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Steven C. Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education 100 N. University Street West Lafayette Indiana 47907-2098 BRNG 5132work
Work Phone: (765) 496-6068work
Work Email: ckiracofe@purdue.eduINTERNET
Christine Rienstra Kiracofe
Professor
Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesEducational Studies
- Ed. D. — Education Administration, University of Georgia (2004)
- M.A. — Art History, University of Georgia (2000)
- B.A. — Art History & Health Sciences (1997)
Certificates
- Family Law Mediation, Pepperdine University School of Law (2018)
- Legal Mediation, Northwestern University (2013)
- 2018 – present
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Studies
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2016 – 2018
Professor
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Northern Illinois University
- 2014 – 2018
Adjunct Professor
College of Law
Northern Illinois University
- 2010 – 2016
Associate Professor
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Northern Illinois University
- Fellow, National Education Finance Academy (May 2013)
- Will Myers Memorial Scholarship Recipient, American Educational Finance Association (2003)
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa (1997)
- Heyl Scholarship Recipient, Kalamazoo College (1993 – 1997)
Dr. Kiracofe’s research focuses on the intersection of Education Law and Finance, with a primary emphasis on school funding litigation. Dr. Kiracofe also studies issues related to the Constitutional and Statutory rights of students, teachers, and administrators in public K-12 schools and Colleges/Universities. She is a trained legal mediator and has a professional interest in using mediation and conflict resolution strategies as tools for educational administrators.
Books
- Wood, R.C., Thompson, D.C., Dayton, J. & Kiracofe, C. (2015). Educational Finance Law: Constitutional Challenges to State Aid Plans – An Analysis of Strategies. Cleveland, Ohio: Education Law Association.
- Dayton, J. & Kiracofe, C. (2013). Illinois Education Law: A State Law Companion. Bangor, Maine: Wisdom Builders Press.
Book Chapters
- Wood, R.C., Dayton, J. & Kiracofe, C. (2017). School Funding Litigation. The Principal’s Legal Handbook, 6th Ed. Education Law Association, Section D, pp. 121 – 156.
- Kiracofe, C. (2017). Public School Facilities and Religious Buildings: The Constitutional Parameters of Renting Each Other’s Space. Religion and the Law in public Schools. Education Law Association, Chapter 15, pp. 333-354.
- Kiracofe, C. (2013). School District Governance & Finance. Educators’ Guide to School Law 2013. Allan Osborne, Jr. & Nathan Roberts (Ed.), Education Law Association.
- Kiracofe, C. (2012). School District Governance & Finance. Educators’ Guide to School Law 2012. Allan Osborne, Jr. & Nathan Roberts (Ed.), Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
- Kiracofe, C. & Safransky, R.J. (2012). Chapter 14: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? William E. Thro (Ed.), Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.
Scholarly Articles
- Kiracofe, C. (2019). Legal Education in the Digital Age: Online Degree Programs, Journal of Law, Business & Ethics, 25, 25-30.
- Kiracofe, C., Weiler, S. & Kopanke, J. (2019). Exploring Fiscal Health, School Finance Litigation, and Per-Pupil Funding: A Longitudinal Examination of Data for Six States from 1950-2015, West’s Education Law Reporter, 360, 604-619.
- Kiracofe, C. (2018). Can Public School Graduation Ceremonies Be Held in Religiously-Affiliated Buildings? Education Law Into Practice: West’s Education Law Reporter, 355, 641-646.
- Kiracofe, C. (2018). State of the States: Illinois’ School Funding System. The Journal of Education Finance.
- Larkin, B., Kiracofe, C. & Weiler, S. (2018). The Good, the Bad, and the Alarming: Commentary on the 2017 State-of-the-States Submissions. The Journal of Education Finance.
- Kiracofe, C. & Armagost, A. (2017). Political Question Doctrine in the Keystone State: A Legal Analysis of Pennsylvania School Funding in Light of William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Education. West’s Education Law Reporter, 348, pp. 1 – 17.
- Kiracofe, C. (2017). Making Sense of Fiscal Uncertainty: An Overview of the 2016 State of the States: Illinois. The Journal of Education Finance, pp. 270 – 272.
- Kiracofe, C. & Atwood, N. (2016). Giving Kids a [Required] Shot: Mandatory Vaccination Laws and Exceptions for Public K-12 Students in the United States. West’s Education Law Reporter, 324, pp. 611-637.
- EDST 60800 — Business Management in Education
