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Anna J. Egalite is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at North Carolina State University's College of Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas, a M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.Ed. from St. Patrick’s College in Dublin, Ireland. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University and served as a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution (2022-2024) and Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke University (2017).
Her research focuses on evaluating education policies addressing racial and economic achievement gaps, with emphasis on school choice, public school competition, and educator diversity. Key studies include analyses of voucher programs in North Carolina, Louisiana, and internationally in India. She has secured over $6 million in grant funding and received prestigious awards including the Michael Pressley Award (2015) and Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2017).
Her work frequently examines how school choice programs influence public school performance and student outcomes, with recent findings highlighting competitive pressures on traditional schools and the impact of teacher-student demographic matching. She leads major evaluations like the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program, involving standardized assessments, focus groups, and policy analyses.
- Key Research Themes: School Choice Policies, Racial/Economic Equity, Teacher Diversity, Policy Competition Dynamics
- Grants: Principal Investigator/Co-PI on projects totaling $6M+
- Media Coverage: Insights featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic
