Sarah Novicoff is a Research Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. Her research uses mixed methods to understand how state policy can improve the educational experiences of students from traditionally underserved backgrounds (e.g., English learners), with a specific focus on early literacy. Her work has been published in the American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Prior to graduate school, Sarah was a 6th grade Social Studies teacher in South Los Angeles. Sarah holds a PhD in Educational Policy and Economics of Education from Stanford University, a M.A. in Economics from Stanford University, and a B.A. in History with Honors from Brown University where she graduated magna cum laude.