Diane Hirshberg

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Diane Hirshberg
Professor of Education Policy, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage,
University of Alaska Anchorage

Diane Hirshberg is a professor of education policy and director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). She also serves as vice president academic for the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and sits on the board of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States. Hirshberg teaches in the Master of Public Policy program at UAA's College of Business and Public Policy. Her research encompasses education policy analysis, Indigenous education, circumpolar education issues, and the role of education in sustainable development in the Arctic. She co-edited the book Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North, contributing the chapter “Adaptation Isn’t Just for the Tundra: Rethinking Teaching and Schooling in Alaska’s Arctic.” Hirshberg earned her MPA from Columbia University and a PhD in education from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Publications by Diane Hirshberg
Evaluation Findings and Implications
This report evaluates California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999, which aimed to hold schools accountable for student results. The brief summarizes the main findings and implications of the legislatively mandated, independent evaluation…
Which Families Use Subsidies and Home-Based or Center Care?
Public spending on childcare has increased, but low-income families still face barriers to accessing subsidies. This working paper examines the choices made by 1,974 parents in California who moved from welfare to work and needed childcare. The…
The Early Impacts of Welfare Reform for California's Children, 1998–2000
This report examines the effects of welfare-to-work and childcare capacity building on the childcare system in California, prompted by changes in the childcare system and welfare reform. The study was requested by the California Department of Social…
Descriptive Findings from the Child Care Subsidy Interview
CDSS and PACE conducted a survey of CalWORKs participants in Kern, Orange, and Santa Clara counties, interviewing 1,974 individuals in three languages. This report presents demographic data and survey responses, including frequencies and select…