Paul Teske

Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Denver

Background

Paul Teske was named Dean of the School of Public Affairs (SPA) in 2008. Prior to his appointment, Teske created and served as Director of CU Denver’s Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA), in addition to his teaching and research activities as a Professor. He was also director of the SPA PhD program. From 1988–2003 he was a professor of political science at SUNY Stony Brook. He earned his PhD (1989) and MPA (1982) degrees in Public Affairs from the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs. He earned his BA in Economics and Political Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was a Johnston Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa.

Publications

Paul Teske

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Ch. 7 – Creating Savvy Choosers: Informing Families About School Choices (HFR ’11)

Paul Teske

In this chapter, University of Colorado Denver’s Paul Teske gives an overview of the challenges of helping parents navigate school choice systems.

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Drivers of Choice: Parents, Transportation, and School Choice

Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, Tracey O’Brien

This report surveys the broad transportation landscape and conducts in-depth work with families in two cities to determine what role transportation plays in parents’ school decisions, and how districts might address related issues.

  • Research Reports    

Challenges and Charter Schools: How Families with Special Needs Students Perceive and Use Charter School Options

Tracey O’Brien, Kelly Hupfeld, Paul Teske

This report addresses choices made at the intersection of two very important trends in education: special education and charter schools.

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Opening Doors: How Low-Income Parents Search for the Right School

Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, Gabriel Kaplan

Researchers with CRPE’s Doing School Choice Right initiative determine what drives the school-choice decisions made by 800 low- to moderate-income families in three cities.

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