Name Ronald Ferguson | Role Economist | |
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Books Toward Excellence with Equity: An Emerging Vision for Closing the Achievement Gap Education Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
Ronald F. Ferguson (born 1950) in Cleveland, Ohio is an economist who researches factors that affect educational achievement. Major themes in his work include the race-related achievement gap in the United States and how to improve schools and identify effective teachers.
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Education
Ferguson earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Cornell University and a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Career
Ferguson was appointed to Harvard University in 1983.
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Education and Public Policy with a joint appointment to the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Kennedy School, and is also affiliated with the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. He is one of the founders and the current director of the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University.
Research
Ferguson's research for the past decade has focused on education and school improvement, with a focus on racial achievement gaps.