Jim Wyckoff is a Professor in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He has published on a variety of topics in education policy including issues of teacher labor markets, school resource allocation, and school choice. Currently, he is working with colleagues to examine the attributes of New York City teachers and their preparation that are effective in increasing the performance of their students. This research has received support from a number foundations and the U.S. Department of Education. Wyckoff currently serves on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs, on the Scientific Review Panel, U.S. Department of Education, and on the editorial boards of Education Finance and Policy and the Economics of Education Review.
Wyckoff received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. from Denison University.
