Donald J. Peurach

Donald J. Peurach is a Senior Research Specialist at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE). His work focuses on knowledge production and management in educational improvement initiatives, particularly in public school districts and school improvement networks.

• Expertise: Capacity and Coherence, Educational Leadership, Quality Governance and Policy, Policy and Practice, Standards-Based Reform

Current research lines include:

• Collaboration with the Spencer Foundation and NSF to study classroom and district redesigns as instructionally-focused education systems.
• Senior Fellowship at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, advancing improvement-focused educational research.
• Exploration of leadership, organizational, and policy challenges in large-scale educational quality enhancement.

His work emphasizes cross-sector collaboration and systemic learning for educational equity.