Research Team & Authors

Homeschool & K-12 Data Desk is published by Vamkor Technologies Pvt Ltd. Each report names its author and links to the records behind its figures.

Research and editorial team

Dr. Noam Bar-Lev, Director of Quantitative Research

Location: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
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Dr. Bar-Lev holds a Ph.D. in Applied Statistics and Econometrics from Columbia University and a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Technion. He works on longitudinal education models, test-score normalization, survey sampling errors, and state registry audits. He belongs to the American Statistical Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education.

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Dr. Claire Sterling, Chief Editorial Officer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States and Oxford, UK
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Dr. Sterling holds a Ph.D. in Computational Social Science and Quantitative Journalism from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in Political Science and Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley. She covers state legislation, Education Savings Account (ESA) audits, parent surveys, and education reporting. She also runs the public corrections desk.

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Vikram Malhotra, Educational Technology Analyst

Location: Bengaluru, India and Singapore
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Vikram holds a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi and an M.S. in Data Science and Cloud Systems from the National University of Singapore. He studies digital learning platforms, AI curriculum use, remote-learning systems, and household software spending. He is a senior member of IEEE and the Association for Learning Technology.

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