Welcome! My name is Michael R. Ford and I am an Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I have published extensively on:

School board/City council governance
Local government management
School choice policies
Education finance
Municipal finance

Prior to joining academia I worked for many years in the nonprofit sector. On this site you will find links to my academic and professional writing, my blog, as well as other projects I am working on. If you would like to contact me, please check me out on twitter @fordm10.

Please note, this website represents my own work/opinions and does not reflect the opinions of my employer, or anyone else.

E-mail me at fordm@uwosh.edu.
Follow me on Twitter @fordm10.
Read my blog here: mikeinoshkosh.wordpress.com
Buy my book here.

Michael R. Ford

Associate Professor of Public Administration