Penelope Earley
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Professor
Director, Center for Education Policy
George Mason University, Fairfax Campus
West Building 2101
4400 University Dr.
MS 6D2
Fairfax, VA 22030
Profile
Dr. Penelope M. Earley is a Professor and Director of the Center for Education Policy http://gse.gmu.edu/centers/edpolicy/. She also teaches graduate courses in education policy and analysis. Dr. Earley serves on advisory boards for the IRIS Project on Faculty Development and ASCD’s Research Briefs.
Before coming to George Mason University in 2002, Dr. Earley was a Vice President at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Washington, DC. At AACTE her responsibilities included federal and state governmental relations, policy analysis, and gender equity. In 2001 she received the Martha J. Fields Award of Excellence from the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.
Dr. Earley’s undergraduate degree is from the University of Michigan, her Masters in Foundations of Education is from the University of Virginia, and her Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation is from Virginia Tech.
Research Interests
- Teacher education policy
- Federal and state education policy
- Gender equity
Recent Publications
- Earley, P. “Searching for the General Welfare in Federal Education Process” in Teaching for Democracy and Social Justice (in press).
- Earley, P. and Laitsch, D. Teacher Education in the News: What the Media Reports, What Teacher Education Leaders Say, and How to Bring the Two Together (2004), AACTE Annual Meeting.
- Earley, P. Analysis of the Secretary of Education’s 2003 Report on Teacher Quality: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again (2003).
- Earley, P. “Finding the Culprit: Federal Policy and Teacher Education.” Educational Policy (January and March 2002).
Other Information
Mason Courses Taught
- EDUC 870 Education Policy: Process, Context and Politics
- EDUC 871 Advanced Policy Issues in Education
- EDUC 872 Social Science Research and Education Policy