Dr. David Steiner is the executive director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and professor of education at Johns Hopkins University. In 2020, Dr. Steiner finished serving as a member of the Maryland State Board of Education and the Maryland Commission for Innovation and Excellence in
Education. Under his leadership, the Institute at Johns Hopkins has conducted research on K-12 education policy for state commissioners, city superintendents, education reform organizations and major foundations. Among many other projects, the Institute’s analysis of Providence, RI, and of the Hispanic content in American history textbooks produced editorials and articles nationwide. The institute’s work has resulted in major policy shifts at the state and local levels. In 2009 Dr. Steiner was appointed Commissioner of Education for NYS. As commissioner, he took a lead role in the state’s
successful $700 million Race to the Top application to support the redesign of state standards, assessments, and teacher certification requirements. His insistence on including major funding for curricula in that grant led to the launch of EngageNY, the nation’s most consulted free online curriculum
resource. Appointed in 2005 as Klara and Larry Silverstein Dean at the Hunter College School of Education, Dr. Steiner led pioneering work with top charter school organizations to put clinical training at the center of teacher preparation – work that led to the creation of what is now the Relay Graduate
School of Education. Prior to his work at Hunter, he was director of education at the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Steiner has addressed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and authored books, book chapters, and more than fifty articles. His most recent book, A Nation at Thought: Restoring Wisdom in America’s Schools, was published by Rowman & Littlefield in March of 2023. David Steiner holds degrees from Harvard University (PhD in political science), Balliol College, and Oxford University (BA and MA).
Contact David Steiner at d.steiner@jhu.edu.
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