David M. Quinn

David M. Quinn
David M. Quinn
Assistant Professor,
University of Southern California

David M. Quinn is an assistant professor of K–12 education policy at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on measuring, explaining, and ending racial/ethnic and class-based educational inequalities. His interests include students’ seasonal learning patterns; teachers’ racial attitudes; and the effects of issue frames related to educational inequity. He received his EdD from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

updated 2020

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 Voter Poll
Commentary by David M. Quinn
: Moving Forward from COVID-19: Voters’ Opinions on Educational Equity Initiatives in California
: Science Test Score Gaps by Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Elementary and Middle School: Trends and Predictors
: Effects of Home-Based and School-Based Summer Literacy Programs
David M. Quinn in the Media
: How Schools Can Help Children Recover from COVID Closures
: Does ‘the Achievement Gap’ Evoke a Negative Stereotype? What the Research Says
: The Financial Stress of Teaching in Regions of Fast Economic Growth
: USC Rossier/PACE Poll: California Voters Support New Public School Accountability Efforts
: Should Non-Cognitive Skills Be Included in School Accountability Systems? Preliminary Evidence From California’s CORE Districts
Publications by David M. Quinn
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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)…