Affiliated PhD Student

Daniel Stuckey

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Affiliated PhD Student

Daniel Stuckey

Doctoral Candidate in Education Policy, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Stuckey is a fourth year Ph.D. candidate in education policy who studies teacher workforce issues, including teacher quality, teacher compensation, and teacher mobility. Before attending the University of Pennsylvania, he taught ninth grade English for five years in Washington, DC. His current research details changes in the teaching workforce overtime and examines how teacher compensation is distributed over instructional areas. For his dissertation, Daniel is examining the career pathways of Teach For America corps members. What are TFA corps member retention rates? What do corps members do if they stop teaching? What factors predict retention in the profession?