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Ross Rubenstein is a Professor and Dan E. Sweat Distinguished Chair in Educational and Community Policy at Georgia State University's Department of Public Management and Policy, affiliated with the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Georgia Policy Labs. Previously, he served as Associate Dean and Chair of Syracuse University's Maxwell School (2011–2015), returning to Georgia State after an initial tenure from 1997–2003. His research focuses on public finance and education policy, particularly funding equity, efficiency measurement in public services, school district budgeting, and merit-based scholarship impacts.
Key research areas include:
- Educational funding equity and adequacy
- Merit-aid program design and outcomes
- Financial aid accessibility barriers
- Urban education policy interventions
His recent work emphasizes scholarship programs' effects on college enrollment and persistence, administrative burdens in student aid applications, and fiscal mechanisms like Georgia's ESPLOST tax. Articles highlight policy implications of merit-aid generosity reductions and transparency, as well as place-based initiatives like the Buffalo Say Yes to Education Program.
Awards: Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (2012).
Grants and Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Education, American Educational Research Association, and Russell Sage Foundation. Conducted international training in public finance for government officials.
Labs/Teams: Georgia Policy Labs collaborator, focusing on evidence-based policy analysis.
