David Loeb
Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. David Loeb is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education's Research, Evaluation, Statistics and Assessment (RESA) program. He studies the causal impacts of K-12 education policies on students, families and school systems using rigorous experimental and quasi-experimental designs. His current research focuses on state K-12 finance reforms and other state- and district-level policies. He also recently led the quantitative analyses for a national randomized impact evaluation of public Montessori preschool, and he continues to conduct follow-up analyses for the project.
Dr. Loeb obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania with a dual M.A. in statistics. He received the AERA-NSF Dissertation Award and was an Institute of Education Sciences Predoctoral Fellow during his studies.
- MA - University of Pennsylvania (2026)
- PHD - University of Pennsylvania (2026)
REF 770: Program Evaluation
- Association for Education Finance and Policy
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- American Education Research Association
- Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
