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EducationWeek 2026 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Title Graphic
January 21, 2026
Ernest Morrell and Mark Berends Recognized in 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Two University of Notre Dame faculty members, Ernest Morrell and Mark Berends , have been named to the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings , published annually by Education Week. The list recognizes the 200 university-based scholars whose academic work and public influence have most...
Jeff Denning, Ernest Morrell, Mark Berends
January 29, 2025
Three Notre Dame Faculty Recognized in 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Three University of Notre Dame faculty members have been named to the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings . This prestigious annual list recognizes the 200 scholars whose academic work has most influenced educational practice and policy nationwide. All three are faculty fellows in Notre...
Mark Berends
February 27, 2024
Advance Copy: Mark Berends
Welcome to Advance Copy, a look at the people, perspectives, and scholarship of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, home to the University of Notre Dame’s initiatives advancing its long-standing commitment to the future of K-12 schools. Meet: Mark Berends Just Launched: SAGE Handbook of the...
Ernest Morrell, Mark Berends
January 4, 2024
Two Notre Dame faculty placed on 2024 Edu-Scholar rankings
Two professors from the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives were among the 200 scholars selected for the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual listing published by Education Week highlighting academics who had the year's biggest impact on educational practice...
Ernest Morrell, Mark Berends
January 5, 2023
Two Notre Dame faculty placed on Edu-Scholar rankings for 2023
Two professors at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives were ranked among the nation’s top 200 education scholars as selected by the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual listing published by Education Week, that highlights academics who had the year’s...
Ernest Morrell, Mark Berends
January 6, 2022
Two Notre Dame faculty placed on Edu-Scholar rankings
Two professors from the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives were among the 200 scholars selected for the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Published by Education Week, the annual listing highlights academics who had the biggest impact on educational practice and...
Jeff Denning, Ernest Morrell, Mark Berends
March 24, 2025
Three Notre Dame Faculty Recognized in 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Three University of Notre Dame faculty members have been named to the 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings . This prestigious annual list recognizes the 200 scholars whose academic work has most influenced educational practice and policy nationwide. All three are faculty fellows in Notre...
Mark Berends
August 23, 2021
Berends Writes "The Current State of School Choice in the United States" in Phi Delta Kappan
This article first appeared in Phi Delta Kappan. Over the last 30 years, the school choice movement has been one of the most prominent large-scale reform efforts in American education. Arguably, only the national movement to promote rigorous learning standards and test-based accountability has...
Mark Berends
July 28, 2021
Think. Pair. Share. with Dr. Mark Berends
From imagining running the Olympic 1500m to galvanizing the hearts and minds of those who believe in the power of education. Dr. Mark Berends, Director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives at Notre Dame, talks about looking forward while reflecting on the incredible dedication and spirit of...
Mark Berends
May 3, 2021
Mark Berends appointed director of the Notre Dame Institute for Educational Initiatives
Mark Berends , a professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame who currently directs the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) and serves as an associate vice president for research, has been appointed director of the University’s Institute for Educational Initiatives...

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