Data, Polling & Analytics
Dr. James “Lynn” Woodworth has spent most of his career in education. Woodworth’s focus is on charter school impacts on student learning, making education data useful for public policy making, and the role of the federal statistical system. His publications include the CREDO charter school studies.
Woodworth comes to FSU from Stanford University where he was a Hoover Research Fellow. He also served a term as the U.S. Statistics Commissioner overseeing the National Center for Education Statistic. Woodworth has 11 years’ experience as a public-school classroom teacher and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Woodworth holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas where he was a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow. Additionally, he has a M.Ed. in Education Leadership and a B.A. in Music Education both from Arkansas Tech University.
Zach Goldberg is a Research Faculty member at Florida State University’s Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Georgia State University, where he specialized in American Politics and Political Research Methodology.
Before joining IGC, he worked as a policy analyst and research fellow at the Manhattan Institute, conducting data-driven research on political polarization, public perceptions of policing, education, and mental health. His methodological expertise includes survey experiments, media content analysis, and time-series modeling. At the IGC, Zach contributes to the Institute’s polling and civic engagement initiatives. His work has appeared in academic journals, policy reports, and national media outlets.