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Elliot Weinbaum
Research Assistant Professor
Researcher, Consortium for Policy Research in Education
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Education
B.A., History, Yale University
Ph.D., Education Policy, University of Pennsylvania
Areas of expertise
Education policy
High school reform
Accountability systems
Intergovernmental politics
Professional Biography
Dr. Weinbaum has been a
researcher at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)
since 2004. His work there has focused on the impacts of state and
federal polices on schools and school districts. His research has paid
close attention to the responses of high school and central office
staffs to externally developed policy and programs.
Dr. Weinbaum’s research is primarily qualitative in nature and seeks to
deepen our understanding of the contextual causes of variability in
policy implementation. In investigating these causes, his recent
research has examined alignment between school reform programs and
district norms, organization and communication patterns among school
staffs, and the strategies of state and district leaders to support
local improvement efforts. This research is rooted within a larger
interest in the dynamics of the multiple levels of school governance in
the U.S.
Prior to his work at CPRE, he worked at a number of educational and social service organizations in the Philadelphia area.
Research Interests and Current Projects
Dr. Weinbaum’s
research interests include intergovernmental relations,
performance-based accountability, and the implementation of a host of
high school improvement efforts. Current and recent research projects
include a national study of high school improvement programs, a
longitudinal look at the impact of state policy, and an investigation
of the influence of statewide accountability systems on central office
function. In addition, he is currently conducting a formative
evaluation of a ten-state initiative aimed at building assessment
literacy and enhancing assessment practices in high school classrooms.
Courses Taught
EDUC 699.008: Inquiry into Policy and Practice
EDUC 801.422: Research Proposal and Instrument Design
Selected Publications
Supovitz, J. A. & Weinbaum, E.H. (Eds.). (2008). The Implementation Gap:Understanding Reform in High Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.
Weinbaum, E.H., Cole, R.P., Weiss, M.J., & Supovitz, J.A. (2008). Going with the flow: Communication and reform in high schools.
In J.A. Supovitz & E.H. Weinbaum (Eds.), The Implementation Gap:Understanding Reform in High Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.
Weinbaum, E.H., Shiffman, C.D., & Goertz, M.E. (2008).
Tilting the scales: Central office support for external school reforms.
In J.A. Supovitz & E.H. Weinbaum (Eds.), The Implementation Gap:Understanding Reform in High Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.
Fuhrman, S.H., Goertz, M.E, & Weinbaum, E.H. (2007). Educational
governance in the U.S.: Where are we? How did we get here? Why
should we care? In S.F. Fuhrman, D.K. Cohen, & F. Mosher (Eds.), The State of Educational Policy Research. New York: Taylor and Francis.
Braun, H., Wang, A., Jenkins, F., & Weinbaum, E. (2006) The Black-White achievement gap: Do state policies matter? Education Policy Analysis Archives, 14(8).
Weinbaum, E.H. (2005). Stuck in the middle with you: District
responses to state accountability. In B.Gross & M.E. Goertz (Eds.),
Holding High Hopes for High Schools. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education.
Weinbaum, E.H. (2004). Looking for leadership: Battles over busing in Boston. Perspectives on Urban Education, 3(1).
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