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Stephen V. Coffin
Stephen V. Coffin is a Ph.D. candidate in education at the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University; teaches school finance as an adjunct professor at the Graduate Schools of Education for Montclair State University and Rutgers University; serves on three editorial review boards; publishes articles, reports, chapters, and books; is a former school business administrator; has earned an MBA in finance and MPA in public administration; and focuses his research on education finance, charter schools, community economic development, school business administration, and equal educational opportunity and equity.