Allan R. Odden
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Allan R. Odden
Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis,
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Allan R. Odden is professor emeritus of educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also is co-director emeritus of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 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, a project focused on talent management in education. He formerly was professor of education policy and administration at the University of Southern California and director of Policy Analysis for California Education.
updated 1993
Publications by Allan R. Odden
What Did Senate Bill 813 Buy?
California spends a huge amount of public money, more than any other state, to support K–12 grade schools. These schools now serve more than 4.8 million students, and in 1988–89 the state expects to expend almost $23 billion for their financial…
Can broad state-level initiatives for school reform actually improve local schools? Using data collected in California, this article answers that question affirmatively—but it also reminds readers that successful local implementation of state-level…
This is the fourth edition of Conditions of Education in California. It is the most extensive and inclusive issue yet. It has been altered in both content and format.
The content has been expanded. In addition to previously appearing…
Study Findings
In 1983, California enacted a comprehensive bill (Senate Bill 813) containing dozens of education reform provisions. The scope of the proposed changes had no previous parallel. The bill's many ideas for school improvement, if implemented,…