Thomas E. Davis
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Thomas E. Davis
Assistant Professor, College of Education,
University of Maryland
Thomas E. Davis is an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, specializing in education policy and finance. His research examines school funding, educational technology, and the financial implications of employee benefits in public schools, employing computational modeling and statistical analysis to explore these areas. His work includes studies on school facility funding disparities, capital spending in Michigan schools, and the distribution of federal funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. He has also co-authored research on the economic role of the state in education. Davis earned his PhD in educational policy from Michigan State University.
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Publications by Thomas E. Davis
This article explores the reasons why education has become a central focus of modern societies and the largest public expenditure around the world. The state has built and expanded national education systems, made attending school mandatory, and…