Yurkofsky obtained his Ed.D. in Educational Policy, Leadership, and Instructional
Practice from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2020. He teaches courses
in the Doctor of Education program focused on continuous improvement, leadership,
collaborative inquiry, and equitable approaches to spreading change. His research
centers on developing partnerships with school and system leaders to investigate how
school systems can organize for continuous improvement toward more ambitious and equitable
visions of learning. Dr. Yurkofsky is committed to preparing school and system leaders
to strategically use improvement science, organizational theory, and collaborative
leadership practices to inquire into and address high-leverage problems of practice
in their settings. He partners with current and former students on research, professional
learning, and writing projects focused on improving educational systems in Virginia.
