FutureEd Senior Fellow 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.
Work by Morgan Polikoff

Parents’ Support for Standardized Testing Bounces Back
Daniel Silver Morgan Polikoff Mar 23, 2022This piece appeared in The 74. What a difference a year can…

Who’s Learning Under Quarantine, Who’s Not
Morgan Polikoff Jun 29, 2020Much has been written about how the academic and social disruption from the coronavirus outbreak…

California School Dashboard Redux
Morgan Polikoff Feb 18, 2019The California School Dashboard, the state’s tool for rating schools and identifying those in need…

Can Hot Wheels Change the Way We Teach STEM?
Morgan Polikoff Nov 01, 2017Curriculum and standards are key research topics for Morgan Polikoff, a University of Southern California…

The Don’t Do It Depository
Morgan Polikoff Aug 18, 2017We have known for quite a while that schools engage in all manner of tricks…

California Accountability: An ESSA Bellwether?
Morgan Polikoff Jun 26, 2017California has released a pilot version of its long-awaited school and district performance dashboard…

Proficiency vs. Growth: Toward a Better Measure
Morgan Polikoff Mar 20, 2017When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos famously stumbled in her confirmation hearing over a question about measuring…
Don’t Forget Magnet Schools When Thinking About School Choice
Morgan Polikoff Mar 17, 2017With the new administration in Washington, school choice is in the news. Secretary of Education…