Jeanne Powers
Professor,
Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
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ED 444E TEMPE, AZ 85287-1811
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Mail code: 1811Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Jeanne M. Powers is a Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Dr. Powers' research focuses on school segregation, school choice, and school finance litigation. She has published in the Review of Research in Education, American Educational Research Journal, Educational Policy, American Journal of Education, Equity and Excellence in Education, and Law and Social Inquiry.
Dr. Powers was awarded the AERA Review of Research Award in 2015 for her article, "From Segregation to School Finance: The Legal Context for Language Rights in the United States" (2014). Another article entitled "Making the Visible Invisible: Willful Ignorance of Poverty and Social Inequalities in the Research-Policy Nexus" (with Drs. Fischman and Berliner) was published in the centennial issue of the Review of Research in Education.
Professor Powers is the former editor of Review of Research in Education (2018, 2020), and a fellow of the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). She is currently the lead editor of Education Policy Analysis Archives, a diamond open-access journal (free to authors and readers) hosted by the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Education
Ph.D. Sociology, University of California-San Diego
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
Guiding Research Questions:
- What are the equity implications of educational policies such as school choice?
Current Research Projects:
- I am using multiple years of PISA data to analyze the school contexts of immigrant students and the relationship between school characteristics and achievement gaps between immigrant and native-born students (with Margarita Pivovarova).
- I am using administrative data to analyze teacher retention and attrition patterns in Arizona over the last five years (with Margarita Pivovarova) to provide policy-relevant recommendations for addressing the teacher shortage in Arizona.
- Other ongoing projects examine the social construction of teachers using newspaper articles covering controversial issues related to teachers' employment, and historical and contemporary aspects of school segregation. I also continue to conduct research on different aspects of school choice.
Publications
- Powers, J. M., Brown, M., & Wyatt, L. G. (2020). SPARK-ing innovation: A model for elementary classrooms as COVID-19 unfolds. Journal of Professional Capital and Community. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-06-2020-0036
- Pivovarova, M. & Powers, Jeanne M. (2019). Does isolation from immigrant students benefit or harm third-and-higher generation students? Education Policy Analysis Archives 27(76). https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.27.4349
- Powers, J. M. & Pivovarova, M. (2017). Analyzing the achievement and isolation of immigrant and U.S-born students: Insights from PISA 2012, Educational Policy, 31(6), 830-857. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904817719530
- Powers, J. M. & *Chapman, K. P. (2017). Protecting teachers or protecting children? Media representations of Vergara v. California. International Journal of Sociology of Education (RISE), 6(2), 163-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.17583/rise.2017.2328
- Powers, J. M., Fischman, G. E., & Berliner, D.C. (2016). Making the visible invisible: Willful ignorance of poverty and social inequalities in the research-policy nexus. Review of Research in Education (Centennial Special Edition) 40, 744-776. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X16663703
- Powers, J. M. (2014). On separate paths: The Mexican American and African American legal campaigns against school segregation. American Journal of Education, 121(1), 29-55. https://doi.org/10.1086/678124
- Powers, J. M. (2009). Charter Schools: From Reform Imagery to Reform Reality. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230622111
Research Activity
- Powers,Jeanne*. Understanding the Impact of Social Science Research on School Finance Litigation. AMER BAR ASSOC(4/21/2008 - 4/21/2009).
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| COE 503 | Intro to Qualitative Research |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 559 | Systmtc Inqry for Prblm Solvng |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| COE 503 | Intro to Qualitative Research |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EPA 792 | Research |
| DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 559 | Systmtc Inqry for Prblm Solvng |
| EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| COE 503 | Intro to Qualitative Research |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCI 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 559 | Systmtc Inqry for Prblm Solvng |
| EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 691 | Seminar |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
| GLE 505 | Evidence in Global Edu Inquiry |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 593 | Applied Project |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 559 | Systmtc Inqry for Prblm Solvng |
| EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| DCI 792 | Research |
| DCI 784 | Internship |
| EDA 799 | Dissertation |
| EPA 799 | Dissertation |
| EDA 792 | Research |
| EPA 792 | Research |
| EPA 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EPA 593 | Applied Project |
Presentations
- Danzig, Arnold, Garcia, David, Macey, Donna, Szecsy, Elsie, Powers, Jeanne, Lafford, Barbara, Gonzalez, Josue, Petersen, Michelle, Jing, Wenlan. From Tourist to Learner: Language Study, International Travel and Cultural Encounters as a Lens for Educational Administration. Annual Conference of University Council for Educational Administration (Nov 2006).
- Powers, Jeanne, Garcia, David, Begaye, Timothy. From Tourist to Learner: Developing Students' Research Skills. University Council for Educational Administration Annual Meeting, San Antonio (Nov 2006).
- Powers, Jeanne, Patton, Lirio. Mexican Americans' Quest for Educational Equity in Arizona. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco (Apr 2006).
- Powers, Jeanne, Hermanns, Carl. School Choice and NCLB - Can We Leave No Child Behind and No School Behind?: An Analysis of the Eugene School District 4J's Efforts to Make School Choice More Equitable. Sociology of Education Section No Child Left Behind Conference, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (Aug 2005).
- Powers, Jeanne, Patton, Lirio. Brown Action Before Brown: Mexican Americans and the Legal Challenges Against Segregation in Arizona. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
- Powers, Jeanne. Comparing Accountability and Organizational Capacity in Charter Schools and Conventional Public Schools. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
- Powers, Jeanne. High-Stakes Accountability and Equity: Using Evidence from California's Public Schools Accountability Act to Address the Issues in Williams v. State of California. Sociology of Education Association Annual Conference, Pacific Grove, CA (Feb 2005).
- Powers, Jeanne, Patton, Lirio. The Rights of Arizona's Language Minority Students in Historical Context. The Arizona Language Minority Rights Research Roundtable of Arizona. Tempe, AZ (Jan 2005).
- Powers, Jeanne. Understanding the Relationship Between Policy Talk and Implementation: A Comparison of Charter Schools with Conventional Public Schools. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (Aug 2004).
- Powers, Jeanne, Chapman, Paula. Systemic Reform and Student Outcomes: Does an Intervention Program Increase the Academic Achievement of Underperforming Students?. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (Apr 2004).
- Powers, Jeanne. Decentralization and Equity: Competing or Complementary Reform Agendas?: Charter School Enrollment Trends Across State Contexts. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (Apr 2004).
- Powers, Jeanne, Patton, Lirio. Brown Action Before Brown: The Desegregation of Mexican Schools in Arizona. Sociology of Education Association Annual Conference, Pacific Grove, CA (Feb 2004).
- Powers, Jeanne. English Language Learners and the Academic Performance Index: What Can API Data Tell Us About English Language Learners. UC Language Minorities Research Institute Conference, San Diego, CA (May 2003).
- Powers, Jeanne. What Matters? Evaluating the Determinants of School Performance. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (Apr 2003).
- Powers, Jeanne, Chapman, Paula. Student Placement into Genre Studies in the San Diego City Schools. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (Apr 2003).
- Powers, Jeanne. Longitudinal Trends in Charter School Enrollment Across Two State Contexts: California and Minnesota. Sociology of Education Association Annual Conference. Pacific Grove, CA (Feb 2002).
- Powers, Jeanne. Can We Leave No Child Behind and No School Behind? Using an Equity-0riented Reform as a Lens for Analyzing the Choice Provisions in NCLB. American Educational Research Association
- Powers, Jeanne. Mendez v. Westminster (1946) as a Window into Mid-Century Racial Ideologies. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
- Powers, Jeanne. Charter Schools, Conventional Public Schools and School Segregation in California. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
- Powers, Jeanne. Dismantling Segregation, One Step at a Time: Gonzales v. Sheely (1951) and the Mexican American Campaign for Educational Equity. Int'l Standing Conference forthe History of Education (30th Session)
Service
- Race, Ethnicity and Education, Editorial Board (2008 - Present)
- American Educational Association, Program Chair (2007 - 2008)
- Law and Society Review, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2007 - 2008)
- Int''l Standing Conference for the History of Education, Chair (2008)
- Sociology of Education SIG, Program Chair (2007 - 2008)
- American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chair (2008)
- American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Discussant (2008)
- American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Discussant (2007)
- Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- Journal of Language and Identity in Education, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- Social Forces, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- Teachers College Record, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2006 - 2006)
- Social Problems, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2003 - 2006)
- Educational Researcher, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2005 - 2005)
- Excellence and Equity in Education, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2004 - 2004)
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2001 - 2001)
- American Educational Research Association, Conference Reviewer (2000 - 2001)
- California Department of Education Public Charter Schools Grant Program, Grant Reviewer (2000 - 2001)