Todd J. Greenspan

Executive Advisor for Academic Planning and Policy Development,

University of California Office of the President

Todd J. Greenspan is the executive advisor for academic planning and policy development at the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). In this role, he represents the university in studies conducted by organizations such as the California Citizens Commission for Higher Education, the California Governance Consensus Project, the California Constitutional Revision Commission, and the RAND project on higher education commissioned by the California Education Round Table. He also serves as the university liaison to the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Greenspan began his career in educational policy with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), working on the Oakland Schools’ Strategic Planning Project and a study of the California teacher shortage. He earned his MPP from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Contributing topics

Educator workforce & effectiveness

Publications by Todd J. Greenspan

August 1986

Teacher Supply and Demand in California

Is the Reserve Pool a Realistic Source of Supply?

Teacher shortages in specific subjects and regions may undermine recent educational improvements in California. Proposed reforms may intensify shortages and require strong incentives to recruit sufficient numbers of qualified teachers.

September 1985

Is the Reserve Pool a Realistic Source of Supply?

Teacher shortages in certain subjects and geographic areas may undermine educational improvements. Without changes, an annual shortfall of 4,000 to 7,000 teachers is expected over five years, with the greatest shortages in bilingual education and…