Francie Streich

About

Data-Informed Leadership for Equity (DILE), Iowa
Francie Streich, PhD, is a senior researcher at AIR and the partnership director for DILE. Streich was principal investigator for a REL Midwest applied research study examining how student learning changed in Illinois following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Streich is the quantitative lead on multiple projects, including an Institute of Education Sciences–funded study of policies that encourage students to take advanced classes and a project with NAF examining the long-term postsecondary and labor-market outcomes of their academy alumni. Previously, as a scientist at Wilder Research, she led the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey, which examined the behaviors and attitudes of Minnesota students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11, and other population-based surveys. Streich has expertise in quantitative methods, including experimental and quasi-experimental designs. She holds a doctorate in economics and public policy and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan.

Associated IES Content

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Estimating Changes to Student Learning in Illinois Following Extended School Building Closures Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the education of students in Illinois and around the nation. Leaders at the Illinois State Board of Education and in Illinois public school districts want to better understand how student learning changed during the pandemic. This study examines data from 17 Illinois districts over five years, including four years prior to the pandemic, to measure how student learning changed in fall 2020 relative to fall terms prior to the pandemic. The study demonstrates how ...

Dec 13, 2021