Professor Dr. Milbrey Mclaughlin

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Milbrey McLaughlin is the David Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education. Her research integrates studies of K-12 education policy and investigates community-school collaboration that supports youth development. McLaughlin's work focuses on how the context and environment shape school teaching, including organizational policies and socio-cultural conditions within schools and districts. She emphasizes the involvement of local communities in developing new strategies that enhance youth development. As the co-director of the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching, she analyzes how teaching and learning are influenced by their contexts, fostering connections among teacher learning communities and educational reforms. McLaughlin has also served as the director of the John Gardner Center for Youth and Communities, focusing on partnerships that build knowledge and capacity for youth development and learning.

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