Andrew McEachin

Andrew McEachin is senior research director for policy research at the ETS Research Institute. He previously served as vice president of research and policy partnerships at NWEA, a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Earlier in his career, he was an assistant professor of educational policy analysis and program evaluation at North Carolina State University and an Institute of Education Sciences postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education. His research focuses on using advanced quantitative methods to study achievement gaps and evaluate the impact of policies such as standards-based accountability, school choice initiatives, and teacher labor markets. McEachin earned his MA in economics and PhD in education policy from the University of Southern California .

updated 2025