Dominic J. Brewer

Dominic Brewer
Dominic J. Brewer
Professor and Dean Emeritus, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development,
New York University

Dominic J. Brewer is dean emeritus of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, where he holds an appointment in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Brewer's work includes empirical analyses of the effects of teachers on student achievement and class size. Most recently, he was a co-editor of the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis as well as the Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance. Brewer served as president of the Association for Education Finance and Policy and is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association. He was formerly a co-director of PACE and has also been a professor in Urban Leadership Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, and he spent 11 years at the RAND Corporation. Brewer received his PhD in labor economics from Cornell University.

updated 2013

Publications by Dominic J. Brewer
Over the past two decades, the economics of education has grown rapidly as a field. Previously, scholars and policymakers tended to view education and economics as separate realms, with economics applied to the study of private goods and education…
Research Center Celebrates a Quarter Century as Leader in Legislative Policy Analysis
When PACE was founded in the early 1980s, California's schools were in turmoil following the passage of Proposition 13, which indirectly limited public education funding. Twenty-five years later, in 2008, Proposition 13 is still intact, the state's…
The Case of California
Governance is widely believed to be an important determinant of the effectiveness of educational systems. Yet there are few systematic evaluations of the linkages between educational governance and student outcomes, or cogent frameworks for…
As the "Year of Education" draws to a close, PACE is reviving its signature publication, Conditions of Education in California, in order to sustain focus on the long-term comprehensive educational reforms that California needs. In this edition of…