Amy Ellen Schwartz

Amy Ellen Schwartz is Associate Professor of Public Policy at NYU's Wagner School of Public Service. Her research interests span a wide range in K-12 and higher education. Since earning a PhD in economics from Columbia University in 1989, she has conducted research on education spending, school aid, private support for public schools, and the evaluation of school reforms. Current research in K-12 education, joint with Leanna Stiefel, focuses on the measurement of school performance, the education of immigrant and native-born children in urban schools, and the black-white test score gap. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Spencer Foundation, and New York State Education Department.

Other education projects consider the affordability of college, the impact of merit-based financial aid on colleges and universities, the financing of charter schools and the relationship between public schools and community development. Her work has been published in a variety of journals including The Journal of Education Finance, American Economic Review, Public Administration Review, National Tax Journal, and Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs. She has recently served as a consultant to the New York City Department of Education, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity. Previously, she was an assistant professor at Tufts University. She is a member of the editorial board of Public Budgeting and Finance, the director of the Wagner School's doctoral program and a member of the School Leadership Team at PS41 Manhattan, in New York City

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