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bryan_hassel@publicimpact.com

Senior Research Affiliate, Center on Reinventing Public Education

Bryan Hassel is Co-Director of Public Impact. He consults nationally with leading public agencies, nonprofit organizations and foundations working for dramatic improvements in K-12 education. He is a recognized expert on charter schools, school turnarounds, education entrepreneurship, and teacher and leader policy. His work has appeared in Education Next, Education Week and numerous other publications. Dr. Hassel received his doctorate in public policy from Harvard University and his master's degree in politics from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He earned his B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which he attended as a Morehead Scholar.

Example projects: Dr. Hassel’s recent work includes a chapter on how cutting-edge data strategies could transform public education in the book A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Data Systems for the Post-NCLB Era and co-authoring “The Big U-Turn: How to bring schools from the brink of doom to stellar success” for Education Next. Dr. Hassel has also served as a consultant to leading efforts to create high-quality charter school systems, including charter school office of the mayor of Indianapolis, and, more recently, Rhode Island’s creation of a network of mayor-led charter schools. He also authored the Brookings Institution Press book The Charter School Challenge: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise, co-edited the Brookings volume Learning from School Choice, and co-authored Picky Parent Guide: Choose Your Child's School with Confidence.

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Bryan's Publications

Closing Troubled Schools Julie Kowal, Bryan Hassel

Salvaging Assets: Considering Alternatives to School Closure Lucy Steiner, Bryan Hassel

Funding the Child: Getting Results in South Carolina Through Weighted Student Funding Marguerite Roza, Bryan Hassel