Sewoong Lee PhD

I study the people who shape educational opportunity — teachers, school leaders, and school boards; the policies that guide them; and students too often overlooked in data and obscured by stereotype, particularly Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students.

Research Areas

School Leadership

Education Policy

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

School Improvement and Student Success

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Upcoming Publications

Lee, S. W. (In press). Painting the Landscape of Rural Schools: Locale, Race, and Achievement. AEREOpen.

Camp, A., Anglum, C., Lee, S. W, Koedel, C., & Nguyen, T. (In press). The Effects of Four Day School Weeks on Teacher Recruitment and Retention. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Lee, S. W. & Curs, B. (In press). To Compete Effectively: The Effect of Rural and Low-Income School Grant on Student Achievement and Achievement Gaps. In Downes, T. & Killeen, K. (Eds.). The Rural Blind Spot: Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Education Finance & Policy. Emerald Publishing (Oxford). ISBN-13: 978-1806867905