AEFP 43rd Annual Conference Program

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Concurrent Session II - Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 10:15am to 11:45am

2.01 - Mentorship and Influence in Postsecondary Education

Room: Broadway 1

Chair: Rodney Andrews, University of Texas at Dallas

Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee. Does Mentoring Matter? The effect of non-financial support on college enrollment and persistence. Kalena E. Cortes, Texas A&M University, Carolyn J. Heinrich, Vanderbilt University. (Paper panel)

Shi Pu, Purdue University. Peer Effects on Study Effort. Yu Yan, Penn State University. (Paper panel)

Prashant Loyalka, Stanford University. Skill Levels and Gains in Undergraduate STEM Programs across the US, China, India, and Russia. (Paper panel)

2.02 - Special Education

Room: Broadway 2

Chair: Shaun Dougherty, University of Connecticut

Roey Ahram, Spencer Foundation. Community Context and Variations in Special Education Disproportionality. Rhoda Freelon, Spencer Foundation. (Paper panel)

North Cooc, University of Texas at Austin. Do Teachers Teach Less in Classrooms with Students with Special Needs? Trends from international data. (Paper panel)

Syeda Sana Fatima, New York University. Inequality in Transitioning to/from Special Education: The role of race, gender, poverty and disability classification. . Leanna Stiefel, New York University. (Paper panel)

2.03 - Accountability and Testing Throughout the Grade Spans

Room: Broadway 3

Chair: Tom Ahn, Naval Postgraduate School

Matthew Naven, University of California. School Quality in California Under Common Core Standards. Scott Carrell, University of California, Michal Kurlaender, University of California, Paco Martorell, University of California. (Paper panel)

Katy Rouse, Elon University. Physical Education, Recess, and Achievement Revisited: New evidence from the ECLS-K: 2011. Steven Bednar, Elon University. (Paper panel)

Seth Gershenson, American University. Differential Rates of Grade Inflation in High Schools. (Paper panel)

Matthew A. Lenard, Wake County Public School System. Math Acceleration in Elementary School: Access and effects on student outcomes. Steven W. Hemelt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B. Aspacia Stafford, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Paper panel)

2.04 - Issues in Cross-District Equity

Room: Broadway 4

Chair: Sarah Archibald, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Andrew Van Alstyne, New York State Association of School Business Officials. Meeting Student Needs: Demographic changes, costs, and state support. Deborah Cunningham, New York State Association of School Business Officials. (Paper panel)

Matthew P. Steinberg, University of Pennsylvania. The Great Recession, Fiscal Federalism and Cross-district Spending Inequality . Kenneth Shores, University of Pennsylvania. (Paper panel)

Ross Rubenstein, Georgia State University. Does Georgia's Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for Education Increase Inequalities in Funding and School Facilities? . Nick Warner, Georgia State University, Youngwan Song, Georgia State University. (Paper panel)

John D. Singleton, University of Rochester. The Fiscal Externalities of Charter Schools: Evidence from North Carolina. Helen F. Ladd, Duke University. (Paper panel)

2.05 - Postseconday Transitions from First Year to Final Payment

Room: Galleria 1

Chair: Stephen Porter, North Carolina State University

Rachel Gentry, University of Maryland. The Impact of State Articulation Policies on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment of Community College Transfer Students. (Paper panel)

Patrick A. Lapid, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Fall Forward or Spring Back? Evaluating student outcomes of UC Berkeley’s fall program for freshmen. (Paper panel)

Erin Dunlop Velez, RTI International. Default Isn’t the End of the Road: Who exits default and how do they do it?. Nichole Smith, RTI International, Johnathan Conzelman, RTI International, Austin Lacy, RTI International. (Paper panel)

Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Public Policy Institute of California. Reforming English Pathways in California’s Community Colleges. Olga Rodriguez, Public Policy Institute of California, Hans Johnson, Public Policy Institute of California. (Paper panel)

2.06 - "Educational goods": New language for education policy makers

Room: Galleria 2

Chair: Helen F. Ladd, Duke University

Discussants: Susanna Loeb, Stanford University, Michael Dannenberg, Education Reform Now, William Matthis, NEPC and Vermont State Board of Education

(Policy talk)

Most education policy makers and practitioners want to make decisions that are consistent with their values. A significant problem, however, is that many do not have the language they need to think carefully about the desired outcomes of the education system, how they can be best distributed, and how to make trade-offs among them in light of the available evidence.

With their recently published book, Educational Goods: Values, Evidence and Decision Making (University of Chicago Press, 2018) two policy analysts and two philosophers (Helen Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Harry Brighouse, and Adam Swift) hope to improve education decision making by broadening the language used to talk about the outcomes of the education process to include the concepts of “educational goods.” This term refers to the knowledge, skills, attitudes and dispositions that enable one to lead a flourishing life and to contribute to the flourishing of others. Educational goods are generated not only by schools but also by families and communities and include a variety of capacities, among which are the capacity to function in the labor market, to participate as a citizen in the political process, to lead a fulfilling life, and to treat other people with dignity. By introducing this new term, the authors hope to give education decision makers the language needed to promote a richer education system and to help them to think more explicitly and carefully about the values they are trying to promote.

In this session, two education researchers and two policy practitioners (one federal, one state) will discuss and evaluate the concept of educational goods and its usefulness for education decision making.

2.07 - Virtual schooling

Room: Galleria 3

Chair: Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University

Lily Fesler, Stanford University. Language and Gender Equity in Online Classrooms. Thomas Dee, Stanford University, Rachel Baker, University of California, Brent Evans, Vanderbilt University. (Paper panel)

Bryan Mann, University of Alabama. Has School Segregation Gone Virtual? A national enrollment analysis of cyber charter schools. (Paper panel)

Brian Fitzpatrick, University of Notre Dame. Virtual Charter School Teachers and Student Achievement: Increasing educational opportunity or doing harm?. Mark Berends, University of Notre Dame, Joseph Ferrare, University of Kentucky, Joseph Waddington, University of Kentucky. (Paper panel)

Carycruz Bueno, Georgia State University. The Performance of State Charter Virtual Schools in Georgia. (Paper panel)

2.08 - Teacher turnover and mobility

Room: Council

Chair: Brooks Bowden, North Carolina State University

Jason A. Grissom, Vanderbilt University. Racial Differences in Teacher Evaluation Ratings and Teacher Turnover. Brendan Bartanen, Vanderbilt University, Ashley A. Jones, Vanderbilt University. (Paper panel)

Margarita Pivovarova, Arizona State University. Patterns and Trends of Teacher Mobility Among Public School Teachers in Arizona: A longitudinal analysis. Jeanne M. Powers, Arizona State University. (Paper panel)

Patrick Graff, University of Notre Dame. Costs of Teacher Mobility: Impacts of teacher movers on student math achievement in Indiana 4th-8th grades. (Paper panel)

Jared Robinson, Michigan Department of Education. Teacher Turnover in Michigan: A look at teacher mobility and attrition rates. Shannon Stackhouse, Michigan Department of Education, Brian Lloyd, Michigan Department of Education, Abigail Groff-Blaszak, Michigan Department of Education. (Paper panel)

2.09 - Fiscal, economic, and political issues with charter schools

Room: Forum

Chair: Marcus Winters, Boston University

Benjamin Creed, Northern Illinois University. Understanding Charter School Leaders’ Perceptions of Competition in Arizona. Huriya Jabbar, University of Texas at Austin, Michael Scott, University of Texas at Austin, Rakez Al-Ararah, Northern Illinois University. (Paper panel)

Stéphane Lavertu, Ohio State University. Government Privatization and Democracy: The case of Ohio charter schools. Jason Cook, University of Pittsburgh, Vladimir Kogan, Ohio State University, Zachary Peskowitz, Emory University. (Paper panel)

Ian Kingsbury, University of Arkansas. Barriers to Entry: The pitfall of charter school regulation. (Paper panel)

Camille Terrier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter Expansion. Matthew White Ridley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Paper panel)

2.10 - Understanding learning disabilities: the role of both parents and education

Room: Directors

Chair: David Figlio, Northwestern University

Leanna Stiefel, New York University. Does Special Education Improve Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities? Evidence from New York City . Amy Ellen Schwartz, Syracuse University, Michael Gottfried, University of California, Bryant Hopkins, New York University. (Paper panel)

Scott Imberman, Michigan State University. The Effect of an Autism Insurance Mandate on Special Education Identification and Achievement of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Riley Acton, Michigan State University, Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University. (Paper panel)

Briana Ballis, University of California. How Does Special Education Access Impact Short and Long Run Student Outcomes?. (Paper panel)