Kurt A. Scheib
Email kurt.a.scheib@vanderbilt.edu
Department Educational Leadership and Policy, Dept. of Leadership, Policy and Organizations
Advisor Dale Ballou
   
 

Areas of Interest

  • School funding equity/Adequacy.
  • Resource allocation.
  • Privatization/Market-based approaches to education.
  • Performance incentives.
  • School choice (charter schools).

Keyword Interests.

  • K-12 Educational Policy
  • School Reform
  • Program Evaluation
  • Educational Adequacy/Equity
  • School Funding

Current Research Topic/Field-Based Project

Project:
Collection and compilation of data that will be used to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) in participating Colorado public schools.  TAP is a comprehensive school reform model designed and implemented by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.

Former Experience

  • Teacher:  Remedial Reading & 7th gr. Social Studies: KIPP Academy Charter School, Bronx, NY.
  • Business Manager, KIPP NYC.
  • Teacher: Business Education (9-12): Baltimore City Public School System.  Teach for America Corps Member.

Education

    • M.A. (2002): Economics, Vanderbilt University
    • M.T.S. (2002): Theological Studies, Vanderbilt University
    • B.A. (1998): Economics, Dickinson College