Dr. Li Feng
Professor
Research Areas:
Education policy, the economics of education, labor economics, and health economics; teacher labor markets; STEM teachers; STEM workforce development; economic mobility
Background
Dr. Feng is an economist who specializes in the economics of education, labor economics, and health economics. In particular, her research examines education policy as it relates to teachers and student outcomes. Her work helps us understand the factors that create resilient education systems and, ultimately, a well-prepared future workforce. She is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance and Economics at Texas State University.
About Faculty Fellows Projects
Dr. Li Feng collaborated with Dr. Tešić to create an interactive learning resilience dashboard for school districts in Texas. Dr. Feng led the policy aspect of this project, offering implications for strategic planning to help the Texas Education Agency and policymakers identify interventions to improve learning resilience.
Research Impact Highlights
Users can view indicator data at the county and district levels to understand the most impactful factors on learning loss in Texas school districts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These data provide insight into avenues for learning recovery in Texas schools.
STEM Leadership
STEM workforce development
Interactive Dashboard
Interactive dashboard identifying key resilience factors across Texas school districts
Data-Driven Recovery
Using data science to guide learning recovery and resilience planning in Texas schools
Featured Publication
TXST Digital Repository | 2023-2024
Learning Loss Recovery After COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas Public Schools