James LoPresti

James LoPresti is a Researcher at Brown University's Annenberg Institute, working on the Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts team. His research examines student outcomes, measures of learning, and patterns in high school academic achievement and attainment across Massachusetts.

Educational Background:

• A.B. in Philosophy from Princeton University
• M.S. in Educational Studies from Johns Hopkins University
• Ed.M. in Education Policy and Analysis from Harvard Graduate School of Education

Research Themes:

• Inequality in educational opportunities
• Interactions between school practices and student outcomes
• Program evaluation and causal inference methodologies
• Documentation of academic achievement disparities

Prior to joining Annenberg, he served as a special education teacher in Washington, DC, instructing middle school English and mathematics.