Publications

The Effects of Class Size in Online College Courses: Experimental Evidence

2017

Eric Bettinger

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Chris Doss

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Different Skills? Identifying Differentially Effective Teachers of English Language Learners

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Aaron Rogers

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Eric Taylor

2017

Benjamin Master

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Camille Whitney

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James Wyckoff

2016

Building Teacher Teams: Evidence of Positive Spillovers from More Effective Colleagues

Min Sun

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Jason Grissom

2016

Connections Matter: How Interactive Peers Affect Students in Online College Courses

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2016

Within- and Between-Sector Quality Differences in Early Childhood Education and Care

Daphna Bassok

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Maria Fitzpatrick

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Erica Greenberg

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2016

Educational goods and values: A framework for decision-makers

Harry Brighouse

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Helen F. Ladd

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Adam Swift

2016

Distributive decisions in education: Goals, trade-offs, and feasibility constraints

Ken Shores

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2016

The Micropolitics of Educational Inequality: The Case of Teacher–Student Assignments

Jason A. Grissom

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Demetra Kalogrides

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2015

Do First Impressions Matter? Predicting Early Career Teacher Effectiveness

Allison Atteberry

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James Wyckoff

2015

Principal Time Management Skills: Explaining Patterns in Principals' Time Use, Job Stress, and Perceived Effectiveness

Jason Grissom

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Performance Screens for School Improvement: The Case of Teacher Tenure Reform in New York City

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Hajime Mitani

2015

Using student test scores to measure principal performance

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Luke C. Miller

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James Wyckoff

2015

Jason Grissom

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Who Enters Teaching? Encouraging Evidence that the Status of Teaching is Improving

2015

Hamilton Lankford

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Is a Good Teacher a Good Teacher for All? Comparing Value-Added of Teachers with Their English Learners and Non-English Learners

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Andrew McEachin

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Luke C. Miller

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James Wyckoff

2014

Does state preschool crowd-out private provision? The impact of universal preschool on the childcare sector in Oklahoma and Georgia

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James Soland

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Lindsay Fox

2014

Daphna Bassok

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Maria Fitzpatrick

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Strategic Involuntary Teacher Transfers and Teacher Performance: Examining Equity and Efficiency

2014

Jason Grissom

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Analyzing the Determinants of the Matching of Public School Teachers to Jobs: Disentangling the Preferences of Teachers and Employers

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Nathaniel Nakashima

2014

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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James Wyckoff

2013

Measure for measure: The relationship between measures of instructional practice in middle school English language arts and teachers' value-added

Pamela Grossman

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Measuring test measurement error: A general approach

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Julia Cohen

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James Wyckoff

2013

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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Different teachers, different peers: The magnitude of student sorting within schools

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James Wyckoff

2013

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Effective Instructional Time Use for School Leaders: Longitudinal Evidence from Observations of Principals

2013

Jason Grissom

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The early childhood care and education workforce in the United States: Understanding changes from 1990 through 2010

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Benjamin Master

2013

Daphna Bassok

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Maria Fitzpatrick

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Systematic sorting: Teacher characteristics and class assignments

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Agustina S. Paglayan

2013

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How teacher turnover harms student achievement

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Tara Beteille

2013

Matthew Ronfeldt

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James Wyckoff

2013

Principals’ perceptions of competition for students in Milwaukee schools

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Matthew Kasman

2013

Recruiting effective math teachers: Evidence from New York city

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Hamilton Lankford

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Matthew Ronfeldt

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James Wyckoff

2012

Stepping stones: Principal career paths and school outcomes

Tara Beteille

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Effective schools: Teacher hiring, assignment, development, and retention

2012

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Tara Beteille

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2012

In light of the limitations of data-driven decision making

Tapping the principal pipeline: Identifying talent for future school leadership in the absence of formal succession management programs

2012

Jeannie Myung

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The effectiveness and retention of teachers with prior career experience

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Eileen Horng

2011

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Marsha Ing

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Hamilton Lankford

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The influence of school administrators on teacher retention decisions

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Rachel H. O’Brien

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James Wyckoff

2011

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Marsha Ing

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Hamilton Lankford

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Triangulating principal effectiveness: How perspectives of parents, teachers, and assistant principals identify the central importance of managerial skills

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James Wyckoff

2011

Jason Grissom

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Teacher layoffs: An empirical illustration of seniority v. measures of effectiveness

2011

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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Increasing choice in the market for schools: Recent reforms and their effects on student achievement

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James Wyckoff

2011

The role of teacher quality in retention and hiring: Using applications-to-transfer to uncover preferences of teachers and schools

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Jon Valant

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Matthew Kasman

2011

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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New thinking about instructional leadership

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Matthew Ronfeldt

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James Wyckoff

2011

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Eileen Horng

2010

Principal’s time use and school effectiveness

Principal preferences and the uneven distribution of principals across schools

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Eileen Horng

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Daniel Klasik

2010

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Examining teacher turnover: The role of school leadership

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Eileen Horng

2010

Rekha Balu

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Tara Beteille

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Learning from multiple routes: The variation in teacher preparation pathways can propel our understanding of how best to prepare teachers

2010

Pamela Grossman

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Teacher preparation and student achievement

2010

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Hamilton Lankford

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The state role in teacher professional development and education throughout teachers

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James Wyckoff

2009

Surveying the landscape of teacher education in New York city: Constrained variation and the challenge of innovation

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Luke Miller

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Katharine O. Strunk

2009

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Karen Hammerness

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Hamilton Lankford

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The state role in teacher compensation

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Morva McDonald

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Michelle Reininger

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Matthew Ronfeldt

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James Wyckoff

2008

Getting Down to Facts: School Finance and Governance in California

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Luke Miller

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Katharine O. Strunk

2009

The narrowing gap in New York city teacher qualifications and its implications for student achievement in high-poverty schools

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Anthony Bryk

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Eric Hanushek

2008

Overview Paper |

Initial Report |

Summary of Key Findings

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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What do cost functions tell us about the cost of an adequate education?

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James Wyckoff

2008

Robert Costrell

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Eric A. Hanushek

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How schools and students respond to school improvement programs: The case of Brazil’s PDE

2008

Martin Carnoy

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Amber Gove

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The impact of assessment and accountability on teacher recruitment and retention: Are there unintended consequences?

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Jeffery Marshall

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Miguel Socias

2008

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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Excellence in the classroom

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James Wyckoff

2008

How much is too much? The effects of duration and intensity of child care experiences on children’s social and cognitive development

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Cecilia Rouse

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Anthony Shorris

2007

Accountability and local control: Incentive response with and without authority over resource generation and allocation

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Margaret Bridges

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Daphna Bassok

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Bruce Fuller

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Russ Rumberger

2007

Complex by design: Investigating pathways into teaching in New York city schools

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Katharine O. Strunk

2007

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Hamilton Lankford

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How changes in entry requirements alter the teacher workforce and affect student achievement

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Nicholas Michelli

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James Wyckoff

2006

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Hamilton Lankford

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How teaching conditions predict teacher turnover in California schools

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James Wyckoff

2006

Explaining the short careers of high-achieving teachers in schools with low-performing students

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Linda Darling-Hammond

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John Luczak

2005

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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The draw of home: How teachers’ preferences for proximity disadvantage urban schools

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James Wyckoff

2005

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality and stability

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James Wyckoff

2005

How welfare reform impacts preschool-age children: An analysis of random assignment data from Connecticut

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Bruce Fuller

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Sharon Lynn Kagan

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Bidemi Abioseh Carrol

2004

The contribution of administrative and experimental data to education policy research

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Bruce Fuller

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Sharon Lynn Kagan

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Bidemi Abioseh Carrol

2003

Does external accountability affect student outcomes? A cross-state analysis

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Katharine O. Strunk

2003

Martin Carnoy

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Teacher sorting and the plight of urban schools: A descriptive analysis

2003

Hamilton Lankford

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Estimating the effects of school finance reform: A framework for a federalist system

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James Wyckoff

2002

Welfare, work experience, and economic self-sufficiency

2001

Examining the link between teacher wages and student outcomes: The importance of alternative labor market opportunities and non-pecuniary variation

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Mary Corcoran

2001

School size in Chicago elementary schools: Effects on teachers’ attitudes and students’ achievement

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Marianne Page

2000

Valerie E. Lee

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Contextual effects of prekindergarten classrooms for disadvantaged children on cognitive development: The case of Chapter 1

2000

Valerie E. Lee

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Centralization of school finance in Michigan

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Sally Lubeck

1998

Paul N. Courant

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The effect of measured school inputs on academic achievement: Evidence from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s birth cohorts

1997

Gender differences in secondary school teachers’ control over classroom and school policy

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John Bound

1996

Valerie E. Lee

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Michigan’s recent school finance reforms: A preliminary report

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Helen M. Marks

1995

Where do head start attendees end up? One reason why preschool effects fade out

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Paul N. Courant

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Edward Gramlich

1995

Valerie E. Lee

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Educational Goods: Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making

1995

Books/Book Chapters

Harry Brighouse

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Helen F. Ladd

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Understanding Human Resources in Broad-Access Higher Education

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Adam Swift

2018

The challenges of measuring school quality: Implications for educational equity

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Agustina Paglayan

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Eric S. Taylor

2015

Helen Ladd

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2013

The effect of school neighborhoods on teacher retention decisions

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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Matthew Ronfeldt

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James Wyckoff

2011

Recruiting, evaluating and retaining teachers: The children first strategy to improve New York City's teachers

Margeret Goertz

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James Wyckoff

2011

School accountability

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David Figlio

2011

Education reforms

Patrick McEwan

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Economic approaches to teacher recruitment and retention

2010

Teacher quality and teacher labor markets

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Jeannie Myung

2010

Teacher labor markets and teacher labor market research

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Tara Beteille

2009

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Tara Beteille

2008

Assessing the effectiveness of teachers from different pathways: Issues and results

Marsha Ing

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Alternative Routes to Teaching: Mapping the New Landscape of teacher education

2008

2008

Assessing accomplished teaching: Advanced-level certification programs

Early childhood and the achievement gap

2008

Race, SES and achievement gaps

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Daphna Bassok

2007

An economic approach to education policy implementation

2007

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Patrick McEwan

2006

Does external accountability affect student outcomes? A cross-state analysis

Martin Carnoy

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The preparation and recruitment of teachers: A labor-market framework

2004

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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School finance reform in Michigan: Evaluating Proposal A

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James Wyckoff

2004

Comments on, "Public school finance and urban school policy: General versus partial equilibrium analysis"

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Julie Berry Cullen

2004

The impact of accountability policies in Texas high schools

2003

Martin Carnoy

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K-12 education in Michigan

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Tiffany Smith

2003

Julie Berry Cullen

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Understanding teacher labor markets: Implications for educational equity

2003

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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James Wyckoff

2003

Local revenue options for K-12 education

Teacher quality: Its enhancement and potential for improving pupil achievement

2001

The property tax and education finance: Commentary

2001

How teachers' choices affect what a dollar can buy: Wages and quality in K-12 schooling

2001

2001

Educators As "Equity Warriors"

Working Papers

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2017

Strategic Staffing? How Performance Pressures Affect the Distribution of Teachers within Schools and Resulting Student Achievement

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2017

One Step at a Time: The Effects of an Early Literacy Text Messaging Program for Parents of Preschoolers

Ben York

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Supporting Parenting through Differentiated and Personalized Text-Messaging: Testing Effects on Learning During Kindergarten

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Chris Doss

2017

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Christopher Doss

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Erin Fahle

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Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School

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Ben York

2017

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Jing Liu

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More than Content: The Persistent Cross-Subject Effects of English Language Arts Teachers' Instruction

2017

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Benjamin Master

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James Wyckoff

2015

A double draw of proximity: The importance of geography in teacher application and hiring decisions

Kieran M. Killeen

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Imeh Williams

2015

Teacher Workforce Developments: Recent Changes in Academic Competiveness and Job Satisfaction of New Teachers

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Benjamin Master

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Min Sun

2015

Unnecessary Disruptions? Implications of the Volatility of Within-School Reassignments on Student Achievement

Allison Atteberry

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Murky Pools: Describing the supply of teachers and staff to schools

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James Wyckoff

2015

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Kieran M. Killeen

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Do First Impressions Matter? Improvement in Early Career Teacher Effectiveness

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Joseph Townsend

2015

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Allison Atteberry

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James Wyckoff

2013

Race and the principal pipeline: The prevalence of minority principals in light of a largely white teacher workforce

Imeh Williams

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2012

Disparities in child care availability across communities: Differential reflection of targeted interventions and local demand

Daphna Bassok

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Maria Fitzpatrick

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2011

Student mobility in Milwaukee: The effects of school transfers on mobile and non-mobile students

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Jon Valant

2011

Alternative certification in the long run: Student achievement, teacher retention and the distribution of teacher quality in New York city

Donald Boyd

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Erin Dunlop

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Hamilton Lankford

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Patten Mahler

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Rachel H. O’Brien

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James Wyckoff

2011

Effective linking in a principal advice network: A conceptual model and exploratory analysis

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Craig Rawlings

2011

Who leaves? Teacher attrition and student achievement

Donald Boyd

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Pamela Grossman

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Hamilton Lankford

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James Wyckoff

2007

A counterintuitive approach to improving math education: Focus on English language arts teaching

Reports

Using Surveys of Students' Social-Emotional Skills and School Climate for Accountability and Continuous Improvement

2017

Heather Hough

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Memo: Improving the teacher workforce

2017

Pam Grossman

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Going to school is optional: Schools need to engage students to increase their lifetime opportunities

2016

Making use of waivers under ESSA

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Jing Liu

2016

Helping parents help their children

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Heather Hough

2016

How Can Value-Added Measures Be Used for Teacher Improvement?

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Ben York

2016

2013

Can a District-Level Teacher Salary Incentive Policy Improve Teacher Recruitment and Retention?

Heather Hough

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2013

What do we know about the use of value-added measures for principal evaluation?

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Jason Grissom

2013

What Do We Know About the Tradeoffs Associated with Teacher Misclassification in High Stakes Personnel Decisions?

Dan Goldhaber

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2013

How stable are value-added estimates across years, subjects, and student groups?

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Christopher Candelaria

2012

The Quality Teacher and Education Act: Second Year Report

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2012

The Quality Teacher and Education Act: First Year Report

Heather J. Hough

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First Year Report - Executive Summary

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David Plank

2011

First Year Report |

Evaluating teachers: The important role of value-added

Steven Glazerman

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Dan Goldhaber

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Stephen W. Raudenbush

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Douglas Staiger

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Grover J. Whitehurst

2010

Leaders for California’s schools

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Jon Valant

2009

The development of a teacher salary parcel tax: The quality teacher and education act in San Francisco

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Heather J. Hough

2009

Teacher quality: Improving teacher quality and distribution

2008

Funding student learning: How to align education resources with student learning goals

2008

California's teachers

Marsha Ing

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2008

Learning what works: Continuous improvement in California's education system

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David Plank

2008

Building an information system to support continuous improvement in California public schools

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Tara Beteille

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Maria Perez

2008

District dollars: Painting a picture of revenues and expenditures in California’s school districts

California principals’ resources: Acquisition, deployment, and barriers

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Jason Grissom

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Katharine O. Strunk

2007

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Appendices

Bruce Fuller

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A review of state teacher policies: What are they, what are their effects, and what are their implications for school finance?

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Nicole Arshan

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Allison Chen

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Susanna Yi

2007

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Research summary

Have assessment-based accountability reforms influenced the career decisions of teachers?

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Luke Miller

2007

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Research summary

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Jesse Cunha

2007

A federal foray into teacher certification: Assessing the Highly qualified teacher' provision of NCLB

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Luke Miller

2006

Federal financial support for adequacy and equity in school finance

Improving Science Achievement: The Role of Teacher Workforce Policies

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Michael Dannenberg

2006

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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James Wyckoff

2005

Public policy and teacher labor markets: What we know and why it matters

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Michelle Reininger

2004

Have assessment-based school accountability reforms affected the career decisions of teachers?

Initial matches, transfers, and quits: Career decisions and the disparities in average teacher qualifications across schools

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Felicia Estrada

2004

Donald Boyd

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Hamilton Lankford

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James Wyckoff

2002

New lives for poor families: Mothers and young children move through welfare reform

Bruce Fuller

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Sharon Lynn Kagan

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2002

2002

Do higher state test scores in Texas make for better high school outcomes

Martin Carnoy

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Tiffany Smith

2001

Coding geographic areas across census years: Creating consistent definitions of metropolitan areas

David A. Jaeger

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Sarah E. Turner

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John Bound

1997