R. Anthony Rolle, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert in K鈥�12 education finance and policy, has led major universities and advanced global research on educational equity, efficiency and leadership throughout his distinguished career.
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R. Anthony Rolle, Ph.D.
Rolle serves as a professor in the College of Education鈥檚 Department of Leadership,
Policy and Lifelong Learning.
Previously, Rolle was dean of the USF College of Education from 2021 to 2024. He also
served as dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education & Professional Studies
at the University of Rhode Island for four years. Prior to his tenure at the University
of Rhode Island, Rolle also held leadership positions at the University of Houston
and Texas A&M University.
Rolle is a nationally recognized scholar with expertise in K-12 education finance
and economic policy. He has developed models to measure effectiveness and efficiency
in public school systems, managed national and internationally recognized research
projects for government and nonprofit organizations, increased endowed student scholarships,
enhanced community partnerships and supported faculty excellence in research and teaching
on an international scale.
Rolle鈥檚 past professional service includes serving as President of the National Education
Finance Academy and as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Shanghai Academy of
Education Sciences. He serves on editorial and advisory boards for a number national
education associations and is a research fellow for the National Education Policy
Center鈥檚Education and Public Interest Center and Education Policy Research Unit.
Education
Ph.D. in Education Policy Studies, Indiana University
M.P.A., University of Washington
B.S. in Political Science, Santa Clara University
Selected Publications
Jones, B.A. and Rolle, R. A. (2016). . Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rinck, J., Rolle, R.A., and Burrello, L.C. (2016). 鈥�,鈥� pp. 49 鈥� 82. In B.A. Jones & R.A. Rolle (eds.) Leading Schools in Challenging Times: Eye to the Future. A Volume in the Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions Series. Solutions Series. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rolle, R.A. with Templeton, T.B. and Mata, S.G. (2016). 鈥�.鈥� Educational Considerations, 43 (2), pp. 7 鈥� 24.
Rolle, R.A. and Welsh, R.O. (2014). 鈥淓conomic Efficiency,鈥� pp. 249-251. In D.J. Brewer & L.O. Picus (eds.), , CA: Sage Publications.
Agosto, V. and Rolle, R.A. (2014). 鈥�,鈥� pp. 293-310. In C. Grant & E. Zwier (eds.), Intersectionality and urban education: Identities, policies, spaces & power. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rolle, R.A. and Jimenez-Castellanos, O. (2014). 鈥溾��. Journal of Education Finance, 39 (3), pp. 203 鈥� 221.
Rolle, R.A., Harris, P. and Burrello, L.C. (2012). 鈥�,鈥� pp. 90-106. In L.C. Burrello, W. Sailor, and J. Kleinhammer-Trammill (eds.), Unifying Educational Systems 鈥� Leadership and Policy Perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge 鈥� A Taylor & Francis Group.
Agosto, V. and Rolle, R.A. (2012). 鈥�,鈥� pp. 57-67. In Sanders, S. and Witherspoon, L. (eds.) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy, Practice, and Advocacy. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rolle, R.A. (2012). 鈥溾�� In Thro, W. (ed.) Debating Issues in American Education, Volume 6 鈥� School Finance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Rolle, R.A. and Wood, R.C. (2012). 鈥�.鈥� Educational Considerations, 39 (2), pp. 20-29.
