Sarah James
Assistant professor of political science and former K–12 teacher and high school principal, author of The Politics of Failed Policies (Oxford University Press, 2025) studying how data and politics shape recognition of policy failure.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 28min
Sarah James, "The Politics of Failed Policies" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Sarah James, assistant professor and former K–12 teacher and principal, studies how data and politics shape recognition of policy failure. She traces the book’s origins in education and criminalized truancy. She compares Washington and Texas to show how data choices affect whether failures are visible. She discusses how analysis itself is a political tool and explores reforms and interpretation in policy making.
Mar 27, 2026 • 28min
Sarah James, "The Politics of Failed Policies" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Sarah James, an assistant professor and former K–12 teacher and principal, explores how politics and data determine when failed policies get noticed. She discusses truancy laws, contrasting data systems in Texas and Washington. Short scenes show how credible evidence can amplify marginalized voices and how political choices shape what counts as proof.
