Jackie Schmidt-Posner

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Jackie Schmidt-Posner
Senior Advisor, Haas Center for Public Service,
Stanford University

Jackie Schmidt-Posner is senior advisor at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University and a program director and professor of practice at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. She previously served as program director and professor of practice at the Haas Center, supporting university-wide initiatives in civic engagement and service learning. She also worked with returning adult students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and served as a career counselor and founding director of the Women’s Center at Santa Clara University. Schmidt-Posner is an educational consultant and trainer focused on leadership and community engagement. She earned a master’s in college student development from Ohio State University and a PhD in educational policy from Stanford University.

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Publications by Jackie Schmidt-Posner
Evaluating Omnibus Education Reforms in the 1980s
The study examines curricular changes in California's high schools from 1982 to 1985, a period of educational reforms aimed at increasing academic rigor. The state mandated more extensive graduation requirements while universities adjusted their…
1982–83 to 1984–85
This study examines curricular changes in California high schools from 1982-85, as educational reforms aimed to enhance academic rigor. Findings show increased offerings in academic subjects like math, science, and advanced placement, and decreased…