Education Finance & Policy

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#TakeawayTuesday: "Testing, Teacher Turnover, and the Distribution of Teachers Across Grades and Schools," Dillon Fuchsman, Tim R. Sass, and Gema Zamarro investigate whether high-stakes testing contributes to teacher attrition and mobility. Link: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… #EFP

#FridayFeature: “Does Student Sorting Invalidate Value-Added Models of Teacher Effectiveness?”, a 2011 study by Cory Koedel and Julian R. Betts, takes a closer look at a major critique of value-added models (VAMs) in education. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a… #EFP @aefpweb

#FridayFeature: “Can Value-Added Measures of Teacher Performance Be Trusted?” by Cassandra M. Guarino, Mark D. Reckase, and Jeffrey M. In this study, the authors evaluate how accurately value-added models estimate teacher effectiveness. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a… #EFP

#TakeawayTuesday: “The Effect of Universal Free School Meals on Child BMI” by Will Davis, Daniel Kreisman, and Tareena Musaddiq. The study finds no increase in obesity risk, while also noting small reductions in underweight prevalence. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… #EFP

#FridayFeature: "Effective Schools: Teacher Hiring, Assignment, Development, and Retention" by Susanna Loeb, Demetra Kalogrides, and Tara Béteille. Using value-added methods, the authors explore school’s effectiveness is shaped. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a… #EFP @aefpweb

#TakeawayThursday: “Making the (Letter) Grade.” Kristin Butcher, Patrick J. McEwan, and Akila Weerapana explore the effects of Wellesley College’s fall 2014 policy mandating pass/fail grading for first-semester students. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… #EFP @aefpweb

#FridayFeature: “Linking Teacher Quality, Student Attendance, and Student Achievement” by Seth Gershenson. In this insightful 2016 study, the author estimate teacher effects on primary school student absences within a value-added framework. Read more: dx.doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a… #EFP

#TakeawayThursday, we highlight “Instructional Coaching Personnel and Program Scalability” by David Blazar, Doug McNamara, and Genine Blue. This research brings critical insight to education leaders aiming to expand teacher support systems. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… #EFP

#FridayFeature: “Student Achievement and Motivation in Middle School” by Helen F. Ladd and Lucy C. Sorensen. This study uses administrative data from North Carolina to examine how teacher experience affects middle school student outcomes. 🔗: dx.doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a… @aefpweb #EFP

#TakeawayTuesday: “Cyber versus Brick and Mortar” by @sarahacordes, provides a rigorous comparison of brick-and-mortar and cyber charter high schools in Pennsylvania. 🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… @aefpweb #EFP

#FridayFeature: In “Unscheduled School Closings and Student Performance,” Dave E. Marcotte and Steven W. Hemelt examines how unscheduled school closures, primarily due to snow, affect student performance on statewide assessments in Maryland. 🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp.2… #EFP

#TakeawayTuesday: “The Determinants of Early Investments in Urban School Systems in the United States,” Ethan Schmick investigates the origins of this dramatic shift, using newly digitized biennial data from 386 of the largest urban school systems. 🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a…

#FridayFeature: “The New Educational Accountability: Understanding the Landscape of Teacher Evaluation in the Post-NCLB Era” by Matthew P. Steinberg and Morgaen L. Donaldson, a pivotal study on the evolution of teacher evaluations in the post-NCLB era. 🔗: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a…

This #TakeawayTuesday, we explore “College Gap Time and Academic Outcomes for Women: Evidence from Missionaries.” Margaret Marchant and Jocelyn S. Wikle explore how gap years before college impact women’s academic outcomes. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… #EFP

For this #FridayFeature, we highlight the highly-cited article "Boys Named Sue: Disruptive Children and Their Peers," which investigates the far-reaching effects of disruptive behavior on classroom dynamics and student academic outcomes. 🔗: doi.org/10.1162/edfp.2… @aefpweb #EFP

#TakeawayTuesday: "Extreme Measures," examines the patterns and implications of school closures and restructuring across the U.S., offering critical data on the factors driving these decisions. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… @aefpweb #EFP

#FridayFeature: Student absenteeism remains a pressing concern in U.S. education policy, but how significant is its impact on academic outcomes? Read more: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a… @aefpweb #EFP

#TakeawayTuesday “Out of the Gate but Not Necessarily Teaching,” Dan Goldhaber, John M. Krieg, Stephanie Liddle, and Roddy Theobald explore the post-licensure career trajectories of new teachers across Washington State. Link: doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a… @aefpweb #EFP

#MeettheTeam! Dr. @RoddyTheobald, Deputy Director at CALDER and Managing Researcher at the AIR. Dr. Theobald brings expertise in education research, focused on teacher education and licensing, career and technical education, and special education across many states. @aefpweb #EFP