Biography

Dr. Carlas McCauley serves as Associate Professor in the Education Leadership and Policy Studies Department and Associate Dean for Research and Sponsored Programs. Dr. McCauley where he teaches courses on Education Policy, School Finance and Financial Management. Dr. McCauley has worked with states, schools and districts to lead action-oriented research projects designed to create educational opportunities for all students through policy and practice.  Dr. McCauley has served as a PI across multiple grants totaling over $10 million. He has led a federally funded national research center and a university led research center supported with both federal and private funding. From 2007 to 2014, he worked at the US Department of Education in Washington DC, providing him with a deep understanding of national trends in education, school improvement efforts and the inner workings of legislative policies influencing local school districts. McCauley earned his BA at St. Louis University, his MS in education policy from the University of Southern California and his EdD in leadership and policy from the University of Southern California.