Matthew P. Steinberg

Matthew P. Steinberg is an associate professor of education policy in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University (GMU). He is the director of EdPolicyForward: The Center for Education Policy at GMU and a university faculty affiliate at the Schar School of Policy and Government. Steinberg is also an affiliated researcher with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, an academic affiliate with the Educator Impact Laboratory at Mathematica Policy Research, and an IUR Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban Research. His research addresses issues at the intersection of the economics of education and education policy, including teacher evaluation and human capital; urban school reform; school discipline and safety; and school finance. His work informs local and national policy discussions on the impact of education policies and practices on the distribution of teacher effectiveness and the educational outcomes of students, particularly the most disadvantaged population. He is a recipient of the 2016 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. He is also a graduate of the Chase Manhattan Bank Global Investment Banking Analyst Training Program and was formerly an investment banker. Steinberg holds a PhD in public policy from the University of Chicago. 

updated 2024