Current Working Papers
Does Charter School Autonomy Improve Matching of Teacher Attributes with Student Needs?
with Salem Rogers, Alex Handler, Tara Kilbridge, and Katharine O. Strunk
The Effects of a Statewide Ban on School Suspensions
with Catherine Mata and Kalena Cortes
Do Mid-Career Teacher Trainees Enter and Persist Like Their Younger Peers?
with Salem Rogers
The Effects of School Closure on the Teacher Labor Market: Evidence from Portfolio Management in New Orleans
with Nathan Barrett and Deven Carlson
with Salem Rogers, Alex Handler, Tara Kilbridge, and Katharine O. Strunk
The Effects of a Statewide Ban on School Suspensions
with Catherine Mata and Kalena Cortes
Do Mid-Career Teacher Trainees Enter and Persist Like Their Younger Peers?
with Salem Rogers
The Effects of School Closure on the Teacher Labor Market: Evidence from Portfolio Management in New Orleans
with Nathan Barrett and Deven Carlson
School Choice and Charter Schools
The Effects of Universal School Enrollment Systems on School Demographics and Outcomes
with Jon Valant
American Education Research Journal
Lottery-Based Evaluations of Early Education Programs
with Christina Weiland and others
AERA OPEN
Transportation Inequities and School Choice: How Car, Public Transit, and School Bus Access Affect Families' Options
with Jon Valant
Education Researcher
The Provision of Pre-K in the Absence of Centralized School Management
with Lindsay Weixler and Alica Gerry
American Education Research Journal
You Can't Always Get What you Want: Capacity Constraints in a Choice-Based School System
with Jon Valant and Joshua Cowen
Education Finance and Policy
What’s in Your Portfolio? How Parents Rank Traditional Public, Private, and Charter Schools in Post-Katrina New Orleans’ Citywide System of School Choice.
with Joshua Cowen and Jason Imbrogno
Education Finance and Policy
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Educational Researcher
New Orleans Student Commute Times by Car, Public Transit, and School Bus
with Jon Valant
Urban Institute
The Road to School: How Students Travel to School in the Choice-rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington DC
with Kristin Blagg, Matthew Chingos, Sean P. Corcoran, Sarah A. Cordes, Joshua Cowen, Patrick Denice, Betheny Gross, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Jon Valant
Urban Institute
Many Options in New Orleans Choice System
with Paula Arce-Trigatti, Douglas N. Harris, and Huriya Jabbar
Education Next, 15(4)
Does the Age that Children Start Kindergarten Matter?
with Gary Painter
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 28(2)
with Jon Valant
American Education Research Journal
Lottery-Based Evaluations of Early Education Programs
with Christina Weiland and others
AERA OPEN
Transportation Inequities and School Choice: How Car, Public Transit, and School Bus Access Affect Families' Options
with Jon Valant
Education Researcher
The Provision of Pre-K in the Absence of Centralized School Management
with Lindsay Weixler and Alica Gerry
American Education Research Journal
You Can't Always Get What you Want: Capacity Constraints in a Choice-Based School System
with Jon Valant and Joshua Cowen
Education Finance and Policy
What’s in Your Portfolio? How Parents Rank Traditional Public, Private, and Charter Schools in Post-Katrina New Orleans’ Citywide System of School Choice.
with Joshua Cowen and Jason Imbrogno
Education Finance and Policy
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Educational Researcher
New Orleans Student Commute Times by Car, Public Transit, and School Bus
with Jon Valant
Urban Institute
The Road to School: How Students Travel to School in the Choice-rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington DC
with Kristin Blagg, Matthew Chingos, Sean P. Corcoran, Sarah A. Cordes, Joshua Cowen, Patrick Denice, Betheny Gross, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Jon Valant
Urban Institute
Many Options in New Orleans Choice System
with Paula Arce-Trigatti, Douglas N. Harris, and Huriya Jabbar
Education Next, 15(4)
Does the Age that Children Start Kindergarten Matter?
with Gary Painter
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 28(2)
College Access
A Bridge to Graduation: Post-Secondary Effects of an Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail High School Exit Exams
with Catherine Mata and Kalena Cortes
Education Finance and Policy
Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application Behavior
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Education Finance and Policy
Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?
with Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Academic Undermatching of High-Achieving Minority Students: Evidence from “Race-Neutral” and Holistic Admissions Policies
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Can You Leave High School Behind?
with Sandra Black, Jennifer Cullinane, and Rachel Veron
Economics of Education Review
with Catherine Mata and Kalena Cortes
Education Finance and Policy
Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application Behavior
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Education Finance and Policy
Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?
with Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Academic Undermatching of High-Achieving Minority Students: Evidence from “Race-Neutral” and Holistic Admissions Policies
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Can You Leave High School Behind?
with Sandra Black, Jennifer Cullinane, and Rachel Veron
Economics of Education Review
Teacher Labor Markets and Teacher Preparation
Entry and Exit of Baltimore Teachers Before and After COVID
Abell Foundation Report
When Walls Come Down: Evidence on Charter Schools' Ability to Keep Their Best Teachers Without Unions and Certification Rules
with Nathan Barrett, Deven Carlson, and Douglas N. Harris
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
When Tenure Ends: The Short-run Effects of the Elimination of Louisiana's Teacher Retirement Protections on Teacher Exit and Retirement
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Economics
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Researcher
Evaluating Teachers in the Big Easy: How Organizational Context Shapes Policy Responses in New Orleans
with Julie A. Marsh, Susan Bush-Mecenas, Katharine O. Strunk, and Alice Huguet
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Teacher Quality Difference between Teacher Preparation Programs: How Big? How Reliable? Which Programs are Different?
with Paul von Hippel, Cynthia Osborne, Nicholas Mills, and Laura Bellow
Economics of Education Review
Teacher Preparation for Profit or Prestige: Analysis of a Diverse Market
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Laura Bellows
Journal of Teacher Education
The Politics and Statistics of Value-Added Modeling for Accountability of Teacher Preparation Programs
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Amanda Dillon
Journal of Teacher Education
Abell Foundation Report
When Walls Come Down: Evidence on Charter Schools' Ability to Keep Their Best Teachers Without Unions and Certification Rules
with Nathan Barrett, Deven Carlson, and Douglas N. Harris
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
When Tenure Ends: The Short-run Effects of the Elimination of Louisiana's Teacher Retirement Protections on Teacher Exit and Retirement
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Economics
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Researcher
Evaluating Teachers in the Big Easy: How Organizational Context Shapes Policy Responses in New Orleans
with Julie A. Marsh, Susan Bush-Mecenas, Katharine O. Strunk, and Alice Huguet
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Teacher Quality Difference between Teacher Preparation Programs: How Big? How Reliable? Which Programs are Different?
with Paul von Hippel, Cynthia Osborne, Nicholas Mills, and Laura Bellow
Economics of Education Review
Teacher Preparation for Profit or Prestige: Analysis of a Diverse Market
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Laura Bellows
Journal of Teacher Education
The Politics and Statistics of Value-Added Modeling for Accountability of Teacher Preparation Programs
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Amanda Dillon
Journal of Teacher Education
International Education
How Context Shapes the Relationship between School Autonomy and Test Scores: An Explanatory Analysis Using PISA 2015
with Christian Buerger and Catherine Mata
International Journal of Educational Development
The Influence of Conditional Cash Transfers on Eligible Children and Their Siblings
with Adam Parker
Education Economics
with Christian Buerger and Catherine Mata
International Journal of Educational Development
The Influence of Conditional Cash Transfers on Eligible Children and Their Siblings
with Adam Parker
Education Economics
Improving Identification of Demand-side Obstacles to Schooling: Findings from Revealed and Stated Preference Models in Two SSA Countries
World Development
World Development
The Influence of Price on School Enrollment under Uganda’s Policy of Free Primary Education
Economics of Education Review
Economics of Education Review
Determinants of School for Boys and Girls in Nigeria Under a Policy of Free Primary Education
Economics Education Review
Economics Education Review
Are Markets Good for Girls? The World Bank and Neo-liberal Education Reforms in Developing Countries
Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
Growth, Girls’ Education, and Female Labor: A Longitudinal Analysis
Journal of Developing Areas, 41(2), 45-68.
Journal of Developing Areas, 41(2), 45-68.