Salem Rogers
Does Charter School Autonomy Improve Matching of Teacher Attributes with Student Needs?
Topics: MethodsTags: Charter schoolsWe examine the efficiency of traditional school districts versus charter schools in providing students with teachers who meet their demographic and education needs. Using panel data from the state of Michigan, we estimate the relationship between enrollment of Black, Hispanic, special education… more →
Do Mid-Career Teacher Trainees Enter and Persist Like Their Younger Peers?
Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentIn the context of an ongoing national conversation about teacher shortages, we build on prior literature on the efficacy of teacher certification pathways by comparing entry and exit patterns based on age at the time of certification. All trainees who complete a state certification process have… more →
Returns to School Spending in Rural America: Evidence from Wisconsin’s Sparsity Aid Program
Tags: Rural educationWe study the effects of increased school spending in rural American school districts by leveraging the introduction and subsequent expansion of Wisconsin’s Sparsity Aid Program. We find that the program, which provides additional state funding to small and isolated school districts, increased… more →