Megan Tompkins-Stange

Megan Tompkins-Stange is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School. She is the author of Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence (Harvard Education Press, 2016). She is a scholar of education policy and philanthropy, focusing on the influence of private foundations on the politics of K-12 school reform. She received her PhD in education policy and organization studies from Stanford University.

Educational background

• PhD, Stanford University School of Education
• EdM, Harvard University
• BAH, Stanford University

Professional affiliations

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)

Recent publications

• Tompkins-Stange, M. (with Sarah Reckhow.) Value Added: How Teacher Evaluation contract Became A Big Idea. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press (under contract)
• Tompkins-Stange, M. (with Sarah Reckhow). “What drove support for teacher review evaluation in federal policy debates? Assessing the roles of research, resources, and timing.” (under review)