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The 38th Annual Conference of The Association for Education Finance and Policy
March 14-16, 2013
The InterContinental New Orleans, New Orleans

1.01 - Shocks to the System: Effects on Students and Families
Luke Miller, University of Virginia (lcm7t@eservices.virginia.edu)
Scott Imberman, Michigan State University (imberman@msu.edu). Does the Market Value Value-Added? Evidence from Housing Prices After a Public Release of School and Teacher Value-Added, Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University (mfl55@cornell.edu)
Sarah Crittenden Fuller, Duke University (sarah.fuller@duke.edu). The Effect of Natural Disasters on Students in School
Wael S. Moussa, Syracuse University (wsmoussa@maxwell.syr.edu). The Effects of September 11th, 2001 on the Academic Achievement of Arab Students: Evidence from New York City Public Schools, Alexander N. Bogin, Syracuse University (anbogin@maxwell.syr.edu), Christian Buerger, Syracuse University (cbuerger@syr.edu)
Ngaire Honey, Vanderbilt University (ngaire.n.honey@vanderbilt.edu). Mapping Magnet Schools: Desegregation and School Choice in a Changing Climate of Court Ordered Desegregation, Claire Smrekar, Vanderbilt University (claire.smrekar@vanderbilt.edu)
Discussant/s: Rebecca Herman, AIR (rherman@air.org), Jonathan M. Mills, University of Arkansas (jnm003@uark.edu)
Societal Context
1.02 - Creating the Metric State: Reforming a State Education System
Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri (PodgurskyM@missouri.edu)
Deborah H. Cunningham, Nevada Department of Education (deborahcunningham11@yahoo.com). The Challenge of Resource Re-allocation in a Poverty Impacted State
Rorie Fitzpatrick, Nevada Department of Education (rfitzpatrick@doe.nv.gov). Measuring what matters most to inform educator practice and improve instruction
James W Guthrie, Nevada Department of Education and George W. Bush Institute (james.w.guthrie@vanderbilt.edu). Creating the Metric State: Reforming a State Education System
Discussant/s: Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri (PodgurskyM@missouri.edu), Stephen Frank, Education Resource Strategies (sfrank@erstrategies.org)
School Effectiveness
1.03 - Challenges in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Jay Chambers, AIR (jchambers@air.org)
Henry Levin, Columbia University (hl361@columbia.edu). Retrospective Cost-effectiveness Analyses (CEA) of Programs that Improve High School Completion
Clive Belfield, City University of New York (). A Tool for Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Educational Interventions, Henan Cheng, Columbia University (), Barbara Hanisch-Cerda, Columbia University ()
Brooks Bowden, Columbia University (). Cross-site Cost-effectiveness within Talent Search, Rob Shand, Columbia University ()
Fiona Hollands, Columbia University (). Cost-effectiveness Analysis (CEA) of Early Literacy Programs that Improve Phonics Outcomes, Yi Lin Pan, Columbia University ()
Discussant/s: Rebecca Maynard, University of Pennsylvania (rmaynard@gse.upenn.edu)
School Finance
1.04 - Peer Effects
Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University (amy.schwartz@nyu.edu)
Robert Bifulco, Syracuse University (rbifulco@syr.edu). The Effects of School Desegregation on Teenage Fertility, Leonard M. Lopoo, Syracuse University (lmlopoo@syr.edu), Sun Jung Oh, Syracuse University (soh14@syr.edu)
Susana Martínez-Restrepo, UNDP (susana.martinez.restrepo@undp.org). Why is increasing educational attainment not reducing teen pregnancies? Evidence from the Young Agent Project in Brazil
Leanna Stiefel, New York University (leanna.stiefel@nyu.edu). The Impact of Mid-year Movers on Stable Students, Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University (amy.schwartz@nyu.edu), Emilyn Ruble Whitesell, New York University (emilyn.whitesell@nyu.edu)
Michael Hurwitz, The College Board (mhurwitz@collegeboard.org). The age old concern: Is it better to be relatively older than your classmates?, Jonathan Smith, The College Board (jsmith@collegeboard.org), Jessica Howell, The College Board (jhowell@collegeboard.org)
Discussant/s: Robert Bifulco, Syracuse University (rbifulco@syr.edu), Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University (amy.schwartz@nyu.edu)
School Finance
1.05 - Labor Market Conditions and Student Choices
David Mustard, University of Georgia (mustard@uga.edu)
Nicholas Chandler-Klein, University of Washington (nickck@uw.edu). Subjective Expectations of Continuous Marginal Returns to Education
Natalia Kyui, Bank of Canada (natalia.kyui@gmail.com). Expansion of Higher Education, Employment and Wages: Evidence from the Russian Transition.
Andrew A. Anderson, UW-Madison (anderson15@ssc.wisc.edu). Uncertainty about Occupational Preferences: Effects on Education Choices and Labor Market Outcomes
Joseph Saunders, Montana State University (joe.m.saunders@gmail.com). Enrollment Responsiveness to Changes in Industry Employment Outlook at For-Profit and Community Colleges, Dr. Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University (gregory.gilpin@montana.edu)
Discussant/s: Kevin Stange, University of Michigan (kstange@umich.edu)
Higher Education
1.06 - Student Aid: Effects and Consequences
Cory Koedel, University of Missouri (koedelc@missouri.edu)
Sarah Cohodes, Harvard University (cohodes@fas.harvard.edu). First Degree Earns: The Impact of College Quality on College Completion Rates, Joshua Goodman, Harvard University (joshua_goodman@hks.harvard.edu)
Erin Dunlop, AIR\CALDER (edunlop@air.org). What Do Stafford Loans Actually Buy You? – The Effect of Stafford Loan Access on Community College Students
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (rajashri.chakrabarti@ny.frb.org). Merit Aid, Student Mobility and the Role of College Selectivity, Joydeep Roy, Columbia University (jr3137@tc.columbia.edu)
Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee (carruthers@utk.edu). Losing HOPE: Financial Aid and the Line Between College and Work, Umut Ozek, AIR\CALDER (UOzek@air.org)
Discussant/s: Sue Dynarski, University of Michigan (dynarski@umich.edu), Mai Seki, Bank of Canada ( seki@bankofcanada.ca)
Higher Education
1.07 - Can Strategic Human Capital Management Reform Lead to Long-Term Cost Savings for School Districts?
Rob Meyer, Value-Added Research Center (rhmeyer@wisc.edu)
Elizabeth Barkowski, Value-Added Research Center (barkowski@wisc.edu). Educator Evaluation Systems and Strategic Human Capital Management: Full Cost of Implementation
Kaveh Akram, Value-Added Research Center (kakram@wisc.edu). Value-Added and Student Growth Percentile Models
Nandita Gawade, Value-Added Research Center (gawade@wisc.edu). Assessments and Value-Added for Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Mark Fermanich, Oregon State University (mark.fermanich@oregonstate.edu). Fiscal Sustainability and the Evaluation of New Strategic Human Capital Management Systems
Discussant/s: Min Sun, Virginia Tech (sunmin@vt.edu), Michael Hansen, CALDER/ American Institutes for Research (mhansen@air.org)
Educator Labor Markets
1.08 - Teacher Response to Changes in Pay
Eric Isenberg, Mathematica Policy Research (eisenberg@Mathematica-Mpr.com)
Matthew D. Hendricks, University of Tulsa (matthew-hendricks@utulsa.edu). Does it pay to pay teachers more? Evidence from Texas
Heather Hough, Public Policy Institute of California (hough@ppic.org). Salary Incentives and Teacher Quality: The Effect of a District-Level Salary Increase on Teacher Retention
Ryan Marsh, Northwestern University (ryan.h.marsh@u.northwestern.edu). A generation's exit: How the retirement of baby boom teachers changed teacher compensation
Patten Mahler, University of Virginia (patten@email.virginia.edu). Lifting the Salary Cap: The Effects of a Return-to-Work Policy on Teacher Retirement, Retention and Quality
Discussant/s: Jane Arnold Lincove, University of Texas at Austin (lincove@mail.utexas.edu), Jennifer Steele, RAND Corporation (jsteele@rand.org)
Educator Labor Markets
1.09 - Unintended Consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act
Katharine O. Strunk, University of Southern California (kstrunk@usc.edu)
Eric Brunner, Georgia State University (ebrunner@gsu.edu). The Unintended Consequences of NCLB on Residential Mobility and Housing Values, Stephen Billings, UNC Charlotte (Stephen.Billings@uncc.edu), Stephen L. Ross, University of Connecticut ( stephen.l.ross@uconn.edu)
Randall Reback, Barnard College (rr2165@columbia.edu). Fifty Ways to Leave a Child Behind: Idiosyncrasies and Discrepancies in States’ Implementation of No Child Left Behind, Elizabeth Davidson, Teachers College (ekd2110@columbia.edu), Jonah Rockoff, Columbia Business School (jr2331@columbia.edu), Heather Schwartz, RAND (hschwart@rand.org)
Camille Whitney, Stanford University (cwhitney@stanford.edu). The Effects of High-Stakes Accountability Tests on Children’s Socio-emotional Outcomes
Demetra Kalogrides, Stanford University (dkalo@stanford.edu). Strategic Staffing: Examining the Class Assignments of Teachers and Students in Tested and Untested Grades and Subjects, Jason Grissom, Vanderbilt University (jason.grissom@Vanderbilt.Edu), Susanna Loeb, Stanford University (sloeb@stanford.edu)
Discussant/s: Thomas Dee, Stanford University (tdee@stanford.edu), Morgan S. Polikoff, University of Southern California (polikoff@usc.edu)
School Governance
1.10 - The Impact of School Choice on Public Schools and Students
Eugenia Toma, University of Kentucky (eugenia.toma@uky.edu)
Yusuke Jinnai, University of Rochester (jinnai.yusuke@gmail.com). The Impact of Charter Schools' Entry on Traditional Public Schools
Sarah A. Cordes, NYU (sc3044@nyu.edu). Do Charter Schools Ruin Local Public Schools in Poor Neighborhoods?: The Impact of Charter Schools on NYC Public Schools
Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas (pwolf@uark.edu). School Vouchers and Student Attainment: New Evidence from a State-Mandated Study of Milwaukee’s Parental Choice Program, John Witte, University of Wisconsin (witte@lafollette.wisc.edu), Joshua Cowen, University of Kentucky (joshuacowen@uky.edu), David Fleming, Furman University (David.Fleming@furman.edu)Brian Kisida, University of Arkansas
John Engberg, RAND (engberg@rand.org). Can broad inferences be drawn from lottery analyses of school choice programs?, Ron Zimmer, Vanderbilt University (ronald.w.zimmer@vanderbilt.edu)
Discussant/s: Helen (Sunny) Ladd, Duke University (hladd@duke.edu), Joshua M. Cowen, University of Kentucky (joshuacowen@uky.edu)
School Governance
1.11 - Funding Formulas and Extended School Years
Tammy Kolbe, University of Vermont (Tammy.Kolbe@uvm.edu)
Margaret Weston, Public Policy Institute of California (weston@ppic.org). State funding formulas and their implicit weights for student poverty, Heather Rose, University of California at Davis (hmrose@ucdavis.edu)
Linda Goetze, Utah State University (linda.goetze@usu.edu). Efficient Funding and Policies for Successful Statewide Extended School Year Services: New Mexico's K-3 Plus Program, Scott Hughes, University of New Mexico (scott.hughes.nm@gmail.com)
David Knight, University of Southern California (david.knight@usc.edu). Reconceptualizing Equity in School Resource Allocation: An Application of the Weighted Student Formula
Marguerite Roza, Georgetown University (MR1170@georgetown.edu). Productivity gains found by using a year-round labor force in schooling, Suzanne Simburg, University of Washington (Suzanne Simburg suzanne.simburg@gmail.com)
Discussant/s: Lori Taylor, Texas A&M University (ltaylor@bushschool.tamu.edu), Jaime Thomas, Mathematica Policy Research (Jthomas@mathematica-mpr.com))
School Finance