Jeannie Myung

Jeannie Myung
Jeannie Myung
Director of Policy Research,
Policy Analysis for California Education, Stanford University

Jeannie Myung is director of policy research at 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. She was managing director of the research project “Getting Down to Facts II: Current Conditions and Paths Forward for California Schools.” She was previously a program director at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where her work focused on teacher quality, social-emotional learning, and fostering continuous school improvement in networks. Myung has also been a public school teacher. She received her PhD in education, administration and policy analysis, from Stanford University.

updated 2021

Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
College access & postsecondary success
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Continuous Improvement and Support Systems in California
COVID-19 Recovery
Getting Down To Facts II
Newcomer Education
Organizing Schools to Serve Students with Disabilities
PACE/USC Rossier Voter Poll
Commentary by Jeannie Myung
: Why Aren’t Students Showing Up for School?: Understanding the Complexity Behind Rising Rates of Chronic Absenteeism
: Implementing a Restorative Restart by Planning for the Four Ts: Time, Talent, Training, and Technology/Materials
Jeannie Myung in the Media
Poll: California Voters Worried About Pandemic’s Impact on K–12 Students
 | USC Rossier News
California Voters Give Schools and Teachers Top Grades in Year-End Poll: Survey Finds Agreement That Political and Racial Tensions Have Risen
 | EdSource
Report: Special Education in California an 'Urgent Priority'
 | Education Dive
Publications by Jeannie Myung
The Governor’s Budget Proposal and Getting Down to Facts II
Evidence to Inform Policy
Governor Newsom’s first Budget Proposal increases funding for education in California. There are areas of substantive overlap in the Budget Proposal and research findings from the Getting Down to Facts II (GDTFII) research project, released in…
Economic Approaches to Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Economic Approaches to Teacher Recruitment and Retention
This article discusses how teacher recruitment and retention affect the quality of teaching in schools. The supply and demand model, including wages and non-pecuniary job attributes, influences the supply of potential and current teachers. The…