Wesley Edwards is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership in the Department
of Teacher Education and Administration at the University of North Texas. His research
interests include teacher and school leader career trajectories, school organizational
work environments, and the politics and policy of educational leadership. Dr. Edwards
has published in journals such as Educational Policy, Teachers College Record, and Education Economics.
Edwards received a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Texas at
Austin, an M.A. in the Sociology of Education from New York University, and a Ph.D.
in Educational Policy and Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to
pursuing his Ph.D., he was a middle school math and science teacher and teacher leader
in New York and Texas.