Jeannie Myung

Jeannie Myung is director of policy research with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) at Stanford University, where she oversees the initiation, development, and dissemination of research to inform education policy in California. Her research examines how system capacity and coherence influence the implementation of education policy and its effects on student learning and equity. She focuses on advancing system-level strategies that strengthen district, school, and educator capacity to foster deeper student engagement and improve learning outcomes. She was managing director of the research project “Getting Down to Facts II: Current Conditions and Paths Forward for California Schools.” She previously served as a program director at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she led efforts to foster continuous improvement in networked improvement communities. Her work focused on promoting student agency, strengthening district systems for teacher recruitment and retention, and examining approaches to the assessment and improvement of instruction and professional learning. She has published research in journals including Teachers College Record and Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Myung has also been a public school teacher. She received a BA in political science from Yale University and a PhD in education, administration and policy analysis, from Stanford University.

updated 2025