For the sixth consecutive year, Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor Jack Schneider has been recognized in a national education publication’s ranking of professors and researchers who have had a significant influence on education practice and policy.

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Schneider was ranked No. 75 out of 200 university-based scholars in the 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Jan. 4 edition of Education Week, a national news and information source covering the K-12 sector. Notably, UMass Amherst was the only public higher education institution in Massachusetts represented in the ranking.

Now in its 14^th edition, the ranking was created by Rick Hess, director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of Education Week’s “Rick Hess Straight Up” blog on education policy and politics.

“Given that more than 20,000 university-based faculty in the United States are researching education, simply making it onto the Edu-Scholar list is a noteworthy feat,” Hess said about this year’s ranking assessment.

Based on its methodology, the list includes the top 150 finishers from last year, augmented by at-large nominees chosen by the 39-member selection committee. Each scholar was scored in eight categories: Google Scholar score; book points; syllabus points; highest Amazon ranking; Congressional record mentions; and mentions in education press, web and newspapers.

Schneider is also director of Center for Education Policy, executive director of the Beyond Test Scores Project, co-editor of “History of Education Quarterly,” co-host for “Have You Heard Podcast” and author of “The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual.” He also writes frequently for the public in media outlets, which have included The Washington Post and The Nation.

“I’m a frequent critic of ratings and rankings in education, so it would be a bit rich if I patted myself on the back for this,” Schneider said. “But I’m always pleased when our outstanding College of Education gets some of the attention it deserves, and I’m humbled every day to work with my amazing colleagues.”