Matthew A. Kraft, research director for FutureEd, is an associate professor of education and economics at Brown University. His research and teaching interests include the economics of education, education policy analysis, and applied quantitative methods for causal inference. He has published widely on such topics as teacher coaching, teacher professional growth, teacher evaluation, teacher-parent communication, teacher layoffs, social and emotional skills, school working conditions, and extended learning time. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Brown University Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and AERA's Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award. His background includes a stint teaching in public schools in Oakland and Berkeley. He holds a doctorate in quantitative policy analysis in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as well as a master's in international comparative education and a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University.

Work by Matthew A. Kraft

The Case for a National Student Tutoring System
Matthew A. Kraft Grace T. Falken Apr 20, 2021The substantial learning loss wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred calls for scaling tutoring…

Teaching Under Quarantine: Results From A New Survey
Matthew A. Kraft Nicole S. Simon Aug 29, 2020Studies point to alarming consequences for students of the sudden shift to distance learning…

Teaching Needs More Than Pay Hikes
Matthew A. Kraft Jun 27, 2019This piece was first published in The New York Times. Democratic presidential…