Rick Hess of Education Week included David K. Cohen, Susan M. Dynarski, and Brian A. Jacob in a list of university-based academics who made the greatest contribution to national discussions around education in 2012. Of those listed in the ranking, Cohen and Dynarski were also placed among the top ten academics within their respective disciplines working on education, government/policy and economics respectively. The rankings are based on the overall public impact of academics on education debates as measured by published scholarship, commentary on developments in education, and public profile.
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