Randall Reback

Randall Reback
Randall Reback
Tow Professor of Economics,
Barnard College, Columbia University

Randall Reback is the Tow Professor of Economics at Barnard College and a faculty fellow at Columbia University's Institute for Social Research and Policy. He specializes in the economics of education, and his research explores various topics related to U.S. school finance, school accountability, school counselors, and school-based health programs. His current projects examine the effects of school-based health centers on students' test scores, school attendance rates, high school graduation rates, and teen birth rates. Reback's prior research has been recognized by grants and awards from the Spencer Foundation, National Science Foundation, Institute for Education Sciences, Association for Education Finance and Policy, and the National Institute of Mental Health. He has been a fifth grade teacher in East Palo Alto. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

updated 2018

Contributing topics
Educator workforce & effectiveness
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Contributing initiatives
COVID-19 Recovery
Getting Down To Facts II
Commentary by Randall Reback
: Mental Health Services: A Cost-Effective Option for Increased Learning
Randall Reback in the Media
: How Schools Can Help Children Recover from COVID Closures
: With Sparse State Funding, California Districts Get Creative in Addressing Student Health
: School-Based Health Care a Low Priority in California
: Report: California Schools Have Improved, But Major Funding Challenges Remain
: Half the People Working in Schools Aren’t Classroom Teachers—So What?
Publications by Randall Reback
GDTFII Brief Health
Investments in Students’ Physical and Mental Health in California’s Public Schools
Children’s physical and mental health play critical roles in their development. Research shows that poor health in childhood adversely affects future success and that children in lower-income households are more likely to suffer health problems.…