March 27, 2024
Christopher Saldaña, assistant professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, recently received the 2024 Gene Flannigan Distinguished Paper Award from the Educational Finance and Policy Association.
Saldaña Admission to the Faculty of Education in 2022 After receiving his PhD in educational infrastructure, policy, and practice from the University of Colorado Boulder, his doctoral thesis, “Examining K-12 School Finance Policy, Practice, and Politics in Moments of Crisis,” focused on social unrest and We considered how economic uncertainty affects school funding dynamics. Saldaña's three papers explore California's fiscal responsibility policies, the debate over funding for police presence in schools after the killing of George Floyd, and racial disparities in education funding after the 2008 financial crisis. Verified.
This paper was supported in part by the American Educational Research Association's Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Educational Research.
Colin Chellman, senior dean at the City University of New York and president of the Educational Finance Policy Association, said Saldaña's dissertation provides important insights into the relationship between financial decisions and educational equity and policy. .
Mr. Chellman pays attention to Mr. Saldaña's paper It was selected for its “clear and policy-relevant research question, comprehensive literature review, appropriate use of theoretical foundations, data, and methodology, and significant contributions to the understanding of education finance and policy.”
“We look forward to his continued contributions to our field and the impactful changes he will undoubtedly bring to education finance and policy,” Chellman said.
The award was presented earlier this month at the Educational Financing Policy Association's annual conference.
Saldaña's research continues to focus on the relationship between K-12 school finance and educational opportunity, particularly the educational experiences of minority and marginalized students. He recently Education Accountability Working Group Announced During Congressional Briefing In front of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also Host of the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) Podcast.
