Michelle Reininger is an assistant professor at Stanford University and currently serves as the executive director of the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA).[1]
Michelle Reininger earned a B.A. in biochemistry from the University of Colorado in 1996, followed by a M.A. in leadership, foundations and policy from the School of Education and Human Development (formerly the Curry School of Education) at the University of Virginia in 2001, a M.A. in economics from Stanford University in 2004, and a Ph.D. in social sciences, policy and educational practice from Stanford's School of Education in 2006.[2] After her Ph.D., Reininger became an assistant professor of human development and social policy and learning sciences at Northwestern University and a faculty fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, with which she maintains an affiliation.[3] She subsequently returned to Stanford to become the executive director of Stanford's Center for Education Policy Analysis, wherein she is also involved CEPA's School Leadership Research.[4]
Her research work has focused mostly on the dynamics of the labor markets of teachers and principals, including their training, recruitment and retention.