Cory Koedel

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Cory Koedel
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs,
University of Missouri–Columbia

Cory Koedel is a professor of economics and public policy in the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Missouri–Columbia. His research focuses on teacher quality and compensation, curriculum evaluation, school choice, and the efficacy of higher education institutions. His work has been widely cited in top academic journals in economics, education, and public policy, and he has served on multiple technical advisory panels related to school and teacher evaluations for school districts, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations. He is co-editor of Economics of Education Review and serves on the editorial boards of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and Education Finance and Policy. Koedel earned a PhD in economics from the University of California, San Diego.

updated 2025

Contributing topics
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Getting Down To Facts II
Commentary by Cory Koedel
: Which Materials?: Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness
Cory Koedel in the Media
: Exploding Pension Costs Fuel Opposition to Marin School Parcel Taxes
: Pension Costs Feed Resistance to Higher School Taxes in California County, Study Finds
: California’s Pension Debt Is Harming Teachers and Students Now—And It’s Going to Get Worse
: Governor Newsom Proposes to Chip Away at Mountain of Pension Liability and Ease School Districts’ Burden
: Major National Research Project Finds California Education Beginning on Right Path; Improvements on Reforms Needed
Publications by Cory Koedel
The Canary in the Gold Mine
The Implications of Marin’s Rising Pension Costs and Tax Revolt for Increasing Education Funding
Marin County's schools face rising costs, particularly for pensions and declining enrollment, which is not sustainable. Teacher salaries and recruitment are affected, with limited public awareness of district flexibility to respond to rising pension…
GDTFII Brief Pension
Pensions and California Public Schools
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has amassed a $107 billion "debt" due to the accrual of pension liabilities. CalSTRS contributions are legislated to nearly double by 2021. The higher rates are required through 2046,…