Founder, Jason Ravitz
Jason Ravitz is an evaluation and research professional with 25+ years experience driving strategy, implementation, insights and impact measurement for educational technology pioneers. He started as a social studies and computer teacher before joining the National School Network project at BBN Educational Technologies and pursuing a Ph.D. in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation. This led to a career conducting state and national studies and creating tools and strategies for educational programs.
Jason has produced research on project-based learning and 21st century teaching as Director of Research for the Buck Institute for Education; on evaluation capacity building and STEM-CS education at Google as Senior Program Manager and Education Outreach Evaluation Manager; and on school and leadership coaching at Digital Promise as Senior Research Scientist. He has a B.A. from Harvard College, a Ph.D, from Syracuse University, and completed postdoctoral positions at UC, Irvine and UC, Berkeley/SRI International.
“We hired Dr. Jason Ravitz to provide research and evaluation expertise as we developed the business plan for the Last Mile Education Fund. He jumped in without hesitation and enthusiastically dug into the project.
Jason’s work was instrumental to helping articulate our theory of change, developing research questions, and informing the research plan. With his leadership we have already analyzed our pilot data and been able to submit a research paper for review.
Jason is a skilled and experienced research and evaluation practitioner, and brings a wealth of expertise to the table.”
“Got to work with Jason on a complex research project focused on leadership and gender equality. Jason is an extremely skilled data analyst and statistician!”
“Dr. Jason Ravitz conducted the evaluation of our long-running DIMACS REU program in 2020. He had many creative ideas and installed a system for monitoring and maintaining program success that was particularly useful for our virtual program. It allowed students to raise issues which we would not have identified otherwise.
Jason delivered a clear, detailed, and high-quality analysis of the results. The insights from his evaluation report, along with his thoughtful recommendations, have led to a series of improvements which we plan to adopt in our next year’s program.“
Alternate Bio (for non-profit, foundation work)
Jason Ravitz is an evaluation and research professional with 25 years experience driving strategy, implementation, insights and impact measurement for educational and social change initiatives. He started as a social studies teacher before discovering the Internet and pursuing a Ph.D. in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation. This led to a career studying how communities and schools use technology to empower themselves, to promote equity, learning and growth. He has worked closely with small organizations and conducted major studies of education and career development programs — often identifying key factors and conditions for change. He completed postdoctoral positions at UC, Irvine and at UC, Berkeley and has held senior positions at Google, Digital Promise, and Buck Institute for Education. Jason earned a combined B.A. from Harvard College in Sociology & Psychology and his Ph.D.from Syracuse University.