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Victoria McDougald

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Chief of Staff

Victoria McDougald is the chief of staff at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where she manages external partnerships, leads strategic initiatives and projects, and oversees Fordham’s outreach and messaging to outside audiences, including policymakers, educators, the media, and others in the education-policy world. She previously served as Research Manager on Fordham's research team, where she helped develop and conduct research on academic standards, accountability, curriculum, and instruction, and managed Fordham and AEI's Emerging Education Policy Scholar (EEPS) program.

A Washington, D.C. native, Victoria holds a master's degree in public policy from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College and a bachelor's degree in Government from Cornell University. Prior to joining Fordham, she worked at the Tennessee Department of Education, Vanderbilt University's National Center for Scaling Up Effective Schools, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington. She lives with her family in Orange County, California.

Authored Commentary & Research

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High Expectations

Why I’m against the economic argument for educating gifted children

Victoria McDougald 1.12.2023
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High Expectations

14 great picture books for gifted preschoolers and kindergarteners

Victoria McDougald 10.13.2022
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Does all play and no work make Jack a smart boy?

Victoria McDougald 4.14.2022
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High Expectations

Not much to show nationally from a decade of teacher evaluation reforms

Victoria McDougald 1.13.2022
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First, do no harm: The initial impact of the Common Core on student learning

Victoria McDougald 5.13.2021
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More wheat, less chaff: The availability and use of high-quality instructional materials today

Victoria McDougald 4.1.2021
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