Morgan Polikoff

Associate Professor, USC Rossier School of Education

Morgan Polikoff is an Associate Professor of Education at the USC Rossier School of Education. He researches the design, implementation, and effects of standards, assessment, and accountability policies. His current research is focused on teachers’, schools’, and districts’ implementation of new college and career-readiness standards, including the Common Core. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, and WT Grant Foundation, among other sources.

Commentary

What the Florida CRT Controversy Means for the Future of Textbooks

Authored byMorgan Polikoff

The impact of Florida’s ban on critical race theory on textbook development in other states

Commentary

Parents’ Support for Standardized Testing Bounces Back

Authored byDaniel Silver, Morgan Polikoff

This piece appeared in The 74. What a difference a year can make. In fall 2020, COVID-19 vaccines were still months away from availability…

Commentary

Who’s Learning Under Quarantine, Who’s Not

Authored byMorgan Polikoff

Much has been written about how the academic and social disruption from the coronavirus outbreak is all but certain to disproportionately affect students from…

Commentary

California School Dashboard Redux

Authored byMorgan Polikoff

The California School Dashboard, the state’s tool for rating schools and identifying those in need of support, was roundly criticized when it debuted in 2017.

From the Field

Can Hot Wheels Change the Way We Teach STEM?

Authored byMorgan Polikoff

Curriculum and standards are key research topics for Morgan Polikoff, a University of Southern California professor and FutureEd senior fellow. So when Mattel’s…