Daniel C. Humphrey

Daniel Humphrey
Daniel C. Humphrey
Education Policy Consultant

Daniel C. Humphrey is an education policy consultant and former director of the Center for Education Policy at SRI International. He is a nationally recognized expert on teacher development, school reform, and urban education, with more than 25 years of experience researching complex educational interventions. He has led large-scale, multiyear evaluations focused on state and federal education policy, educator development, school improvement, and efforts to support low-income and special needs students. Humphrey has served as principal investigator for the evaluation of Massachusetts’ Human Capital Management Initiatives and co-principal investigator for the National Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund for the U.S. Department of Education. His research on California education policy includes studies on peer assistance and review, beginning teacher policies, and multiple analyses of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) since its introduction. A former teacher and school principal, Humphrey earned his EdD in history and education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Publications by Daniel C. Humphrey
Leadership, Partnership, and Community
Public education today faces a troubling set of challenges, including declining enrollment, staffing shortages, and polarized communities, with school boards at the center of broader political debates. How did we arrive at this current state? This…
California enacted a groundbreaking shift to its school-funding system when it passed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in 2013. The law sought to make funding more equitable and also aimed to increase local control based on the premise that…
A Guide for Parents, Families, and the Public
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of school districts in California will not have in-person teaching in fall 2020. Over the months ahead, parents, educators, and the public will have to navigate uncertainty in weighing the costs and…
Lessons from Other States
California faces challenges in its efforts to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities (SWDs), especially regarding SWDs’ participation in general education originally mandated by Public Law 94-142. Research evidence consistently…