Elliot H Weinbaum
Research Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education
Senior Researcher, Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Education:
B.A. (Arts in History)
Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1994.
Ph.D. (Education Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
Permanent linkB.A. (Arts in History)
Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1994.
Ph.D. (Education Policy)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
Description of Research 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 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, both qualitative and mixed-method, seeks to deepen our understanding of the contextual causes and effects 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 school improvement efforts. 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. He is currently conducting a federally funded study of the impacts of No Child Left Behind on schools throughout Pennsylvania.
Selected Publications
Cole, R.P. & Weinbaum, E.H.: Changing time: Attitudes, reform, and social networks in high schools. The Ties of Change: Social Network Theory and Application in Education. Alan Daly (eds.). Harvard University Press, 2010.Weinbaum, E.H. & Supovitz, J.A.: Planning Ahead: Make Program Implementation More Predictable. Phi Delta Kappan 91(7): 68-71, 2010.
Weinbaum, E. H.: Learning about Assessment: An Evaluation of a Ten-State Effort To Build Assessment Capacity in High Schools. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2009.
Supovitz, J. A. & Weinbaum, E. H.: The Implementation Gap: Understanding Reform in High Schools. New York: Teachers College Press, 2008.
Supovitz, J. A., & Weinbaum, E. H.: Reform implementation revisited. The Implementation Gap: Understanding Reform in High Schools. J. A. Supovitz & E. H. Weinbaum (eds.). New York: Teachers College Press, 2008.
Weinbaum, E. H., Cole, R. P., Weiss, M. J., & Supovitz, J. A.: Going with the flow: Communication and reform in high schools. The Implementation Gap: Understanding Reform in High Schools. J. A. Supovitz & E. H. Weinbaum (eds.). New York: Teachers College Press, 2008.
Weinbaum, E. H., Shiffman, C. D., & Goertz, M. E.: Tilting the scales: Central office support for external school reforms. The Implementation Gap: Understanding Reform in High Schools. J. A. Supovitz & E. H. Weinbaum (eds.). New York: Teachers College Press, 2008.
Weinbaum, E. H., Fuhrman, S., & Goertz, M. E.: Educational governance in the U.S.: Where are we? How did we get here? Why should we care? The State of Educational Policy Research: An Edited Volume. S. Fuhrman, D. Cohen, & F. Mosher (eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
Weinbaum, E. H., Braun, H., Wang, A., & Jenkins, F.: The black-white achievement gap: Do state policies matter? Education Policy Analysis Archives 14(8), 2006.
Weinbaum, E. H., & Nelson, A.: Federal Education Policy and the States, 1945-2004: A Brief Synopsis. Albany, NY: New York State Archives, 2006 Notes: Available on the web at: http://www.sifepp.nysed.gov/edpolicy/research/overview.shtml.
Weinbaum, E. H.: Stuck in the middle with you: District responses to state accountability. Holding High Hopes for High Schools. B. Gross & M. Goertz (eds.). Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2005.