Molly F. Gordon is a Senior Principal Researcher at the Learning Policy Institute. Her primary work focuses on the PreK-12 teacher and school leader workforce including preparation and development, identification, recruitment, hiring, and retention in the field.

Prior to joining LPI, Gordon was a Senior Research Scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago where she studied educator recruitment and retention and early childhood education. Before that, she studied the impacts of school closures on students, staff, and schools while at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. Gordon has published numerous research briefs, book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of American Education, International Journal of Leadership in Education, American Journal of Education, and Educational Administrative Quarterly.

Gordon holds a PhD in Education Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and an MA in Educational Policy Studies and BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.