Kevin G. Welner

Kevin G. Welner
Born (1963-12-26)December 26, 1963
Los Angeles, California, USA
Residence United States
Nationality American
Awards Early Career Award 2006, American Educational Research Association
Palmer O. Johnson Award 2005, American Educational Research Association
Academic background
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara, BA 1985
University of California, Los Angeles, JD 1988
University of California, Los Angeles, PhD 1997
Doctoral advisor Jeannie Oakes
Academic work
Discipline Policy Analysis
Institutions National Education Policy Center
University of Colorado Boulder

Kevin G. Welner (born 1963) is professor of education at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, where he chairs the Educational Foundations Policy and Practice program area. He co-founded[1] and is Director of the National Education Policy Center. He has authored or edited 11 books[2] and more than 100 articles and book chapters[3][4] concerning education policy and law.

Career

Welner received his J.D. at UCLA School of Law and his Ph.D. from UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies.[4] During his early career he received a NAEd/Spencer Post-Doctoral Fellowship.[5]

In 2005, Welner conducted research on school vouchers as a resident of the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center.[4][6] That research was later published as a major work on school vouchers, NeoVouchers: The Emergence of Tuition Tax Credits for Private Schooling, that provided an early explanation of the legal and policy issues surrounding the then-new type of private school vouchers that were created by giving large tax credits for donations to organizations that then packaged those donates vouchers to fund tuition.[7][8]

In 2012, Welner was inducted as an AERA Fellow, a recognition of his substantial contributions to the field of education research.[9] These contributions include studies into educational equity and the public right to education, including the use of research, tracking, school vouchers, school choice, and educational equity.[4][10] Welner is also notable for making technical research documents that are accessible to the general public,[11] and for participating in public academic debates on education reform issues such as standardized testing,[12] school choice,[13] and school vouchers.

Welner joined the faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education where he serves as a professor of educational foundation policy and practice.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sparks, Sarah D. (29 September 2010). "Think Tank Critics Launch Policy Center - Education Week". Education Week. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "WorldCat Profile for Welner, Kevin Grant 1963-". WorldCat. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Google Scholar Citations for Kevin Welner". scholar.google.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kevin Welner's Curriculm Vitae at CU Boulder". School of Education. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "2000 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows - National Academy of Education". National Academy of Education. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Welner, Kevin. "Tax credits, school choice and 'neovouchers': What you need to know". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Schaeffer, Adam B. (19 June 2009). "Book Review: NeoVouchers: The Emergence of Tuition Tax Credits for Private Schooling". Journal of School Choice. 3 (2): 200–202. doi:10.1080/15582150902987566.
  8. ↑ Anomaly, Jonny (17 May 2011). "Book Review: Neovouchers: The Emergence of Tuition Tax Credits for Private Schooling" (PDF). Education Review. 14. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "AERA Fellows". www.aera.net.
  10. ↑ "Source Profile for Kevin Welner - Education Writers Association". Education Writers Association.
  11. ↑ McSpadden, Kay. "We must attack opportunity gaps at their root causes". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Levesque, Patricia; Welner, Kevin (4 May 2015). "Is Testing Students the Answer to America's Education Woes?". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Hobson, Jeremy (13 October 2016). "A Closer Look At The Debate Over Charter Schools". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  • "Kevin Welner". National Education Policy Center: Meet the Fellows. Regents of the University of Colorado. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • "Kevin G. Welner, JD, PhD". University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education. Regents of University of Colorado. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • Welner, Kevin G.; Kupermintz, Haggai (January 1, 2004). "Rethinking Expert Testimony in Educational Rights Legislation". Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 28 (1): 127–142. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  • Welner, Kevin G. (July 2, 2004). "Colorado's Voucher Law: Examining the Claim of Fiscal Neutrality". Educational Policy Analysis Archives. 12 (31). Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  • Welner, Kevin G. (July 30, 2000). "Taxing the Establishment Clause: Revolutionary Decision of the Arizona Supreme Court". Educational Policy Analysis Archives. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 8 (36). Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  • Welner, Kevin G. (June 24, 2001). "Alexander v. Sandoval:A Setback for Civil Rights". Educational Policy Analysis Archives. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 9 (24). Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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