Accountability
Journal Articles
Improving college performance and retention the easy way: Unpacking the ACT examAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Forthcoming.
The Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Student AchievementJournal of Policy Analysis and Management, 30(3), pp. 418-446. 2011.
Effects of failing a high school Exit Exam on course‐taking, achievement, persistence, and graduationEducation Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32(4), pp. 498-520. 2010.
Identifying effective classroom practices using student achievement dataJournal of Human Resources, 46(3), pp. 587-613. 2010.
Using student performance data to identify effective classroom practicesAmerican Economic Review, 100(2), pp. 100(2): 256–260. 2010.
The impact of assessment and accountability on teacher recruitment and retention: Are there unintended consequences? Public Finance Review, 36(1), pp. 88-111. 2008.
Accountability and local control: Incentive response with and without authority over resource generation and allocationEducation Finance and Policy, 2(1), pp. 10-39. 2007.
Policies to ensure that no child starts from behindIn Child Development and Social Policy: Knowledge for Action: Essays in honor of Edward Zigler , Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press, pp. 129-145. 2006.
Accountability comes to preschool: Can we make it work for young children? Phi Delta Kappan, 87(10), pp. 740-744, 747. 2006.
Does external accountability affect student outcomes? A cross-state analysisEducation Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24(4), pp. 305-331. 2003.
Working Papers
Books: Books, Chapters, Reviews
School accountabilityIn E. A. Hanushek, S. Machin, & L. Woessmann (Eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 3, San Diego, CA: North Holland, pp. 383-423. 2011.
Education reformsIn P. Levine & D. Zimmerman (Eds.), Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources are Limited. National Bureau of Economic Research, pp. 145-180. 2010.
Do High School Exit Exams Influence Educational Attainment or Labor Market Performance?In A. Gamoran (Ed), Standards-Based Reform and Children in Poverty: Lessons for "No Child Left Behind", Brookings Institution Press, 2007.
Does external accountability affect student outcomes? A cross-state analysisIn R. Elmore & S. Fuhrman (Eds.), Redesigning Accountability Systems, New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2004.
The impact of accountability policies in Texas high schoolsIn M. Carnoy, R. Elmore & L. S. Siskin (Eds.), The New Accountability: High Schools and High-Stakes Testing, New York, NY: RoutledgeFalmer, pp. 142-167. 2003.
The 'First Wave' of AccountabilityIn P. Petersen & M. West (Eds), No Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of Accountability, Brookings Institution Press, 2003.
Reports
The impact of No Child Left Behind on students, teachers, and schoolsBrookings Papers on Economic Activity, pp. 149-207. 2010.
Turning around chronically low-performing schools: A practice guideWashington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, NCEE #2008-4020, 2008.
Have assessment-based accountability reforms influenced the career decisions of teachers? A report commissioned by the U.S. Congress as part of Title I, Part E, Section 1503 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 2007.
A federal foray into teacher certification: Assessing the Highly qualified teacher' provision of NCLBReport prepared for The Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University Symposium, Examining America's Commitment to Closing Achievement Gaps NCLB and Its Alternatives, 2006.
Have assessment-based school accountability reforms affected the career decisions of teachers? Proceedings of the Educational Testing Service Invitational Conference, Measurement and Research Issues in a New Accountability Era, 2004.
Do higher state test scores in Texas make for better high school outcomesConsortium for Policy Research in Education Research Report, 2001.
