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\nBruce D. Baker, Ed.D. is a Professor in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at the GSE, and is widely recognized as a leading scholar in the field of education finance. Serving in both academic and...\nBruce D. Baker, Ed.D. is a Professor in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at the GSE, and is widely recognized as a leading scholar in the field of education finance. Serving in both academic and professional capacities, he has authored a multitude of peer-reviewed journal articles, policy briefs, editorials, books, and reports on topics including state school finance policy, teacher and administrator labor markets and preparation pipelines, charter school funding, and higher education finance and policy. Exemplifying the GSE mission to Advance Excellence and Equity in Education, Baker works to directly influence state policy and the equity and adequacy of resources available to children across states and nationwide using rigorous and accessible empirical research to inform legislative testimony. He is frequently called upon by state legislatures, boards of education, and other organizations for advisement on educational policy and school finance issues, and has extensive experience testifying as an expert witness on school funding equity in state and federal courts in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York.
As an undergraduate student, Baker studied biology with an emphasis on molecular biology and genetics, intending to pursue a career in laboratory research. After spending several summers working at a special program for gifted and talented students however, he chose to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Connecticut in their Teaching the Talented program. His backgrounds in science and talent development led him to work in public and private schools as a science teacher and gifted and talented program coordinator. Later, he enrolled in the Ed.D. Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where his interest in education finance was sparked. After graduating, Baker took his first academic position at the University of Kansas, where he was heavily engaged in litigation over the equity and adequacy of school funding in the state. This first hand experience influencing state school finance policy ignited a passion in Baker to continue down this path, leading to work in several other states over the past few decades and the development of national resources to inform advocacy efforts. Today, Baker’s research involves the ongoing development of indicators for evaluating school funding equity and adequacy, and for understanding the connections between school funding and improving students’ short and long term outcomes. He continues to work on funding cases in multiple states, and works closely with the media to dissect issues in the field. Since 2013, he has been consistently named among Education Week’s Top 200 university-based scholars doing the most to shape educational practice and policy. \n
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