David Lang

David Lang
David Lang
Research Manager, Office of Cradle-to-Career Data,
State of California

David Lang is a research manager in the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data at the California Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C), a statewide longitudinal data initiative. He collaborates with state-appointed officials to help develop and maintain a comprehensive data system that links information from early education through workforce outcomes. Before joining C2C, Lang served as a data scientist at Western Governors University and spent five years as a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. His research interests encompass higher education, online education, and quantitative methods in education research. Lang earned his MS in management science and decision analysis from Stanford University and a PhD in economics of education from Stanford University.

updated 2025

Contributing topics
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
COVID-19 Recovery
David Lang in the Media
: Has the COVID-19 Crisis Affected Reading Development?
: Stanford Paper: Pandemic Impacts Reading Fluency Development
Publications by David Lang
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Changing Patterns of Growth in Oral Reading Fluency During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative effect on the oral reading fluency (ORF) of US students in grades 2-3 in over 100 school districts, with students falling 30% behind expectations. While there was some recovery in the fall, it was…