Keith Nitta joined the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS), and the faculty teaching in IAS’s Master of Arts in Policy Studies (MAPS) program, in 2008.  As an education policy researcher, he is committed to producing research that responds to the concerns of both policymakers and practitioners.  As an educator, his classes often feature community-based learning as a means of advancing civic and community engagement.

Research/Teaching Areas: Achievement gap, school district reorganization, rural school consolidation, teacher strikes​