Patrick Wolf
Education Policy Fellow

Patrick J. Wolf, PhD, is an education policy fellow at the Archbridge Institute. He is a Distinguished Professor of Education Policy and the 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice at the University of Arkansas. He has led influential studies of private school voucher programs in Washington, DC; Milwaukee, WI; Louisiana; and Delhi, India. He has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited five books and over 200 journal articles, book chapters, and policy reports on private school choice, charter schools, homeschooling, special education, civic values, and public administration. He has been a leader in the effort to evaluate the effects of education interventions on measures of student character and well-being, beyond merely test scores. Education Week consistently ranks him among the 200 most influential education scholars.

Dr. Wolf received his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas. Research projects he has led or co-led have received 49 research grants and contracts totaling nearly $24 million.