Professor Dr. Tracy Steffes

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Tracy Steffes is a Professor of Education and History at Brown University, where she focuses on twentieth-century United States history, American education history, educational inequality, and political policy history. She has authored two significant books: 'School, Society, & State: New Education Govern Modern America, 1890-1940' and 'Structuring Inequality: How Schooling, Housing, and Tax Policies Shaped Metropolitan Development of Education.' Her scholarship examines the interplay between public education and governance, highlighting the importance of public schools as sites of democratic governance and social policy. Steffes's research also investigates the dynamics of federalism and the role of state governments in shaping educational policy. Over her career, she has received numerous fellowships and awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and various recognitions from prestigious educational institutions. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses that engage students with the historical context of American education and its broader societal implications.

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