Drew Atchison

Drew Atchison
Drew Atchison
Researcher,
American Institutes for Research

Drew Atchison is a researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). His primary responsibilities include quantitative analysis on a wide range of projects examining accountability, education finance, and educational equity. Atchison has also contributed research and writing to several reports commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, including a study of Title 1. He was awarded the Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Association of Education Finance and Policy. He has been a research assistant at George Washington University and a consultant for Digital Promise. He received his EdD in education policy from George Washington University.

updated 2018

Contributing topics
Education finance
Contributing initiatives
Getting Down To Facts II
Drew Atchison in the Media
: School Funding Evaluation Focuses on Equity for Students—and Taxpayers
: Three Steps to Address the Fairness of School Funding Through ESSA
Publications by Drew Atchison
GDTFII Brief Adequacy
Working Toward K–12 Funding Adequacy
California’s Current Policies and Funding Levels
California policymakers have established the expectation that all public school students should have access to a broad course of study, in classes where instruction is consistent with the state’s content standards. Further, the state holds schools…