David M. Quinn

Assistant Professor,

University of Southern California

David M. Quinn is an assistant professor of K–12 education policy at USC. His research focuses on measuring, explaining, and ending racial/ethnic and class-based educational inequalities. In particular, his interests include students’ seasonal learning patterns, teachers’ racial attitudes, and the effects of issue frames related to educational inequity.

Contributing topics

Education finance

Educational governance & policy

Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Contributing initiatives

COVID-19 Recovery

PACE/USC Rossier Annual Voter Poll

Commentary by David M. Quinn

May 4, 2020 : Moving Forward from COVID-19

October 6, 2015 : Science Test Score Gaps by Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Elementary and Middle School

September 17, 2013 : Effects of Home-based and School-based Summer Literacy Programs

David M. Quinn in the Media

August 7, 2020 : How Schools Can Help Children Recover from COVID Closures

August 5, 2019 : Does ‘the Achievement Gap’ Evoke a Negative Stereotype? What the Research Says

May 10, 2018 : The Financial Stress of Teaching in Regions of Fast Economic Growth

March 17, 2016 : Should Non-Cognitive Skills Be Included in School Accountability Systems? Preli…

Publications by David M. Quinn

May 2020

Voters’ Opinions on Educational Equity Initiatives in California

Evidence from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier Annual Poll

We use data from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier annual voter poll to report on California voters’ attitudes towards educational equity policy initiatives, specifically: (a) increasing the number of public school teachers of color in California and (b)…