Faculty Vita

Neil Theobald, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Certification/Licenses

Professional Experience

Faculty load

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Becker, W. E., & Theobald, N. D. (in press). Reward structures and faculty behavior under responsibility-centered management. In D. Priest, W. E. Becker, D. Hossler, & E. P. St. John (Eds.), Responsibility-centered budgeting systems in public universities. Edward Elgar.

Theobald, N. D. (in press). The need for issues-driven school funding reform in urban schools. In L. F. Miron & E. P. St. John (Eds.), Urban school reform: A critical empirical review. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Theobald, N. D. (in press). What is the problem here?: Our role in crafting school finance reform. School Business Affairs.

Theobald, N. D., & Michael, R. S. (in press). Reducing novice teacher attrition in urban school districts: Focusing on the moving target. In C. Roellke & J. King Rice (Eds.), Research in education: Fiscal policy and practice.

Theobald, N. D., & Michael, R. (2002). Teacher turnover in the Midwest: Who stays, leaves, and moves. NCREL Policy Issues, 10, 1-8.

Monk, D. H., & Theobald, N. D. (2001). A conceptual framework for examining school finance reform for the state of Ohio. Journal of Education Finance, 27, 501-516.

Theobald, N. D. (2001). An issues-driven approach to equal educational opportunity. Journal of Education Finance, 27, 609-616.

Theobald, N. D. (2001). Indiana's performance in meeting its school funding goals. The Journal of School Business Management, 13(2), 27-31.

Theobald, N. D., & Taylor, L. (2001). Indiana public school finance program. In C. C. Sielke, J. Dayton, C. T. Holmes, & A. L. Jefferson (Eds.), Public school finance programs of the United States and Canada: 1998-99 (pp. 1-23). Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES Publication 2001-309).

Malen, B., Theobald, N. D., & Bardzell, J. (2000). Achieving a "just balance" between local control of schools and state responsibility for k-12 education: summary observations and research agendas. In N. D. Theobald & B. Malen (Eds.), Balancing local control and state responsibility for k-12 education (pp. 313-332). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Michael, R., & Theobald, N. D. (2000). School finance for the 2000-2001 biennium. Policy News and Notes, 9(1), 1-3.

Theobald, N. D. (2000). Compensation reform as teaching improvement policy. Educational Considerations, 28, 13-17.

Theobald, N. D. (2000). Listening, not telling: The need for issues-driven school funding reform. NCREL Policy Issues, 5, 1-8.

Theobald, N. D. (2000). State activism in school funding: Goals and approaches. School Business Affairs, 66(8), 44-49.

Theobald, N. D., & Bardzell, J. (2000). Introduction and overview: balancing local control and state responsibility for k-12 education. In N. D. Theobald & B. Malen (Eds.), Balancing local control and state responsibility for K-12 education (pp. 3-18). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Theobald, N. D., & Malen, B. (Eds.) (2000). Balancing local control and state responsibility for k-12 education. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Funded Projects

Extending Indiana's Capacity for School Finance Analysis. Funded by the Indiana General Assembly. (2001-2003) ($200,000)

Extending Indiana's Capacity for School Finance Analysis. Funded by the Indiana General Assembly. (1999-2001) ($200,000)

Teacher Turnover: An Analysis of Public School Teachers in Four Midwestern States. Funded by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. (2000-2001) ($46,951)

Addressing Ohio's School Funding Challenge. Funded by the Ohio Department of Education. (1999-2000) ($129,294)

Objective Measures for Informing Policy Debate and Action around School Funding Issues. Funded by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. (1999-2000) ($24,938)

Improving Indiana's Capacity for School Finance Analysis. Funded by Indiana University's Strategic Directions Initiative. (1997-1999) ($186,679)

Education Finance Issues in Indiana. Funded by The Lilly Foundation. (1993-1997) ($90,000)

An Economic Model of Teacher Turnover: An Analysis of Public School Teachers in Washington State. Funded by The Spencer Foundation. (1990-1995). ($70,000)

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Education Finance Association

American Educational Research Association

Conference Presentations

Theobald, N. D. (2002, January). Why are we where we are?. Keynote address to the IAPSS, ISBA, and ISBO School Finance and the School Funding Formula Conference, Indianapolis.

Theobald, N. D. (2001, October). Teacher turnover: Preliminary data for Indiana. Policy paper presented to the Indiana General Assembly Interim Study Committee on Education Issues, Indianapolis.

Theobald, N. D. (2001, July). K-12 education and the changing world economy. Presentation to the Camp Brosius Seminar Series, Lake Elkhart, WI.

Theobald, N. D. (2001, March). Presidential address. American Education Finance Association, Cincinnati.

Theobald, N. D. (2001, March). The how of school finance reform. Policy paper presented to Redesigning School Finance, Schaumburg, IL.

Cohen, M., Erekson, O. H., & Theobald, N. D. (2001, March). School finance and teacher quality in Ohio: A case study. Paper presented to the annual conference of the American Education Finance Association, Cincinnati.

Theobald, N. D. (2000, May). Perceived reasons for the teacher shortage. Policy paper presented to the Iowa Department of Education Labor Markets Sub Committee, Des Moines, IA.

Theobald, N. D. (2000, March). Education labor markets in Washington: 1980-2000. Keynote address to the Washington Education Association Representative Council, Spokane, WA.

Theobald, N. D. (1999, October). High and low points of education finance in Indiana. Policy paper presented to the National Association of State Budget Officers, Indianapolis.

Bull, B., Grew, J., Spalding, J., & Theobald, N. D. (1999, July). The role of bipartisan and multi-agency working groups in state legislatures. Paper presented to the annual conference of the National Conference of State Legislators, Indianapolis.

Theobald, N. D. (1999, April). Crowding the line: Merging state realities with university mores. Paper presented to the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Theobald, N. D. (1999, April). Developing policy-relevant school finance measures. Paper presented to the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Theobald, N. D. (1999, March). Using new technologies to teach school finance to remote sites. Symposium chair and organizer, annual conference of the American Education Finance Association, Seattle.

Research Areas

Financing of K-12 school systems; modeling K-12 educational labor markets

Service/Outreach Projects

Indiana Urban Schools Association Board of Directors, 1996-1999

Indiana Public Schools/University Partnership Board of Directors, 1996-1997

Alliance of Business Leaders and Educators State Education Finance Committee, 1995-1997

Governor's Council on Education Reform and Funding Resource Group, 1991-1992

Cougars for Better Education, a nonprofit foundation that provides financial support to Bloomington High School North Treasurer, 2000-Present President, 1998-1999 Board Member, 1998-Present

WFIU's Friday Edition, Guest on April 11, 1997

Honors/Awards

Teaching Excellence Recognition Award from Indiana University (1997, 1998, & 1999)

Inaugural Address for the dedication of the Professor Sir Alan Peacock Room, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (1997)

Jack A. Culbertson Award in Educational Administration from the University Council for Educational Administration for the most significant contributions by a junior professor to the advancement of educational administration (1995)

Jean Flanigan Dissertation Award from the American Educational Finance Association for the outstanding doctoral dissertation in the study of educational finance (1990)

Ferguson Prize in Economics from Trinity College for the outstanding senior thesis in economics (1978)

Illinois Scholar to Trinity College, full academic scholarship (1974-78)