Allan R. Odden
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Allan R. Odden
Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education,
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Allan R. Odden is professor emeritus of educational leadership and policy analysis in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is co-director emeritus of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), a consortium of the University of the Wisconsin–Madison; Teachers College, Columbia University; and Harvard, Northwestern, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Stanford Universities. Odden is also director emeritus of Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education and a former director at Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). He formerly was professor of education policy and administration at the University of Southern California and director of Policy Analysis for California Education.
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Publications by Allan R. Odden
Effective professional development is essential for achieving ambitious student achievement goals in standards-based education reforms. While research has identified key features of effective programs, many districts still offer unfocused and…
The education productivity problem is rising resources but only modestly rising student achievement. Current education reform aims to produce higher student achievement with stable resources. Low student performance may be due to declining social…
PACE's Conditions of Education in California 1992-93 volume is the eighth edition and marks PACE's tenth anniversary. The report provides neutral, objective, analytic data on California's education system, analyzing data on enrollment trends,…
California's education reform strategy includes creating high-quality curriculum frameworks to upgrade K-12 education, which raise expectations for students' knowledge and understanding of language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social…