Matthew Kraft

Dr. Matthew Kraft es profesor de Educación y Economía en Brown University, Guggenheim Fellow, Research Associate del National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) y Fellow de la American Educational Research Association (AERA). Su investigación se centra principalmente en mejorar la efectividad de docentes y escuelas de educación K-12, así como en analizar cómo los sistemas educativos pueden adaptarse y responder al cambio climático. Ha publicado más de 50 artículos académicos sobre temas como mercados laborales docentes, desarrollo profesional, evaluación, condiciones laborales, tutorías y mentorías escolares, tiempo de aprendizaje y los efectos de las presiones ambientales en las escuelas y los estudiantes.

Entre 2024 y 2025, se desempeñó como Senior Economist en el Council of Economic Advisers de la Casa Blanca. Es fundador y director académico de SustainableED, iniciativa de Brown University dedicada a promover investigación en la intersección entre los sistemas educativos y el cambio climático. A lo largo de su trayectoria ha recibido diversos reconocimientos, entre ellos el AERA Outstanding Public Communication Award, el William T. Grant Scholar Award y el Brown University Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Es doctor en Quantitative Policy Analysis in Education por Harvard University y cuenta con un máster en International Comparative Education y una licenciatura en International Relations por Stanford University. También es miembro electo de un consejo escolar y anteriormente se desempeñó como profesor de Humanidades en educación media y secundaria.

ENGLISH VERSION

Dr. Matthew Kraft is a Professor of Education and Economics at Brown University, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). His research focuses primarily on improving the effectiveness of K–12 educators and schools, as well as examining how education systems can adapt to and address climate change. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles on topics including teacher labor markets, professional development, evaluation, working conditions, school-based tutoring and mentoring, learning time, and the effects of environmental pressures on schools and students.

From 2024 to 2025, he served as a Senior Economist on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He is the founder and Faculty Director of SustainableED, an initiative at Brown University focused on advancing research at the intersection of education systems and climate change. His work has been recognized with several awards, including the AERA Outstanding Public Communication Award, the William T. Grant Scholar Award, and the Brown University Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He holds a doctorate in Quantitative Policy Analysis in Education from Harvard University, as well as a master’s degree in International Comparative Education and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Stanford University. He is also an elected school board member and previously taught humanities at the middle and high school levels.