Douglas O. Staiger

Lifting Up Attendance in Rural Districts: A Multi-Site Trial of a Personalized Messaging Campaign

Elise Swanson, Sativa Thompson, Jennifer Ash, Hayley Didriksen, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger, Lisa Sanbonmatsu. May 2025

Topics: Families and Communities

Tags: Absenteeism, Rural education

Student absenteeism has remained high following the COVID-19 pandemic and districts need low-cost strategies to improve attendance. In 2020-21, the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks piloted a promising personalized messaging intervention in 8 rural districts in New York and… more →
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The Uncertain Role of Educational Software in Remediating Student Learning: Regression discontinuity evidence from three local education agencies

Sidrah Baloch, Thomas J. Kane, Ethan Scherer, Douglas O. Staiger. February 2022

Topics: Student Learning

Tags: Instructional technology, Mathematics education, Instructional design

Educators must balance the needs of students who start the school year behind grade level with their obligation to teach grade-appropriate content to all students. Educational software could help educators strike this balance by targeting content to students’ differing levels of mastery. Using a… more →
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