Dr. Angela Lyle is a research investigator in Educational Studies at the Marsal Family School of Education. Her scholarship focuses on educational system change in pursuit of more equitable and ambitious learning experiences for all students, with particular focus on district and school support for improving classroom teaching and learning. Dr. Lyle’s past research, funded by the National Science Foundation, examined how educational leaders build systems to support ambitious elementary science teaching and learning in large numbers of elementary school classrooms. Her current research examines improvement-focused initiatives that aim to democratize and accelerate educational innovation and change in schools.
Angela received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Leadership, and Innovation from the University of Michigan. She also holds an M.A. in K-12 Educational Administration and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in the Social Sciences from Michigan State University.
Angela is a former high school social studies teacher and teacher educator.
Selected Publications
Lyle, A.M., Spillane, J.P., & Haverly, C. (2024). Educational Administration Quarterly. 60(4), 418-451.
Lyle, A.M., Spillane, J.P., Haverly, C. (2024). Educational Policy. 38(2), 350-390.
"Community-centered education in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Iowa BIG’s system transformation."
Lyle, A.M. (2023). In A. Datnow, V. Park, D.J. Peurach, and J.P. Spillane (Eds.), Transforming Education for Holistic Student Development: Learning from Education System (Re)building Around the World. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution.
Haverly, C., Lyle, A.M., Spillane, J. P., Davis, E. A., & Peurach, D. J. (2022). Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 59 (9).
Lyle, A.M. & Peurach, D. J. (2022). Research in Education. 1–23.
"Democratizing educational innovation and improvement: The policy contexts of improvement research in education."
Peurach, D. J., Foster, A. T., Lyle, A. M., & Seeber, E. R. (2022). In D.J. Peurach, J.L. Russell, L. Cohen-Vogel, W.R. Penuel (Eds.), The Foundational Handbook on Improvement Research in Education. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
"Managing networks for school improvement: Seven lessons from the field."
Duff, M., Flack, C.B., Lyle, A.M., Massell, D., & Wohlstetter, P. (2019). CPRE Workbooks.
"Inter-organizational networks in education."
Wohlstetter, P., & Lyle, A.M. (2018). In M. Connolly, D.E. Spicer, C. James, & S.D. Kruse (Eds.), The SAGE International Handbook on School Organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.