Frank Adamson

Frank is currently a Senior Policy and Research Analyst at the Stanford University's Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE). He studies the effects of different political and economic approaches to education on student experiences and their performance in schools. In the U.S., he researches the impacts of charter schools, portfolio districts, and community-based schools on students, teachers, and schools. Internationally, Frank compares strategies of privatization and public investment in national education systems.

Previously, Frank published on the adoption of assessments of deeper learning and 21st century skills at the state, national, and international levels, as well as on teacher salary differences between districts and within metropolitan labor markets in New York and California. He also has also analyzed the U.S. education system through comparisons with other countries, focusing on national approaches towards providing educational equity and opportunities to learn.

Frank began his career in education as an AP high school English teacher after earning a BA in Comparative Literature (French and English) from Haverford College. He has worked at the American Institutes for Research, SRI International, and consulted for the U.S. Department of Education, the OECD, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Frank's research interests include the economics and sociology of education, international comparative education, quantitative and qualitative methods, educational equity, and student opportunities to learn. He holds an MA in Sociology and Ph.D. in International Comparative Education, both from Stanford University. You can access more information and download additional free publications at https://edpolicy.stanford.edu/adamson.