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Chris Torres
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Administration
Ph.D., New York University
ctorres@msu.edu
http://education.msu.edu/faculty/torres/torres-chris-cv.pdf
406 Erickson
517-432-0136
Chris Torres uses qualitative and mixed method approaches to critically examine new policies and organizations that aim to dramatically increase the academic performance of students in traditionally marginalized communities, such as urban “no-excuses” charter management organizations (CMOs), school choice, and school turnaround policies. In particular, he is interested in understanding not just what “works,” but the often overlooked costs and consequences of these policies and practices. Torres is also interested in how district governance and leadership shape the school improvement and policy implementation process, and in how educator recruitment, development and retention affect the viability and sustainability of organizational improvement. He is an Associate Director for the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), is an associate editor for
Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ)
, and serves on editorial boards of journals such as
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA)
and
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
. His work has been supported by various funders and published in peer-reviewed journals such as
Educational Administration Quarterly, Urban Education, Teaching and Teacher Education and the Journal of School Leadership
.
Areas of Expertise:
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Policy
K-12 Administration
Teacher Education, Learning, and Policy
Urban Education
Administration and Leadership (K-12 schools)