Daniel C. Humphrey

Daniel Humphrey
Daniel C. Humphrey
Independent Education Consultant

Daniel C. Humphrey is an education policy consultant and the former director of the Center for Education Policy at SRI International. He is a nationally known expert on teacher development, urban education, and school reform. He has more than 20 years of experience researching complex educational interventions both in California and the U.S. He has managed numerous large-scale, multiyear evaluations, many of which focus on state and federal education policy; efforts to improve schooling for low-income and special needs children; and principal and teacher development. Among these are studies of California’s Peer Assistance and Review programs as well as of the state’s Local Control Funding Formula. A former elementary school teacher and principal, Humphrey holds an EdD in history and education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

updated 2021

Contributing topics
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Continuous Improvement and Support Systems in California
COVID-19 Recovery
Getting Down To Facts II
LCFF Research Collaborative
Organizing Schools to Serve Students with Disabilities
Commentary by Daniel C. Humphrey
: In Pandemic’s Wake, California Needs to Rethink System of Support for Schools
: Getting Serious About Teacher Evaluation
Daniel C. Humphrey in the Media
: Billions of California Education Dollars Unaccounted For
: Researchers Urge Changes to Improve California’s Education Funding Law
: ‘Achievement Gap’ Still Plagues California Schools
: California’s School District Accountability Plans Need More Rigorous Review by County Leaders
: In Pandemic’s Wake, California Needs to Rethink System of Support for Schools
Publications by Daniel C. Humphrey
The Early Implementation of California’s System of Support
Counties, Differentiated Assistance, and the New School Dashboard
California’s new Statewide System of Support is grounded in the fundamental principles of the Local Control Funding Formula, especially its emphasis on the central role of local educators in determining the best approaches to improvement. This…
The Changing Role of County Offices of Education
Survey Results
In this brief we summarize findings from three surveys that sought to learn how county offices of education (COEs) are changing in response to the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the Statewide System of Support (SSS).…
GDTFII Brief LCFF
The Local Control Funding Formula After Four Years
What Do We Know?
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on July 1, 2013, represents the first comprehensive change in the state’s education funding system in 40 years. The LCFF eliminates nearly all categorical funding streams…
How Stakeholder Engagement Fuels Improvement Efforts In Three California School Districts
California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) was signed into law in 2013, and represents the most significant change in California education finance and governance in 40 years. It moves additional funds to districts with students in poverty,…