Curriculum Vitae

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CURRENT POSITIONS

Professor of Education, Stanford University. 
Director, Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice (IREPP).  2006-present.
Director, Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford (CEPA).  2006-present.
Co-Director, Policy Ananlysis for California Education (PACE).  2005-present.
Policy council member of the Association of Policy Analysis and Management. 2009-present
Co-Editor Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2009-present
Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, 2009-present
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research.  2003-present.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.   Economics, University of Michigan, August 1998
M.P.P. Institute of Public Policy Studies, University of Michigan, 1994
B.A.     Political Science, Stanford University, 1988
B.S.      Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1988

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

"Analyzing Determinants of the Matching of Public School Teachers to Jobs: Disentangling the Preferences of Teachers and Employers". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). Journal of Labor Economics. (Forthcoming).

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"Tapping the Principal Pipeline: Identifying talent for future school leadership in the absence of formal succession management programs". (with Eileen Horng and Jeannie Myung). Education Administration Quarterly. (Forthcoming).

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"The Effectiveness and Retention of Teachers with Prior Career Experience". (with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, Rachel H. O'Brien, and James Wyckoff). Economics of Education Review. (Forthcoming).

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"The Influence of School Administrators on Teacher Retention Decisions". (with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Marsha Ing, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). American Education Research Journal, 48(2), Pages 303-333. (2011).

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"The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring: Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Matthew Ronfeldt, and James Wyckoff). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 30(1), Pages 88-110. (2011).

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"Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority v. Measures of Effectiveness". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). Education Finance and Policy, 6(3), Pages TDB. (2011).

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"Triangulating Principal Effectiveness: How Perspectives of Parents, Teachers, and Assistant Principals Identify the Central Importance of Managerial Skills". (with Jason Grissom). American Education Research Journal. (2011).

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"Increasing Choice in the Market for Schools: Recent Reforms and Their Effects on Student Achievement". (with Jon Valant, and Matt Kasman). National Tax Journal, 64(1), Pages 141-164. (2011).

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"Principal's Time Use and School Effectiveness". (with Eileen Horng and Daniel Klasik). American Journal of Education, 116(4), Pages 491-523. (2010).

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"New Thinking About Instructional Leadership". (with Eileen Horng). Phi Delta Kappan, 92(3), Pages 66-69. (2010).

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"Principal Preferences and the Uneven Distribution of Principals Across Schools". (with Eileen Horng and Demetra Kalogrides). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32(2), Pages 205-229. (2010).

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"Examining Teacher Turnover: The Role of School Leadership". (with Rekha Balu and Tara Beteille). Politique Americaine, Issue 15, Pages 55-79. (2010).

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"Learning from Multiple Routes: The Variation in Teacher Preparation Pathways Can Propel Our Understanding of How Best to Prepare Teachers". (with Pam Grossman). Educational Leadership, 67(8), Pages 22-27. (2010).

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"Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement". (with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 31(4), Pages 416-440. (2009).

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"The State Role in Teacher Compensation". (with Luke Miller and Katharine Strunk). Education Finance and Policy, 4(1), Pages 89-114. (2009).

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"The State Role in Teacher Professional Development and Education throughout Teachers". (with Luke Miller and Katharine Strunk). Education Finance and Policy, 4(2), Pages 212-228. (2009).

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"How Schools and Students Respond to School Improvement Programs: The Case of Brazil's PDE". (with Martin Carnoy, Amber Gove, Jeffery Marshall, and Miguel Socias). Economics of Education Review, 27(1), Pages 22-38. (2008).

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"The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Jonah Rockoff, and James Wyckoff). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(4), Pages 793-818. (2008).

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"Surveying the Landscape of Teacher Education in New York City: Constrained Variation and the Challenge of Innovation". (with Donald Boyd, Pam Grossman, Karen Hammerness, R. Hamilton Lankford, Morva McDonald, Michelle Reininger, Mathew Ronfeldt, and James Wyckoff). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 30(4), Pages 319-343. (2008).

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"The Impact of Assessment and Accountability on Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Are There Unintended Consequences?". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). Public Finance Review, 36(1), Pages 88-111. (2008).

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"What Do Cost Functions Tell Us About the Cost of an Adequate Education?". (with Robert Costrell and Eric Hanushek). Peabody Journal of Education, 83(2), Pages 198-223. (2008).

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"Accountability and Local Control: Incentive Response With and Without Authority Over Resource Generation and Allocation". (with Katharine Strunk). Education Finance and Policy, 2(1), Pages 10-39. (2007).

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"How much is too much? The Effects of Duration and Intensity of Child Care Experiences on Children's Social and Cognitive Development". (with Margaret Bridges, Daphna Bassok, Bruce Fuller, and Russ Rumberger). Economics of Education Review, 26(1), Pages 52-66. (2007).

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"Complex by Design: Investigating Pathways Into Teaching in New York City Schools". (with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, Nicholas Michelli, and James Wyckoff). Journal of Teacher Education, 57(2), Pages 155-166. (2006).

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"How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement". (with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). Education Finance and Policy, 1(2), Pages 176-216. (2006).

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"The Draw of Home: How Teachers' Preferences for Proximity Disadvantage Urban Schools". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 24(1), Pages 113-132. (2005).

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"How Teaching Conditions Predict Teacher Turnover in California Schools". (with Linda Darling-Hammond, and John Luczak). Peabody Journal of Education, 80(3), Pages 44-70. (2005).

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"Explaining the Short Careers of High-Achieving Teachers in Schools with Low-Performing Students". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). American Economic Review, 95(2), Pages 166–171. (2005).

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"Child Care in Poor Communities: Early Learning Effects of Type, Quality and Stability". (with Bruce Fuller, Sharon Lynn Kagan, and Bidemi Abioseh Carrol). Child Development, 75(1), Pages 47–65. (2004).

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"Federal Contributions to High-Income School Districts: The Use of Tax Deductions for Funding K-12 Education". (with Miguel Socias). Economics of Education Review, 23(1), Pages 85-94. (2004).

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"State Formation of the Child Care Sector: Family Demand and Policy Action". (with Bruce Fuller, Annelie Strath, and Bidemi Abioseh Carrol). Sociology of Education , 77(October), Pages 337-358. (2004).

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"Child Care Quality: Centers and Home Settings that Serve Poor Families". (with Bruce Fuller, Sharon Lynn Kagan, and Yueh-Wen Chang). Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), Pages 505-527. (2004).

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"Does External Accountability Affect Student Outcomes? A Cross-State Analysis". (With Martin Carnoy). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24(4), Pages 305-331. (2003).

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"The Contribution of Administrative and Experimental Data to Education Policy Research". (with Katharine Strunk). National Tax Journal, 56(2), Pages 415-438. (2003).

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"How Welfare Reform Impacts Preschool-Age Children: An Analysis of Random Assignment Data from Connecticut". (with Bruce Fuller, Sharon Lynn Kagan, and Bidemi Abioseh Carrol). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 22(4), Pages 537-550. (2003).

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"Teacher Sorting and the Plight of Urban Schools: A Descriptive Analysis". (with Hamilton Lankford and James Wyckoff). Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24(1), Pages 37-62. (2002).

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"Welfare, Work Experience, and Economic Self-Sufficiency". (with Mary Corcoran). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 20(1), Pages 1-20. (2001).

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"Estimating the Effects of School Finance Reform: A Framework for a Federalist System". Journal of Public Economics, 80(2), Pages 225-247. (2001).

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"Examining The Link Between Teacher Wages and Student Outcomes: The Importance of Alternative Labor Market Opportunities and Non-Pecuniary Variation". (with Marianne Page). Review of Economics and Statistics, 82(3), Pages 393-408. (2000).

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"School Size in Chicago Elementary Schools: Effects on Teachers' Attitudes and Students' Achievement". (with Valerie E. Lee). American Education Research Journal, 37(1), Pages 3-31. (2000).

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"Contextual Effects of Prekindergarten Classrooms for Disadvantaged Children on Cognitive Development: The Case of Chapter 1". (with Valerie E. Lee and Sally Lubeck). Child Development, 69(2), Pages 479-494. (1998).

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"Centralization of School Finance in Michigan". (with Paul N. Courant). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 16(1), Pages 114-136. (1997).

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"The Effect of Measured School Inputs on Academic Achievement: Evidence from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Birth Cohorts". (with John Bound). Review of Economics and Statistics, 78(4), Pages 653-664. (1996).

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"Gender Differences in Secondary School Teachers' Control Over Classroom and School Policy". (with Valerie E. Lee and Helen M. Marks). American Journal of Education, 103(3), Pages 259-301. (1995).

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"Where do Head Start Attendees End Up? One Reason Why Preschool Effects Fade Out". (with Valerie E. Lee). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 17(1), Pages 62-82. (1995).

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"Michigan's Recent School Finance Reforms: A Preliminary Report". (with Paul N. Courant and Edward Gramlich), American Economic Review, 85(2), Pages 372-377. (1995).

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Book Chapters, Books, and Reports

"The Effect of School Neighborhoods on Teacher Retention Decisions". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Matt Ronfeldt, and James Wyckoff). In Greg J. Duncan and Richard Murnane (Eds.), Social Inequality and Educational Disadvantage. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press. (Forthcoming).

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"School Accountability". (with David Figlio). In Eric A. Hanushek, Stephen Machin, Ludger Woessmann (Eds.). Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. III. North Holland: San Diego, CA. Pages 383-423. (2011).

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"Recruiting, Evaluating and Retaining Teachers: The Children First Strategy to Improve New York City's Teachers". (with Margeret Goertz and James Wyckoff). In O'Day, J., Bitter, C., & Gomez, L. (Eds.), Education Reform in New York City: Ambitious Change in the Nation's Most Complex School System. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, Pages 157-177. (2011).

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"Evaluating Teachers: The Important Role of Value-Added". (with Steven Glazerman, Dan Goldhaber, Stephen Raudenbush, Douglas Staiger, and Grover J. Whitehurst). The Brookings Brown Center. (2010).

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"Education Reforms". (with Patrick McEwan). In Levine, Philip and David Zimmerman (Eds.), Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources are Limited. National Bureau of Economic Research, Pages 145-180. (2010).

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"Economic Approaches to Teacher Recruitment and Retention". (with Jeannie Myung). In Barry McGaw, Penelope Peterson and Eva Baker (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Pages 473-480. (2010).

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"Leaders for California's Schools". (with Jon Valant). Policy Analysis for California Education Policy Brief. (2009).

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"The Development of a Teacher Salary Parcel Tax: The Quality Teacher and Education Act in San Francisco". (with Heather Hough). Policy Analysis for California Education Report. (2009).

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"Teacher Quality and Teacher Labor Markets". (with Tara Beteille). In Sykes, Gary, Schneider, Barbara, and Plank, David (Eds.), Handbook of Education Policy Research, Pages 596-612. (2009).

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"Assessing the Effectiveness of Teachers from Different Pathways: Issues and Results". (with Marsha Ing). In Pamela Grossman and Susanna Loeb (Eds.), Alternative Routes to Teaching: Mapping the New Landscape of Teacher Education, Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press. Pages 157-186. (2008).

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"Assessing Accomplished Teaching: Advanced-Level Certification Programs". (member of Nation Research Council committee). National Academies Press. (2008).

"Learning What Works: Continuous Improvement in California's Education System". (with David Plank). Policy Analysis for California Education Policy Brief. (2008).

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"Building an Information System to Support Continuous Improvement in California Public Schools". (with Tara Beteille and Maria Perez). Policy Analysis for California Education Policy Brief. (2008).

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"California's Teachers". (with Marsha Ing). In Conditions of Education In California, Policy Analysis for California Education. (2008).

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"Teacher Quality: Improving Teacher Quality and Distribution". (with Suzanne Wilson, Deborah Ball, Anthony Bryk, David Figio, Pamela Grossman, Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Andrew Porter, and Judith Warren Little). National Academy of Education Policy White Paper Series. (2008).

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"Alternative Routes to Teaching: Mapping the New Landscape of Teacher Education". (Eds. with Pamela Grossman). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press. (2008).

"Funding Student Learning: How to Align Education Resources with Student Learning Goals". As part of the National Working Group on Funding Student Learning with Jacob Adams, Christopher Cross, Christopher Edly Jr., James Guthrie, Paul Hill, Michael Kirst, Goodwin Liu, David Monk, Allan Odden, and Joanne Weiss. School Finance Redesign Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education: University of Washington. (2008).

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"Teacher Labor Markets and Teacher Labor Market Research". (with Tara Beteille). In Duncan, Greg, and Spillane, James (Eds.), Teacher Quality: Broadening and Deepening the Debate, Northwestern University. (2008).

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"District Dollars: Painting a Picture of Revenues and Expenditures in California's School Districts". (with Katharine Strunk and Jason Grissom). Getting Down to Facts Project: Stanford University. (2007).

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Research summary

Appendices

"Excellence in the Classroom". (editor with Cecilia Rouse and Anthony Shorris), Future of Children, 17(1). (2007).

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"Race, SES and Achievement Gaps". Section Editor in H.F. Ladd and E.B. Fiske (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, Routledge Press, Pages 499-518. (2007).

"California Principals' Resources: Acquisition, Deployment, and Barriers". (with Bruce Fuller, Nicole Arshan, Allison Chen, and Susanna Yi). Getting Down to Facts Project: Stanford University (2007).

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Research summary

"A Review of State Teacher Policies: What are they, What are their effects, and What are their Implications for School Finance?". (with Luke Miller). Getting Down to Facts Project: Stanford University. (2007).

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Research summary

"Early Childhood and the Achievement Gap". In H.F. Ladd and E.B. Fiske (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, Routledge Press, Pages 517-534. (2007).

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"Have Assessment-Based Accountability Reforms Influenced the Career Decisions of Teachers?". (with Jesse Cunha). Prepared as part of Title I, Part E, Section 1503 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. (2007).

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"An Economic Approach to Education Policy Implementation". (with Patrick McEwan). In M. Honig (Ed.), Defining the Field of Education Policy Implementation, State University of New York Press. (2006).

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"A Federal Foray Into Teacher Certification: Assessing the 'Highly Qualified Teacher' Provision of NCLB". (with Luke Miller). Report 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" on November 13 and 14, 2006. (2006).

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"Federal Financial Support for Adequacy and Equity in School Finance". (with Michael Dannenberg). Prepared for the Rethinking Rodriguez Conference, University of California, Berkeley. (2006).

"Public Policy and Teacher Labor Markets: What We Know and Why It Matters". (with Michelle Reininger). The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University. (2004).

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"Have Assessment-Based School Accountability Reforms Affected the Career Decisions of Teachers?". (with Felicia Estrada). In Proceedings of the Educational Testing Service Invitational Conference, Measurement and Research Issues in a New Accountability Era October 2003. (2004).

"School Finance Reform in Michigan: Evaluating Proposal A". (with Julie Berry Cullen). In John Yinger and William Duncombe (Eds.), Helping Children Left Behind: State Aid and the Pursuit of Educational Equity, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, Pages 215-250. (2004).

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"Does External Accountability Affect Student Outcomes? A Cross-State Analysis". (with Martin Carnoy). In Richard Elmore and Susan Fuhrman (Eds.), Redesigning Accountability Systems, Teachers College Press. (2004).

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"The Preparation and Recruitment of Teachers: A Labor-Market Framework". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). In Frederick M. Hess, Andrew J. Rotherham, and Kate Walsh (Eds.), Procedings of the American Enterprise Institute Conference, A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom: Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Pages 149-172. (2004).

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"K-12 Education in Michigan". (with Julie Berry Cullen). In Charles Ballard, Paul N. Courant, Douglas C. Drake, Ronald Fischer, and Elisabeth R. Gerber (Eds.), Michigan at the Millennium: A Benchmark and Analysis Of Its Fiscal and Economic Structure, Chapter 15, Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. (2003).

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"The Impact of Accountability Policies in Texas High Schools". (with Martin Carnoy and Tiffany Smith). In Martin Carnoy, Richard Elmore and Leslie Santee Siskin (Eds.), The New Accountability: High Schools and High-Stakes Testing, New York: RoutledgeFalmer, Pages 142-167. (2003).

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"Understanding Teacher Labor Markets: Implications for Educational Equity". (with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). In D. Monk and M. Plecki (Eds.), School Finance and Teacher Quality: Exploring the Connections, AEFA 2003 Yearbook. (2003).

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"Comments on, "Public School Finance and Urban School Policy: General versus Partial Equilibrium Analysis"". In William G. Gale and Janet Rothenberg Pack (Eds.), Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, Pages 176-180, The Brookings Institution: Washington, DC. (2003).

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"New Lives for Poor Families: Mothers and Young Children Move through Welfare Reform". (with Bruce Fuller and Sharon Lynn Kagan). (2002).

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"Teacher Compensation". TIAA-CREF Investment Forum. (2002).

"Local Revenue Options for K-12 Education". In Jon Sonstelie and Peter Richardson (Eds.), School Finance and California's Master Plan for Education, Pages 125-154, Public Policy Institute of California: San Francisco, CA. (2001).

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"How Teachers' Choices Affect What a Dollar Can Buy: Wages and Quality in K-12 Schooling". In The Teacher Workforce: Symposium Proceedings from the Education Finance Research Consortium. Albany, NY. (2001).

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"Do Higher State Test Scores in Texas Make for Better High School Outcomes". (with Martin Carnoy and Tiffany L. Smith). Consortium for Policy Research in Education Research Report. (2001).

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"The Property Tax and Education Finance: Commentary". In Wallace E. Oates (Ed.), Property Taxation and Local Government Finance: Essays in Honor of C. Lowell Harriss, Pages 236-241, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Cambridge MA. (2001).

"Teacher Quality: Its Enhancement and Potential for Improving Pupil Achievement". In David Monk, Margaret C. Wang and Herbert J. Walberg (Eds.), Improving Educational Productivity, Information Age Publishing Inc: Greenich CT, Pages 99-114. (2001).

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"Coding Geographic Areas Across Census Years: Creating Consistent Definitions of Metropolitan Areas". (with John Bound, David A. Jaeger, and Sarah E. Turner). National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 6772. (1997).

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"A Report on School Finance and Educational Reform in Michigan". (with Paul N. Courant and Edward Gramlich). In Thomas A. Downes and William A. Testa (Eds.), Midwest Approaches to School Reform. Proceedings of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference, October 26-27. (1994).

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Completed Manuscripts

"Principals' Perceptions of Competition for Students in Milwaukee Schools". (with Matthew Kasman) (2011).

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"Disparities in Child Care Availability across Communities: Differential reflection of targeted interventions and local demand". (with Daphna Bassok and Maria Fitzpatrick). (2011).

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"How Teacher Turnover Harms Student Achievement". (with Matthew Ronfeldt, Hamp Lankford, and Jim Wyckoff). NBER Working Paper 17176 (2011).

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"Alternative Certification in the Long Run: Student Achievement, Teacher Retention and the Distribution of Teacher Quality in New York City". (with Donald Boyd, Erin Dunlop, Hamilton Lankford, Patten Mahler, Rachel O'Brien, and James Wyckoff). (2011).

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"Student Mobility in Milwaukee: The Effects of School Transfers on Mobile and Non-Mobile Students". (with Jon Valant). (2011).

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"Effective Linking in a Principal Advice Network: A Conceptual Model and Exploratory Analysis". (with Craig Rawlings). (2011).

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"Effective Schools: Demonstrating Recruitment, Assignment, Development, and Retention of Effective Teachers". (with Tara Beteille and Demetra Kalogrides). NBER Working Paper 17177 (2011).

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"Stepping Stones: Principal Career Paths and School Outcomes". (with Tara Beteille and Demetra Kalogrides). NBER Working Paper 17243 (2011).

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"Power Play? Teacher Characteristics and Class Assignments". (with Tara Beteille and Demetra Kalogrides). (2011).

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"Measure for Measure: The relationship between measures of instructional practice in middle school English Language Arts and teachers' value-added". (with Donald Boyd, Julia Cohen, Karen Hammerness, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff). NBER Working Paper 16015. (2010).

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"Recruiting Effective Math Teachers: How Do Math Immersion Teachers Compare?: Evidence from New York City". (with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, Matthew Ronfeldt, and James Wyckoff). NBER Working Paper 16017. (2010).

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FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

President of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP, formerly AEFA), 2011-2012
2007 Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award, Association of Teacher Educators
Stanford School of Education Teaching Award.  2004.
Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant, Stanford University.  2004-2005.
Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant, Stanford University.  2003-2004.
Young Faculty Leaders Forum, Harvard University.  2002-2004
National Academy of Education / Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.  2001-2003
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Dissertation Award.  2000
American Education Finance Association Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award.  2000
Parker Prize for Labor Economics, University of Michigan. 1998
Sloan Foundation Fellowship.  1997-1998.
Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan.  1997.
NICHD Trainee, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.  1995-1997.
Regents’ Fellowship for Graduate Study, University of Michigan.  1993-1995.
Summer Research Fellowship, Department of Economics, University Michigan.  1994 and 1995.

RESEARCH GRANTS

“Assessing School Leaders’ Development of Management Skills and Leadership: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study.” Co-PI with Jason Grissom.  US Department of Education 2010-2013 (Pending Award Amount)
“Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice Core Grant.” The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.  2009-2011. ($375,000)
“Multi-District Collaborative for Evidenced-Based Reform” Spencer Foundation 2008-2011 ($641,244)
“Using Data to Support and Guide Urban District Reform” PI with Linda Darling-Hammond, Joyce Foundation 2008-20010 ($399,413)
“Policy Analysis for California Education.  Strong Standards, Weak Finance, Shrinking Opportunity: Revitalizing School Reform with Resources,”  Hewlett Foundation 2008-2010 ($1,200,000 with Stanford Portion $159,267)
“Promoting Data-driven, Evidence-based Practices that help to Attract, Develop, and Retain High Quality Teachers in Urban School Districts.” Stanford University. ($70,000)
“Postdoctoral Training Fellowship Program for Quantitative Research on Educational Policy and Practice.” US Department of Education. 2006-2010. ($673,189)
“Making a Difference: Examining Classroom Practices in Middle School English Language Arts.” Co-PI with Pamela Grossman. The Spencer Foundation. 2008-2010. ($47,112)
“Making a Difference: Examining Classroom Practices in Middle School English Language Arts.” Co-PI with Pamela Grossman. William T. Grant Foundation. 2008-2010. ($188,446)
“Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice Core Grant.” The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.  2007-2009. ($800,000)
“Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice Planning Grant.” The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.  2007. ($200,000)
“Accounting for differences in teachers’ value-added to student achievement scores in elementary literacy: Do classroom practices make a difference?” Co-PI with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff.  Carnegie Corporation 2007-2009. ($850,000)
“Do Reduced Barriers to Entry Improve Student Achievement and Teacher Retention: The Case of New York City Math Immersion." PI with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff.   Institute of Education Science 2006-2008. ($391,422 with Stanford portion: $98,382)
“Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research” 2006-2011 Institute for Education Science ($10,000,000 with Stanford portion $1,475,000)
“Policy Analysis for California Education: Strong Standards, Weak Finance, Shrinking Opportunity - Revitlaizing School Reform with Resources” PI with Bruce Fuller.  2005-2008.  Hewlett Foundation, $1,500,000 (Stanford Portion $222,000)
“Studying Education Policy in Florida” 2006-2007 Harvard University $56,000
“Efficiency and Adequacy of California Public School Finance” 2005-2007.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, $1,000,000
James Irvine Foundation, $500,000
The Stuart Foundation, $300,000
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation   $600,000. 
“Examining Teacher Preparation:  Does the Pathway Make a Difference?” Co-PI with Donald Boyd, Pamela Grossman, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff. 
National Science Foundation, $1,800,000.  2003-2006.
Carnegie Corporation Grant, $799,000.  2003-2006.
Spencer Foundation Grant, $648,000.  2003-2006.
City University of New York Grant, $400,000.  2003-2004.
U.S. Department of Education, OERI Field-Initiated Study, "Understanding the Dynamics of Teacher Markets:  Attracting and Retaining High-Quality Teachers in Low-performing Schools." Co-PI with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff.  $595,227. 2001-2003.
Smith Richardson Foundation, "How Can Low-Performing Schools Attract and Retain High-Quality Teachers?"  Co-PI with Donald Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, and James Wyckoff. $206,348.  2001-2003
National Science Foundation / American Education Research Association Research Grant, "Fiscal Substitution and the Effectiveness of School Finance Equalization Policies."  PI. $25,000 2000-2002
Spencer Foundation Grant. “The Role of Compensating Differentials, Alternative Labor Market Opportunities and Endogenous Selection in Teacher Labor Markets,” Co-PI with Marianne Page. $35,000. 1999.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Stanford University
Inquiry and Measurement in Education (Educ 250A).
Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education (Educ 160).
Economics of Education, (Educ 220A and 220Y): 
Education Governance, (Educ 226X): 
Economic Approaches to Education Policy Analysis, (Educ 330x).
Resource Allocation, (Educ 222)
Advanced Topics in Quantitative Policy Analysis, (Educ 339X).
Workshop in the Economics of Education, (Educ 314).
Regression Analysis, (Educ 250A)
Administration and Policy Analysis Research Seminar, (Educ 331A).
Exploratory Data Analysis, (Econ 100X).
Schooling and Child Policy in Italy, (Overseas Studies 87).
Other
Public Economics, Doctoral-level. Department of Economics, University of California, Davis.
Intermediate Microeconomics -- Department of Economics, University of California, Davis.
Principles of Microeconomics -- Teaching Assistant, The Woodrow Wilson Program in Statistics -- School of Public Policy, University of Michigan.
Public Policy and International Affairs, University of Michigan.

OTHER ACTIVITIES, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AFFILIATIONS

Professor of Business (courtesy), Stanford University. 
Editorial board of Education Finance and Policy
NYC Retrospective Panel 2009
TFA Studies Advisory Panel 2008-2009.
What Works Clearinghouse Research Perspective working group 2009.
The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings Teacher Quality Task Group.
Member of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research 2006-present
National Research Council Committee on Test-Based Accountability 2006-2009 and Council Committee on Evaluation of the Impact of Teacher Certification by NBPTS 2005-2008
Carnegie-IAS Commission on Mathematics and Science Education 2008-2009
National Working Group on Funding Student Success 2007-2008
The Charter School Achievement Consensus Panel, Center on Reinventing Public Education, Univeristy of Washington. 2005-2006
RAND Project Advisory Group, Adequacy and Efficiency of Preschool Education in California, 2006.
Academic Consultant to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Center for American Progress, and Frederick M. Hess of AEI for State-by-State Education Report Cards.  2006.
Expert Review Committee, Inside Charter Schools: Understanding Charter School Human Resources, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington.
Past Board Member: American Education Finance Association
Faculty Steering Committee Member: John W. Gardner Center For Youth and Their Communities
Editorial Board of Economics of Education Review
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement:  Expert Panel on Teachers
Stanford: Faculty Senate, Steering Committee, Committee on Committees; Stanford University Press Editorial Board

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