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Dr. Tom Luschei

Assistant Professor | C4615 University Center | (850) 645-7198 | tluschei@lsi.fsu.edu

Tom Luschei is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University’s Learning Systems Institute, where he leads the Center for International Studies in Educational Research and Development. He is also a faculty member of the SIDES program, where he teaches courses on education and economic development and comparative education policy. Prior to completing his Ph.D. in International and Comparative Education at Stanford University in 2006, he earned a Master's of Arts in economics from Stanford and a Master's of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Luschei’s research interests include the economics of education, teacher quality, teacher labor markets, and education policy in Latin America. He is currently working with FSU colleagues on a USAID-funded project to improve decentralized teacher education in Indonesia. He is also collaborating with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University on a privately funded project to assess and improve Panama’s basic education system. Prior to his graduate studies, Dr. Luschei worked as a bilingual elementary and high school teacher in Los Angeles.

Education

-Ph.D. Stanford University, 2006 (International Comparative Education)
-M.A. Stanford University, 2005 (Economics)
-M.P.Aff. University of Texas at Austin, 1996 (Public Affairs)
-B.A. Occidental College, 1989 (Latin American History, magna cum laude)

Current Research

-Economics of Education, Teacher Labor Markets, Teacher Quality, Education Policy in Latin America, Immigrant Education Policy in the United States

Courses Taught

-Education and Culture (EDF 5612)
-Comparative Education Policy (EDF 5853)
-Immigrant and Migrant Education Policy (EDF 5935)
-Education and Economic Development (EDF 5625)

Recent Select Publications

-Luschei, T.F. & Christensen, G.S. (Forthcoming). "Can Districts Encourage Response Without Increasing Coherence? The Role of the District in California High Schools' Responses to Accountability Policies. Annual Review of Sociology of Education.
-Carnoy, M., Adamson, F., Chudgar, A., Luschei, T. and Witte, J. (2007). Vouchers and Public School Performance. A Case Study of the Milwaukee Parents' Choice Program. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute.
-Carnoy, M., Luschei, T.F. and Miller, L.C. (2006). Economía de la Educación. Barcelona: Open University of Catalonia.
-Luschei, T.F. (2004). "Timing is Everything: Brazil's Borrowing of Escuela Nueva," in G. Steiner-Khamsi (Ed.), The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending. New York: Columbia University Teachers College Press.


				Dr. Tom Luschei Assistant Professor \| C4615 University Center \| (850) 645-7198 \| tluschei@lsi.fsu.edu Tom Luschei is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University’s Learning Systems Institute, where he leads the Center for International Studies in Educational Research and Development. He is also a faculty member of the SIDES program, where he teaches courses on education and economic development and comparative education policy. Prior to completing his Ph.D. in International and Comparative Education at Stanford University in 2006, he earned a Master's of Arts in economics from Stanford and a Master's of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Luschei’s research interests include the economics of education, teacher quality, teacher labor markets, and education policy in Latin America. He is currently working with FSU colleagues on a USAID-funded project to improve decentralized teacher education in Indonesia. He is also collaborating with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University on a privately funded project to assess and improve Panama’s basic education system. Prior to his graduate studies, Dr. Luschei worked as a bilingual elementary and high school teacher in Los Angeles. Education -Ph.D. Stanford University, 2006 (International Comparative Education) -M.A. Stanford University, 2005 (Economics) -M.P.Aff. University of Texas at Austin, 1996 (Public Affairs) -B.A. Occidental College, 1989 (Latin American History, magna cum laude) Current Research -Economics of Education, Teacher Labor Markets, Teacher Quality, Education Policy in Latin America, Immigrant Education Policy in the United States Courses Taught -Education and Culture (EDF 5612) -Comparative Education Policy (EDF 5853) -Immigrant and Migrant Education Policy (EDF 5935) -Education and Economic Development (EDF 5625) Recent Select Publications -Luschei, T.F. & Christensen, G.S. (Forthcoming). "Can Districts Encourage Response Without Increasing Coherence? The Role of the District in California High Schools' Responses to Accountability Policies. Annual Review of Sociology of Education. -Carnoy, M., Adamson, F., Chudgar, A., Luschei, T. and Witte, J. (2007). Vouchers and Public School Performance. A Case Study of the Milwaukee Parents' Choice Program. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute. -Carnoy, M., Luschei, T.F. and Miller, L.C. (2006). Economía de la Educación. Barcelona: Open University of Catalonia. -Luschei, T.F. (2004). "Timing is Everything: Brazil's Borrowing of Escuela Nueva," in G. Steiner-Khamsi (Ed.), The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending. New York: Columbia University Teachers College Press.