Milbrey McLaughlin

Milbrey McLaughlin is the David Jacks Professor Emerita of Education and Public Policy in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. She is co-director of the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching, an education research center that examines how teaching and learning are shaped by their contexts and the connection between teacher learning communities and educational reforms. At Stanford GSE, she is also the founding director of the John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, a partnership between Stanford University and Bay Area communities that develops new practices, knowledge, and capacity for youth development and learning. Her research explores K–12 education policy in the U.S., school-community collaboration, and the broader role of communities in supporting youth development. McLaughlin earned her EdD in education policy from Harvard University.

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