Laura Tobben

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Laura Tobben
Education Researcher,
Berkeley School of Education

Laura Tobben an education researcher and a PhD candidate in education policy analysis at the Berkeley School of Education. Her research examines the intersection between state policy and local implementation with a focus on K–12 initiatives related to equity, accountability, and teacher professionalization.

updated 2019

Publications by Laura Tobben
This article examines how district administrators’ conceptions of equity relate to the implementation of finance reform. The authors use sensemaking theory and four views of equity—libertarian, liberal, democratic liberal, and transformative—to…