Douglas Harris
Professor and Department Chair
Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education
Director, Education Research Alliance for New Orleans
Director, National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)
Department of Economics
Tulane University
Douglas Harris's Research Interests
- Teacher evaluation and teacher labor markets
- Academic achievement gaps between racial and income groups
- Desegregation, accountability, and other policies affecting educational inequality
- Educational influence of school and non-school resources
- Charter schools and market-based school reforms
- College access and financial aid