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Revolving School Doors? A Longitudinal Examination of Teacher, Administrator and Staff Contributions to School Churn
… Non-teaching staff comprise over half of all school employees and their turnover may be consequential for school operation, … staff turnover conversations, they are consistently the most stable employee group. Some school factors, like the …Non-teaching staff comprise over half of all school employees and their turnover may be consequential for school operation, culture, and student success, yet we lack evidence documenting their attrition. We use 11 years of administrative data from Oregon to examine mobility and exit among teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other staff. Although teachers dominate staff turnover… more →
Study More Tomorrow
… contract for college students, "Study More Tomorrow," and conduct a randomized control trial testing a model of its demand. The contract commits students to attend peer tutoring if …We design a commitment contract for college students, "Study More Tomorrow," and conduct a randomized control trial testing a model of its demand. The contract commits students to attend peer tutoring if their midterm grade falls below a pre-specified threshold. The contract carries a financial penalty for noncompliance, in contrast to other commitment devices for studying tested in the… more →
Fiscal Federalism and K-12 Education Funding: Policy Lessons from Two Educational Crises
… We synthesize and critique federal fiscal policy during the Great Recession and Covid-19 pandemic. First, the amount of aid during both crises was inadequate to meet policy …We synthesize and critique federal fiscal policy during the Great Recession and Covid-19 pandemic. First, the amount of aid during both crises was inadequate to meet policy goals. Second, the mechanisms used to distribute funds was disconnected from policy goals and provided different levels of aid to districts with equivalent levels of economic disadvantage. Third, data tools are missing making… more →
The Bottom Line on College Advising: Large Increases in Degree Attainment
… multi-site randomized control trial with administrative and survey data to demonstrate that intensive advising during … these increases are driven primarily by improvements in the quality of initial enrollment. Program effects are consistent across …We combine a large multi-site randomized control trial with administrative and survey data to demonstrate that intensive advising during high school and college leads to large increases in bachelor's degree attainment. Novel causal forest methods suggest that these increases are driven primarily by improvements in the quality of initial enrollment. Program effects are consistent across sites,… more →
Inequality in Public School Spending Across Space and Time
… series perspective on K-12 school spending. About half of school spending is financed by state government aid to … districts. We show that temporal inequality, due to state and local business cycles, is prevalent across the income distribution. We estimate a model of local revenue …This paper takes a novel time series perspective on K-12 school spending. About half of school spending is financed by state government aid to local districts. Because state aid is generally income conditioned, with low-income districts receiving more aid, state aid acts as a mechanism for risk sharing between school districts. We show that temporal inequality, due to state and local business… more →
The effects of default choice on student loan borrowing: Experimental evidence from a public research university
… We explore the role of defaults and choice architecture on student loan … pre-populating either decline or accept decisions compared to an active choice, no pre-population, decision. We …We explore the role of defaults and choice architecture on student loan decision-making, experimentally testing the impact pre-populating either decline or accept decisions compared to an active choice, no pre-population, decision. We demonstrate that the default choice presented does influence student loan borrowing decisions. Specifically, compared to active choice, students presented within a… more →
Getting Tough? The Effects of Discretionary Principal Discipline on Student Outcomes
… wide discretion to use disciplinary tools like suspension and expulsion to create a safe learning environment. There is … power can have negative consequences, particularly for the students who are excluded. This study uses linked … from 2008 to 2016 in North Carolina to examine the impact of principal driven disciplinary decisions on middle school …Nationwide, school principals are given wide discretion to use disciplinary tools like suspension and expulsion to create a safe learning environment. There is legitimate concern that this power can have negative consequences, particularly for the students who are excluded. This study uses linked disciplinary, education, and criminal justice records from 2008 to 2016 in North Carolina to examine… more →
Informing school-choosing families about their options: A field experiment from New Orleans
… options. We conducted a randomized controlled trial during the school choice application period in New Orleans to assess the effects of providing information to parents. Families with children … schools or programs available (via U.S. mail, email, and text message). A “neighborhood” group received lists of …In order for school choice reforms to fulfill their potential, school choosers must be informed about their options. We conducted a randomized controlled trial during the school choice application period in New Orleans to assess the effects of providing information to parents. Families with children entering pre-K, kindergarten, or ninth grade were assigned to one of two treatment groups or a… more →
Experimentally Estimated Impacts of School Voucher on Educational Attainments of Moderately and Severely Disadvantaged Students
… Estimates of school voucher impacts on educational attainment have yet … students. We theorize reasons for these heterogeneities and then estimate experimentally the differential impacts of voucher offers on college …Estimates of school voucher impacts on educational attainment have yet to explore heterogeneities in socioeconomic status among disadvantaged minority students. We theorize reasons for these heterogeneities and then estimate experimentally the differential impacts of voucher offers on college enrollment and graduation rates for minority and non-immigrant students from moderately and severely… more →
Schools Never Die: Toward a Dynamic Systems Theory of School Closure
… Educational researchers and policymakers typically treat school closures as discrete … as adaptive ecosystems embedded within broader networks of relations that span social, cultural, political, and … policy and research by grounding school closures in the reality that schools are embedded within and comprised of …Educational researchers and policymakers typically treat school closures as discrete administrative decisions with clear endpoints. This paper challenges that assumption by applying Dynamic Systems Theory to school closure policy and research. We argue that schools function as adaptive ecosystems embedded within broader networks of relations that span social, cultural, political, and economic… more →
When Do Informational Interventions Work? Experimental Evidence from New York City High School Choice
… This paper reports the results of a large, school-level randomized controlled trial … differed in their level of customization to the student and their mode of delivery (paper or online); all treated …This paper reports the results of a large, school-level randomized controlled trial evaluating a set of three informational interventions for young people choosing high schools in 473 middle schools, serving over 115,000 8th graders. The interventions differed in their level of customization to the student and their mode of delivery (paper or online); all treated schools received identical… more →
Teaching Practices and the Persistence of School-Entry Age Effects
… We consider the effect of teaching practices on the persistence of school-entry age … the same cohort of students when they were in elementary and secondary school. Then, we test whether school-entry age …We consider the effect of teaching practices on the persistence of school-entry age effects caused by rigid cutoff dates for school eligibility in Spain. We document significant school-entry age effects for the same cohort of students when they were in elementary and secondary school. Then, we test whether school-entry age effects at age 15 are lower for those students who were more frequently… more →
Peer Effects of International Students in U.S. Higher Education
… This study addresses an underexplored aspect of diversity at four-year research universities: the impact of international students on their domestic peers. … on domestic students' course performance, persistence, and degree completion. Leveraging variations in international …This study addresses an underexplored aspect of diversity at four-year research universities: the impact of international students on their domestic peers. I explore the peer effects of international students, assessing how their presence influences domestic students' academic outcomes. Using the classroom setting as a natural experimental framework, I estimate the impact of exposure to… more →
Inequality Beyond Standardized Tests: Trends in Extracurricular Activity Reporting in College Applications Across Race and Class
… is known about inequality in non-standardized components of applications. We analyzed extracurricular activity … descriptions in 6,054,104 applications submitted through the Common Application using natural language processing … methods. Overall, White, Asian American, wealthier, and private school students reported more activities, …For years, discussions on inequality in college admissions have addressed standardized tests, but less is known about inequality in non-standardized components of applications. We analyzed extracurricular activity descriptions in 6,054,104 applications submitted through the Common Application using natural language processing methods. Overall, White, Asian American, wealthier, and private school… more →
Changes in Kindergarten Redshirting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on academic "redshirting" in kindergarten, the practice of holding a child back for a year and enrolling them in kindergarten at age 6, using …This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on academic "redshirting" in kindergarten, the practice of holding a child back for a year and enrolling them in kindergarten at age 6, using student-level data on all Delaware kindergarten students from fall 2014 through fall 2022. The rate of redshirting declined by 40% in fall 2020, then increased by 44% (relative to pre-pandemic baseline) in fall… more →
Does Monitoring Change Teacher Pedagogy and Student Outcomes?
… In theory, monitoring can improve employee motivation and effort, particularly in settings lacking measurable … To address this gap, I leverage exogenous variation in the presence and intensity of teacher monitoring, in the form of unannounced in-class …In theory, monitoring can improve employee motivation and effort, particularly in settings lacking measurable outputs, but research assessing monitoring as a motivator is limited to laboratory settings. To address this gap, I leverage exogenous variation in the presence and intensity of teacher monitoring, in the form of unannounced in-class observations as part of D.C. Public Schools’ IMPACT… more →
(Dis)connection at Work: Racial Isolation, Teachers’ Job Experiences, and Teacher Turnover
… Teachers of color often work in schools with few colleagues from the same racial or ethnic background. This racial isolation may affect their work experiences and important job outcomes, including retention. Using …Teachers of color often work in schools with few colleagues from the same racial or ethnic background. This racial isolation may affect their work experiences and important job outcomes, including retention. Using longitudinal administrative and survey data, we investigate the degree to which Tennessee teachers who are more racially isolated are more likely to turn over. Accounting for other… more →
Understanding Individualized Education Program (IEP) Goals at Scale
… Students with disabilities represent 15% of U.S. public school students. Individualized Education … experience education. Very little is known about the aspects of IEPs as they are historically paper-based … a coding taxonomy to categorize IEP goals into 10 subjects and 40 skills. We apply the taxonomy to digital IEP records …Students with disabilities represent 15% of U.S. public school students. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) inform how students with disabilities experience education. Very little is known about the aspects of IEPs as they are historically paper-based forms. In this study, we develop a coding taxonomy to categorize IEP goals into 10 subjects and 40 skills. We apply the taxonomy to digital… more →
The Effect of Taxpayer-Funded Education Savings Accounts on Private School Tuition: Evidence from Iowa
… Does state implementation of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), which are voucher-like … novel longitudinal dataset for all private schools in Iowa and Nebraska, neighboring states that adopted ESAs in the same legislative session, with Iowa’s implementation …Does state implementation of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), which are voucher-like taxpayer-funded subsidies for children to attend private schools, increase tuition prices? We analyze a novel longitudinal dataset for all private schools in Iowa and Nebraska, neighboring states that adopted ESAs in the same legislative session, with Iowa’s implementation beginning first. By leveraging state… more →
The Effect of Early Childhood Programs on Third-Grade Test Scores: Evidence from Transitional Kindergarten in Michigan
… Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of …Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan’s TK program on 3rd grade test scores. Using an augmented regression discontinuity design, we find that TK improves 3rd grade math scores by 0.29 standard deviations relative to… more →
The long-term distributional impacts of a full-year interleaving math program in Nigeria
… This study reports the findings from a year-long randomized evaluation assessing the impact of assigning 62 classrooms in Nigeria to receive either … … K-12 Education … Mathematics education … International and comparative … Instructional practices … Inequality … …This study reports the findings from a year-long randomized evaluation assessing the impact of assigning 62 classrooms in Nigeria to receive either blocked or interleaved math problem sets. Blocked practice sessions focused on a single skill at a time. Interleaved problem sets alternated between different skills within a practice session. On tests of short-term retention, interleaved practice… more →
“Non-Submitters:” Evidence on Students Who Start but Don’t Complete a College Application
… We use descriptive techniques, data visualizations, and fixed effects models to explore this population of college-interested “non-submitters” to observe application …Not all students who could benefit from college apply. With novel data on over 1.2 million high schoolers, we show that nearly 25% start but never complete a college application. We use descriptive techniques, data visualizations, and fixed effects models to explore this population of college-interested “non-submitters” to observe application behaviors; document differences across individual,… more →
Community Colleges and Careers: Evidence from Nursing School Lotteries
… I estimate the effect of attending an associate's degree in nursing program on … within three years. By seven years the effect is smaller and not statistically significant. I estimate the value of a …I estimate the effect of attending an associate's degree in nursing program on nursing licensure. I use student-level academic data for all California community college students, matched to public records on all nursing licenses earned in the state. I produce causal estimates using random variation from admissions lotteries at a large nursing program. Enrolling in the program increases the… more →
Can brick phones bridge the digital learning divide? Evidence from SMS-based math practice
… Hardware requirements are a barrier to widespread adoption of digital learning software among low-income populations. We investigate the demand among smallholder-farming households for a simple, … that can be accessed by widely available ``brick'' phones, and its effect on educational outcomes. Over a quarter of …Hardware requirements are a barrier to widespread adoption of digital learning software among low-income populations. We investigate the demand among smallholder-farming households for a simple, adaptive math learning tool that can be accessed by widely available ``brick'' phones, and its effect on educational outcomes. Over a quarter of invited households used the tool, with greater demand among… more →
Incentivizing Equity? The Effects of Performance-Based Funding on Race-Based Gaps in College Completion
… a Synthetic Control Method research design, we examine the impact of these funding regimes on race-based completion gaps in Tennessee and Ohio. We find no evidence that performance-based funding …Performance-based funding models for higher education, which tie state support for institutions to performance on student outcomes, have proliferated in recent decades. Some states have designed these policies to also address educational attainment gaps by including bonus payments for traditionally low-performing groups. Using a Synthetic Control Method research design, we examine the impact of… more →
Connected Networks in Principal Value-Added Models
… a connected networks model that includes both principal and school fixed effects (FE) to isolate principal … Tennessee and New York City, we show that limited mobility of principals among schools yields connected networks that … however, can alleviate estimation error to increase the reliability of principal VA. … Value-added models, school …A growing literature uses value-added (VA) models to quantify principals' contributions to improving student outcomes. Principal VA is typically estimated using a connected networks model that includes both principal and school fixed effects (FE) to isolate principal effectiveness from fixed school factors that principals cannot control. While conceptually appealing, high-dimensional FE… more →
Indigenous Students and English Learner Identification: A Fifty-State Policy Review
… however nearly one in ten American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students are classified in school as ELs. Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) defines EL …English learner (EL) education is widely conceived as services for immigrant-origin students, however nearly one in ten American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students are classified in school as ELs. Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) defines EL eligibility differently for Indigenous, compared to non-Indigenous, students with implications for who is identified as an… more →
Operator versus Partner: A Case Study of Blueprint School Network’s Model for School Turnaround
… to “turn around” low-performing schools. Evidence on the effectiveness of school turnarounds, however, is mixed, and research offers little guidance on which models are more …Numerous high-profile efforts have sought to “turn around” low-performing schools. Evidence on the effectiveness of school turnarounds, however, is mixed, and research offers little guidance on which models are more likely to succeed. We present a mixed-methods case study of turnaround efforts led by the Blueprint Schools Network in three schools in Boston. Using a difference-in-differences… more →
Ordinal Approaches to Decomposing Between-group Test Score Disparities
… The estimation of test score “gaps” and gap trends plays an important role … ordinal gap statistic, and an extension of ordered probit models. Simulations show V decompositions have negligible …The estimation of test score “gaps” and gap trends plays an important role in monitoring educational inequality. Researchers decompose gaps and gap changes into within- and between-school portions to generate evidence on the role schools play in shaping these inequalities. However, existing decomposition methods assume an equal-interval test scale and are a poor fit to coarsened data such as… more →
Interpreting Effect Sizes of Education Interventions
… that are small by Cohen’s standards are large relative to the impacts of most field-based interventions. These benchmarks also fail … important differences in study features, program costs, and scalability. In this paper, I present five broad …Researchers commonly interpret effect sizes by applying benchmarks proposed by Cohen over a half century ago. However, effects that are small by Cohen’s standards are large relative to the impacts of most field-based interventions. These benchmarks also fail to consider important differences in study features, program costs, and scalability. In this paper, I present five broad guidelines for… more →
O Brother, Where Start Thou? Sibling Spillovers in College Enrollment
… increases their own four-year college enrollment rate and quality of college attended. Their improved college choices in turn … Some younger siblings follow their older sibling to the same campus but many upgrade by choosing other colleges. …We study within-family spillovers in college enrollment to show college-going behavior is transmissible between peers. Because siblings’ test scores are weakly correlated, we exploit college-specific admissions thresholds that directly affect older but not younger siblings’ college options. Older siblings’ admissibility substantially increases their own four-year college enrollment rate and… more →
Spillover Impacts on Education from Employment Guarantees
… program (MGNREGA) employing adults in 23% of Indian households. A potential concern is that … opportunities may discourage investment in human capital and long-run income growth. Using large-scale administrative … reject substantive declines in children's education from the government's rollout of MGNREGA. I estimate that these …Programs that provide lower-skill employment are a popular anti-poverty strategy in developing countries, with India's employment-guarantee program (MGNREGA) employing adults in 23% of Indian households. A potential concern is that guaranteeing lower-skill employment opportunities may discourage investment in human capital and long-run income growth. Using large-scale administrative… more →
Design-Based Approaches to Causal Replication Studies
… Recent interest to promote and support replication efforts assume that there is … these studies. However, no such consensus exists in the methodology literature. This article addresses these … are systematically tested to evaluate the replicability of effects, as well as to identify sources of effect …Recent interest to promote and support replication efforts assume that there is well-established methodological guidance for designing and implementing these studies. However, no such consensus exists in the methodology literature. This article addresses these challenges by describing design-based approaches for planning systematic replication studies. Our general approach is derived from the… more →
Is Education Consumption or Investment? Implications for School Competition
… schools would improve education. His argument was simple and compelling because it extended results from markets for consumer goods to education. We review the evidence, which yields surprisingly mixed results on … Second, labor markets can feature wage premia: individuals of a given skill level may receive higher wages if they match …Friedman (1955) argued that giving parents freedom to choose schools would improve education. His argument was simple and compelling because it extended results from markets for consumer goods to education. We review the evidence, which yields surprisingly mixed results on Friedman's prediction. A key reason is that households often seem to choose schools based on their absolute achievement… more →
Teaching Teachers to Use Computer Assisted Learning Effectively: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence
… Mastery learning – the process by which students must demonstrate proficiency … single topic before moving on – is well recognized as one of the best ways to learn, yet many teachers struggle or … to encourage greater mastery learning through technology and proactive continuous teacher support. Focusing on …Mastery learning – the process by which students must demonstrate proficiency with a single topic before moving on – is well recognized as one of the best ways to learn, yet many teachers struggle or remain unsure about how to implement it into a classroom setting. This study leverages two field experiments to test the efficacy of a program designed to encourage greater mastery learning through… more →
Supporting Females in STEM: Evidence on Student-Instructor Gender-Matching in 4-Year Research Universities in Texas
… is exposure to same-gender faculty, yet evidence on both the prevalence and impacts of student–instructor gender matching in higher education …Despite progress in overall educational attainment, female students remain underrepresented in STEM fields. One proposed mechanism for improving female students' outcomes is exposure to same-gender faculty, yet evidence on both the prevalence and impacts of student–instructor gender matching in higher education remains limited. Using administrative data from ten public research universities in… more →
Sibling Spillovers and Free Schooling
… measure sibling spillovers on academic performance before and after the introduction of Free Secondary Education (FSE) in Tanzania. Prior to FSE, …We use administrative data to measure sibling spillovers on academic performance before and after the introduction of Free Secondary Education (FSE) in Tanzania. Prior to FSE, students whose older siblings narrowly passed the secondary school entrance exam were less likely to go to secondary school themselves; with FSE, the effect became positive. A triple-differences analysis, using geographic… more →
Efficiency or Burnout? The Effects of Condensed Course Formats on Student Achievement in Community Colleges
… While they offer greater flexibility, concerns remain that the accelerated pace may compromise learning. Using … college system, we provide the first large-scale evidence of their effects on students’ immediate and downstream outcomes. Leveraging a two-way fixed effects …Condensed courses—those that compress instructional content into a shorter time frame—are increasingly popular in higher education. While they offer greater flexibility, concerns remain that the accelerated pace may compromise learning. Using administrative data from a state community college system, we provide the first large-scale evidence of their effects on students’ immediate and downstream… more →
Can States Sustain and Replicate School District Improvement? Evidence from Massachusetts
… examines school districtwide turnaround reforms beyond the first few years of implementation or efforts to replicate successes in new … district that led to academic gains in early reform years, and where state leaders attempted to replicate this success …Limited scholarship examines school districtwide turnaround reforms beyond the first few years of implementation or efforts to replicate successes in new contexts. We study Massachusetts, home to a state takeover of the Lawrence district that led to academic gains in early reform years, and where state leaders attempted to replicate this success in three additional communities. We use statewide… more →
How Does Early Achievement Predict Within-Year Student Mobility? Longitudinal Evidence from Missouri
… for student outcomes, yet little is known regarding the predictors of within-year mobility. In particular, research has yet to … link by examining longitudinal 3rd – 8th grade student- and school-level data. We conducted (1) random effect panel …Student mobility that occurs within a school year may be especially disruptive for student outcomes, yet little is known regarding the predictors of within-year mobility. In particular, research has yet to comprehensively examine the role of student achievement in predicting within-year student mobility. Thus, we sought to understand this link by examining longitudinal 3rd – 8th grade student-… more →
Return on Investment or Ripoff? Examining the Returns to New Master’s Degree Programs
… created more than 14,000 new master’s degree programs in the last two decades, and much of this is likely driven by an effort to increase …Universities have created more than 14,000 new master’s degree programs in the last two decades, and much of this is likely driven by an effort to increase institutional revenues during challenging financial times. But this expansion in graduate education creates a risk that these new programs fail to generate a return on investment to students or taxpayers. We examined student debt and debt-to-… more →
Beyond School Police Officers: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Exposure to a Fuller Range of School Disciplinary Personnel
… Using data from the 2017–18 and 2020–21 Civil Rights Data … Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Exposure to a Fuller Range of School Disciplinary Personnel …Using data from the 2017–18 and 2020–21 Civil Rights Data Collection, we document dis-parities in exposure to disciplinary staff across US high schools and geographic levels. Black and Hispanic students are exposed to 1.1 and 0.8 more disciplinary personnel than White students, respectively, which is equivalent to roughly twice the total average expo-sure to disciplinary personnel in high schools… more →
The Long-Term Effect of North Carolina’s Pre-Kindergarten Program is Larger in School Districts with Lower Rates of Growth in Academic Achievement
… Pre-K—generated positive effects on student reading and math achievement through eighth grade (Bai et al., 2020). This study examined whether the effect of NC Pre-K funding exposure is moderated by the educational …Prior research has found that public investments in North Carolina’s pre-kindergarten program—NC Pre-K—generated positive effects on student reading and math achievement through eighth grade (Bai et al., 2020). This study examined whether the effect of NC Pre-K funding exposure is moderated by the educational environments children subsequently experience during elementary and middle school. The… more →
Spillover Effects of Specialized High Schools
… way to prepare young adults for postsecondary experiences and expand school choice. While much literature ex- amines charter school spillover effects and the effects of specialized schools on the students who attend them, …Specialized high schools are an increasingly popular way to prepare young adults for postsecondary experiences and expand school choice. While much literature ex- amines charter school spillover effects and the effects of specialized schools on the students who attend them, little is known about the spillover effects of specialized high schools on traditional public schools (TPS). Using an event… more →
Experimental Evidence of the Impact of Re-Enrollment Campaigns on Long-Term Academic Outcomes
… previously successful non-completers to re-enroll and eventually graduate, a growing number of community colleges have implemented re-enrollment … completion. Although we showed in earlier work that the “information and one-course waiver” treatment had a …Most students who begin at a community college do not complete their desired credential. Many former students fail to graduate due to various barriers rather than their academic performance. To encourage previously successful non-completers to re-enroll and eventually graduate, a growing number of community colleges have implemented re-enrollment campaigns focused on former students who have… more →
Access to Ethnic Studies in California Public Schools
… new graduation requirement beginning in 2029-30. Data from the California Department of Education and the University of California Office of the President …We examine access to high school Ethnic Studies in California, a new graduation requirement beginning in 2029-30. Data from the California Department of Education and the University of California Office of the President indicate that roughly 50 percent of public high school students in 2020-21 attend a school that offers Ethnic Studies or a related course, but as of 2018-19, only 0.2 percent of… more →
Teacher Preparation, Classroom Structure, and Learning Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
… Ample research investigates returns to teacher preparation and other instructional inputs for the general student population, yet evidence is lacking for … returns to teacher preparation by classroom type and level of classroom support for SWDs. I find that SWDs perform …Ample research investigates returns to teacher preparation and other instructional inputs for the general student population, yet evidence is lacking for students with disabilities (SWDs). This study uses North Carolina data to estimate achievement returns to teacher preparation by classroom type and level of classroom support for SWDs. I find that SWDs perform better when placed in inclusive… more →
The impact of federal administrative burdens on college enrollment
… programs impose eligibility requirements to balance the goals of improving welfare while minimizing waste. We study the … … Oded Gurantz … Yung-Yu Tsai … Policy, Politics, and Governance … Post-secondary education … Higher education …Government programs impose eligibility requirements to balance the goals of improving welfare while minimizing waste. We study the impact of eligibility monitoring in the context of Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submissions, where students may be subject to “verification” requirements that require them to confirm the accuracy of the data. Using a matching on observables… more →
Leaving to Fit In: School Leadership, Peer Teacher Relationships, and Turnover Among Teachers of Color in New York City
… Disparate turnover among teachers of color remains a persistent educational challenge, yet little research explores the link between school leadership, peer teaching staff, and turnover disparities. This study explores whether …Disparate turnover among teachers of color remains a persistent educational challenge, yet little research explores the link between school leadership, peer teaching staff, and turnover disparities. This study explores whether principal and peer teacher demographics predict teacher turnover in New York City, and whether they do so differently for teachers of color. We find teachers are less… more →
Impact Evaluations of Teacher Preparation Practices: Challenges and Opportunities for More Rigorous Research
… teacher education researchers have expressed concerns with the lack of rigorous impact evaluations of teacher preparation … relate to issues of internal validity, external validity, and measurement. I then assess the prevalence of these issues …Many teacher education researchers have expressed concerns with the lack of rigorous impact evaluations of teacher preparation practices. I summarize these various concerns as they relate to issues of internal validity, external validity, and measurement. I then assess the prevalence of these issues by reviewing 166 impact evaluations of teacher preparation practices published in peer-reviewed… more →