Cassandra Merritt

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Cassandra Merritt
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Economics; Affiliate, California Education Lab, School of Education,
University of California, Davis

Cassandra Merritt is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis, and an affiliate of the California Education Lab in the UC Davis School of Education, where she has contributed to research on college and career readiness and secondary math curricula. She previously served as a field economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A labor economist specializing in the economics of education, Merritt examines the role of educational units such as courses in human capital formation, the efficacy of schools and education-related interventions, and the evolving landscape of work and labor markets. She also studies the determinants of changing work in the U.S., analyzing job title classifications over time. Merritt earned her BS in mathematical business economics from Hofstra University, a graduate diploma in economics from the London School of Economics (LSE), and an MSc in economics from the University of Edinburgh.

updated 2025

Contributing topics
College access & postsecondary success
Cassandra Merritt in the Media
: Innovating High School Math Through K–12 and Higher Education Partnerships
Publications by Cassandra Merritt
Innovating High School Math Courses through K12/Higher Education Partnerships
Innovating High School Math through K–12 and Higher Education Partnerships
Access to and success in advanced math courses are not equal among high school students, with only about half of California seniors enrolling in these courses. To address this, six partnerships between university faculty and high school math…
12th-Grade Math: An Updated Look at High School Math Course-Taking in California
12th-Grade Math
An Updated Look at High School Math Course-Taking in California
This infographic presents updated research on high school students' access to rigorous and inclusive math curricula that prepare them for college and career success. The data shows troubling disparities in access to and success in advanced math…