and values: A framework for decision-makers
Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift. (2016). Theory and Research in Education, 14(1), 25-Mar
Distributive decisions in education: Goals, trade-offs, and feasibility constraints
Ken Shores, Susanna Loeb. (2016). Theory and Research in Education, 14(1), 107-124
Helping parents help their children
Susanna Loeb, Ben York. (2016). Evidence Speaks - The Brookings Institution, 25
The Micropolitics of Educational Inequality: The Case of Teacher' Student Assignments
Jason A. Grissom, Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2015). Peabody Journal of Education. Special issue: 2015 Politics of Education Association Yearbook, 90(5), 601-614
A double draw of proximity: The importance of geography in teacher application and hiring decisions
Kieran M. Killeen, Susanna Loeb, Imeh Williams. (2015)
Do First Impressions Matter? Predicting Early Career Teacher Effectiveness
Allison Atteberry, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2015). AERA-Open
Principal Time Management Skills: Explaining Patterns in Principals' Time Use, Job Stress, and Perceived Effectiveness
Jason Grissom, Susanna Loeb, Hajime Mitani. (2015). Journal of Educational Administration, 53(6), 773-793
Unnecessary Disruptions? Implications of the Volatility of Within-School Reassignments on Student Achievement
Allison Atteberry, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2015)
Performance Screens for School Improvement: The Case of Teacher Tenure Reform in New York City
Susanna Loeb, Luke C. Miller, James Wyckoff. (2015). Educational Researcher, 44(4), 199-212
Using student test scores to measure principal performance
Jason Grissom, Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2015). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(1), 28-Mar
Murky Pools: Describing the supply of teachers and staff to schools
Kieran M. Killeen, Susanna Loeb, Joseph Townsend. (2015)
Understanding Human Resources in Broad-Access Higher Education
Susanna Loeb, Agustina Paglayan, Eric S. Taylor. (2015). Remaking College: The Changing Ecology of Higher Education. Stanford University Press
Who Enters Teaching? Encouraging Evidence that the Status of Teaching is Improving
Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, Andrew McEachin, Luke C. Miller, James Wyckoff. (2014). Educational Researcher, 43(9), 444-453
Is a Good Teacher a Good Teacher for All? Comparing Value-Added of Teachers with Their English Learners and Non-English Learners
Susanna Loeb, James Soland, Lindsay Fox. (2014). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(4), 457-475
Does state preschool crowd-out private provision? The impact of universal preschool on the childcare sector in Oklahoma and Georgia
Daphna Bassok, Maria Fitzpatrick, Susanna Loeb. (2014). Journal of Urban Economics, 83, 18-33
Strategic Involuntary Teacher Transfers and Teacher Performance: Examining Equity and Efficiency
Jason Grissom, Susanna Loeb, Nathaniel Nakashima. (2014). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 33(1), 112-140
Analyzing the Determinants of the Matching of Public School Teachers to Jobs: Disentangling the Preferences of Teachers and Employers
Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2013). Journal of Labor Economics, 31(1), 83-117
Measure for measure: The relationship between measures of instructional practice in middle school English language arts and teachers' value-added
Pamela Grossman, Susanna Loeb, Julia Cohen, James Wyckoff. (2013). American Journal of Education, 119(3), 445-470
Different teachers, different peers: The magnitude of student sorting within schools
Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2013). Educational Researcher, 42(6), 304-316
How Can Value-Added Measures Be Used for Teacher Improvement?
Susanna Loeb. (2013). The Carnegie Knowledge Network
Measuring test measurement error: A general approach
Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2013). Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 38(6), 629-663
Effective Instructional Time Use for School Leaders: Longitudinal Evidence from Observations of Principals
Jason Grissom, Susanna Loeb, Benjamin Master. (2013). Educational Researcher, 42(8), 433-444
The early childhood care and education workforce in the United States: Understanding changes from 1990 through 2010
Daphna Bassok, Maria Fitzpatrick, Susanna Loeb, Agustina Paglayan. (2013). Education Finance and Policy, 8(4), 581-601
Do First Impressions Matter? Improvement in Early Career Teacher Effectiveness
Allison Atteberry, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2013). Working Paper No. 19096
Can a District-Level Teacher Salary Incentive Policy Improve Teacher Recruitment and Retention?
Heather Hough, Susanna Loeb. (2013). Policy Analysis for California Education
What do we know about the use of value-added measures for principal evaluation?
Susanna Loeb, Jason Grissom. (2013). The Carnegie Knowledge Network
Systematic sorting: Teacher characteristics and class assignments
Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb, Tara Beteille. (2013). Sociology of Education, 86(2), 103-123
What Do We Know About the Tradeoffs Associated with Teacher Misclassification in High Stakes Personnel Decisions?
Dan Goldhaber, Susanna Loeb. (2013). The Carnegie Knowledge Network
The challenges of measuring school quality: Implications for educational equity
Helen Ladd, Susanna Loeb. (2013). Education, Justice, and Democracy. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 22-55
How teacher turnover harms student achievement
Matthew Ronfeldt, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2013). American Educational Research Journal, 50(1), Apr-36
Principals' perceptions of competition for students in Milwaukee schools
Susanna Loeb, Matthew Kasman. (2013). Education Finance and Policy, 8(1), 43-73
Recruiting effective math teachers: Evidence from New York city
Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, Matthew Ronfeldt, James Wyckoff. (2012). American Education Research Journal, 49(6), 1008-1047
Race and the principal pipeline: The prevalence of minority principals in light of a largely white teacher workforce
Imeh Williams, Susanna Loeb. (2012)
How stable are value-added estimates across years, subjects, and student groups?
Susanna Loeb, Christopher Candelaria. (2012). The Carnegie Knowledge Network
The Quality Teacher and Education Act: Second Year Report
Heather J. Hough, Susanna Loeb, David Plank. (2012)
Stepping stones: Principal career paths and school outcomes
Tara Beteille, Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb. (2012). Social Science Research, 41(4), 904-919
Effective schools: Teacher hiring, assignment, development, and retention
Susanna Loeb, Tara Beteille, Demetra Kalogrides. (2012). Education Finance and Policy, 7(3), 269-304
In light of the limitations of data-driven decision making
Susanna Loeb. (2012). Education Finance and Policy, 7(1), 7-Jan
Tapping the principal pipeline: Identifying talent for future school leadership in the absence of formal succession management programs
Jeannie Myung, Susanna Loeb, Eileen Horng. (2011). Education Administration Quarterly, 47(5), 695-727
The effectiveness and retention of teachers with prior career experience
Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Marsha Ing, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, Rachel H. O'Brien, James Wyckoff. (2011). Economics of Education Review, 30, 1229-1241
The effect of school neighborhoods on teacher retention decisions
Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, Matthew Ronfeldt, James Wyckoff. (2011). Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press, 377-396
Triangulating principal effectiveness: How perspectives of parents, teachers, and assistant principals identify the central importance of managerial skills
Jason Grissom, Susanna Loeb. (2011). American Education Research Journal, 48(5), 1091-1123
The influence of school administrators on teacher retention decisions
Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Marsha Ing, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2011). American Education Research Journal, 48(2), 303-333
Teacher layoffs: An empirical illustration of seniority v. measures of effectiveness
Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2011). Education Finance and Policy, 6(3), 439-454
The Quality Teacher and Education Act: First Year Report
Heather J. Hough, Susanna Loeb, David Plank. (2011)
Student mobility in Milwaukee: The effects of school transfers on mobile and non-mobile students
Susanna Loeb, Jon Valant. (2011)
Disparities in child care availability across communities: Differential reflection of targeted interventions and local demand
Daphna Bassok, Maria Fitzpatrick, Susanna Loeb. (2011)
Recruiting, evaluating and retaining teachers: The children first strategy to improve New York City's teachers
Margeret Goertz, Susanna Loeb, James Wyckoff. (2011). Education Reform in New York City: Ambitious Change in the Nation's Most Complex School System. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 157-177
Alternative certification in the long run: Student achievement, teacher retention and the distribution of teacher quality in New York city
Donald Boyd, Erin Dunlop, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, Patten Mahler, Rachel H. O'Brien, James Wyckoff. (2011)
Effective linking in a principal advice network: A conceptual model and exploratory analysis
Susanna Loeb, Craig Rawlings. (2011)
Increasing choice in the market for schools: Recent reforms and their effects on student achievement
Susanna Loeb, Jon Valant, Matthew Kasman. (2011). National Tax Journal, 64(1), 141-164
The role of teacher quality in retention and hiring: Using applications-to-transfer to uncover preferences of teachers and schools
Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, Matthew Ronfeldt, James Wyckoff. (2011). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 30(1), 88-110
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