Civic Education and the Common Good with Dr. Michael Feuer
Dr. Michael Feuer
Dean, Graduate School of Education and Human Development; Professor, Education Policy
School: Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Department: Educational Leadership, Cross-Disciplinary
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Michael Feuer is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development and Professor of Education Policy at the George Washington University, past president of the National Academy of Education, and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He came to GW in 2010 after a 17-year tenure in leadership roles at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Previously Feuer was senior analyst and project director at the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment. He was appointed by President Obama in 2014 to the National Board for Education Sciences, and is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Educational Research Association.
Feuer’s research has focused on the economics of education, international comparative assessments, teacher preparation, inequality and academic opportunity, science policy, use of research to inform policy, philanthropy, and civics education. In addition to many edited volumes and journal articles, Feuer is the author of Moderating the Debate: Rationality and the Promise of American Education (2006), The Rising Price of Objectivity: Philanthropy, Government, and the Future of Education Research (2016), both published by Harvard Education Press. His third book, Can Schools Save Democracy? Civic Education and the Common Good, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in November 2023.
Feuer’s essays, commentaries, book reviews, and poems have appeared in newspapers, blogs, and magazines in the US and abroad. Recent essays have addressed the role of social science in pandemic models, risk assessment, and the condition of education in the West Bank and Gaza. He consults to governments and research organizations in Europe, Israel, and elsewhere. He is also the host of the education podcast, EdFix.
Feuer received his BA in English from Queens College (CUNY), the MA in public management from the Wharton School, and the PhD in public policy from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been on the faculty of Drexel University and Georgetown. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Regine, a physician certified in both ob-gyn and addiction medicine. The Feuers have two grown children.
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Wharton School
B.A., Queens College New York
Feuer, M. J. (2023). Can Schools Save Democracy?: Civic Education and the Common Good. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. doi.org/10.56021/9781421447773
Feuer, M. J. (2016). The rising price of objectivity: Philanthropy, government, and the future of education research. Harvard Education Press.
Jennings, J. F., & Feuer, M. J. (2015). Introduction 1. In Presidents, Congress, and the public schools: The Politics of Education Reform. foreword, Harvard Education Press.
Feuer, M. J. (2006). Moderating the debate: Rationality and the promise of American Education. Harvard Education Press.
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Berman, A. I., Feuer, M. J., & Pellegrino, J. W. (2019). What Use Is Educational Assessment? The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 683(1), 8-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716219843871
Feuer, M.J., Berman, A. I., Atkinson, R.C. (2015). Past as Prologue: The National Academy of Education at 50. Washington, DC: National Academy of Education. https://naeducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NAEd-50th-anniversary-bookmarks-11-18-15.pdf
Feuer, M. J., Floden, R., Chudowsky, N., & Ahn, J. (2013). Evaluation of teacher preparation programs: Purposes, methods, and policy options. Washington, DC: National Academy of Education.
Feuer, M. J. (2021). Science, Civics, and democracy. Science, 371 (6528), 442. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg7402
Feuer, M. J. (2020). Policy Models in Behavioral and Social Sciences. Items: Insights from the Social Sciences. https://items.ssrc.org/covid-19-and-the-social-sciences/policy-models-in-pandemic/policy-models-in-behavioral-and-social-sciences/
Engel, L., & Feuer, M. J. (2014). On the merits of, and myths about international assessments. Quality Assurance in Education, 22(4).
Feuer, M. J. (2014). Pure and applied science and Pasteur’s quadrant. In D. Philips, et al, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Educational Theory. Sage.
Feuer, M. J. (2013). Validity of international large-scale assessments: Truth and consequences. In M. Chatterji (Ed.), Validity and test use: An international dialogue on educational assessment, accountability and equity. London: Emerald.
Feuer, M. J. (2011). Politics, economics, and testing: Some reflections. Midwestern Educational Researcher, 24(1).
Feuer, M. J. (2010). Externalities of testing: Lessons from the blizzard of 2010. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 8, 59–69.
Feuer, M. J., & Maranto, C. (2010). Science advice as procedural rationality: Reflections on the National Research Council. Minerva, 48, 259–275.
Feuer, M. J. (2009). Rationality and idealism: A moderate response to Bredo, Kerdeman, and Robertson. Educational Theory, 59(5).
Feuer, M. J. (2023, November 21). There's a major conflict at the heart of our democracy. Civics education should embrace it (opinion). Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-theres-a-major-conflict-at-the-heart-of-our-democracy-civics-education-should-embrace-it/2023/11
Feuer, M. J. (2021, August 25). Simple Rhetoric, Complicated Realities (opinion). Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/08/26/higher-ed-west-bank-and-gaza-more-vibrant-might-be-assumed-opinion
Feuer, M. J. (2021, June 4). The Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause and the challenge of risk assessment. The Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-pause-and-the-challenge-of-risk-assessment/
Feuer, M. J., & Muir, R., et al. (2021). Forecast | THE FUTURE OF ... education. GW Magazine. https://magazine.gwu.edu/forecast
Feuer, M. J. (2021, March 10). Book review: The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex. Jewish Journal. https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/334061/book-review-the-american-jewish-philanthropic-complex/
Feuer, M. J. (2020, November 13). From LH to BH: Think positive. EdSource. https://edsource.org/2020/from-lh-to-bh-think-positive/643637
Feuer, M. J. (2020, August 11). Sure, envision a new public school system. but don’t ignore the emergency at hand (opinion). Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-sure-envision-a-new-public-school-system-but-dont-ignore-the-emergency-at-hand/2020/08
Feuer, M. J. (2020, June 1). In Defense of Economists: A Response to “The Dismal Kingdom.” Foreign Affairs. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2020-06-01/defense-economists
Feuer, M. J. (2020, May 7). The Dismal Science is Not so Dismal. Teachers College Record. https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/TCZ/Commentaries%20Collection/2020%20Commentaries/The%20Dismal%20Science%20is%20Not%20so%20Dismal%20-1656108978.pdf
Feuer, M. J. (2019, August 2). Here we are. eJewish Philanthropy. https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/here-we-are/
Feuer, M. J., & Malkus, M. (2018, June 13). Why Applied Research is Integral to Advancing Jewish ECE. eJewish Philanthropy. https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/why-applied-research-is-integral-to-advancing-jewish-ece
Feuer, M. J. (2018, April 27). Evidence for opportunity (editorial). Science, 360 (6387), 359–359. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat8999
Feuer, M. J. (2017, December 18). A Note of Thanks from a Washingtonian. Helena independent Record. https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/a-note-of-thanks-from-a-washingtonian/article_49cc818b-3c5b-5262-90a9-1814f1aaf359.html
Feuer, M. J. (2017, September 7). What is it about The New Yorker? The Times of Israel. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-is-it-about-the-new-yorker/
Feuer, M. J. (2017, July 24). Private Charity, Government Spending, and Education Accountability. Voices in Education: The Blog of Harvard Education Publishing. Read at https://gsehd.gwu.edu/blogs/feuer-consideration/voices-in-education-post
Feuer, M. J. (2017, February 13). Betsy Devos had a rough start. But 6 steps can make her tenure bearable (opinion). The Hill. https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/319263-betsy-devos-had-a-rough-start-but-6-steps-can-make-her/
Feuer, M. J. (2016, November 1). Don’t Let Partisanship Overshadow Fact-Finding (opinion). Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-dont-let-partisanship-overshadow-fact-finding/2016/11
Feuer, M. J. (2016, October 23). The Politics of Charity (op ed). HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-politics-of-charity_b_580bfe2be4b099c434319765
Feuer, M. J. (2016, July 19). Accountability for Science and the Science of Accountability. Items: Insights from the Social Sciences. https://items.ssrc.org/can-social-science-matter/accountability-for-science-and-the-science-of-accountability/
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