AEFP 44th Annual Conference

Building the Connections Between Research and Policy

Kansas City Marriott Downtown - Kansas City, Missouri
March 21-23, 2019


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AEFP 43rd Annual Conference Program

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Concurrent Session IX - Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 8:30am to 10:00am
9.01 - Assessing New Postsecondary Interventions
Room: Broadway 1

Chair: Dave Marcotte, American University

Russell Gerber, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. On Time Intervention: An instrumental variables evaluation of a community college early alert program. Trey Miller, RAND Corporation, Paco Martorell, University of California, Lindsay Daugherty, RAND Corporation. (Paper panel)
Tamara Linkow, Abt Associates. Easing the Transition: Early college outcomes from a college transition coaching program. Beth Gamse, Harvard University, Fatih Unlu, RAND, Erin Bumgarner, Abt Associates, Hayley Didriksen, Abt Associates. (Paper panel)
Elizabeth Kopko, CCRC. Unintended Consequences? Early program planning, major selection, and major-switching among community college students. (Paper panel)
Elizabeth Bell, University of Oklahoma. Are You in or Out? The impact of Tennessee Promise Eligibility on Tuition, Fees, and Enrollment. (Paper panel)
9.02 - Within-school factors that drive learning
Room: Broadway 2

Chair: Alejandro Ganimian, Harvard University

Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Harvard University. The Heterogeneous Impacts of Schools’ Classroom Assignment Policies. Christopher Avery, Harvard Kennedy School. (Paper panel)
Monica P. Bhatt, University of Chicago Education Lab. High-dosage Literacy Tutoring for First Graders. Jon Guryan, Northwestern University. (Paper panel)
Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes, American Institutes for Research. Predicting Within-school Variation in Students’ High School Experiences and Deeper Learning Competencies. Krissy Zeiser, American Institutes for Research. (Paper panel)
Katharine Meyer, University of Virginia. Examining the Relationship between School Counselors and Student Development: Evidence from state staffing policies. (Paper panel)
9.03 - New Evidence on Accountability Policy
Room: Broadway 3

Chair: Brian Gill, Mathematica Policy Research

Matthew Larsen, Lafayette College. Peer Effects of Retention Policies: Evidence from Louisiana. (Paper panel)
Haisheng Yang, University of Pennsylvania. Worth the Investment? The impact of localized accountability systems on student achievement. (Paper panel)
Pablo Bezem, Michigan State University. Informing New Systems of Accountability: Comparative analysis of school inspection . Rebecca Jacobsen, Michigan State University, Anne Piezunka, WZB Berlin Social Science Center. (Paper panel)
Alyssa Blanchard, Tennessee Department of Education. The Effects of Accountability Systems on Within-school Achievement Gaps: Regression Discontinuity evidence from Tennessee. Alex Poon, Tennessee Department of Education. (Paper panel)
9.04 - Reading, Writing and Arithmatic: Interventions in core subjects
Room: Broadway 4

Chair: Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Maryland State Department of Education

Cory Koedel, University of Missouri. High School Course Access and Postsecondary STEM Enrollment and Attainment. Rajeev Darolia, University of Kentucky, Joyce Main, Purdue University, Felix Ndashimye, University of Missouri, Junpeng Yan, University of Missouri. (Paper panel)
Naihobe Gonzalez, Mathematica Policy Research. An Intensive Literacy Intervention for Secondary Students: Evidence from a randomized control trial. Jean Wing, Oakland Unified School District. (Paper panel)
Soobin Kim, Michigan State University. Return to Algebra II: The effect of mandatory math coursework on postsecondary attainment. (Paper panel)
Dominic Zarecki, Boston University. Regression Discontinuity Evaluation of a Reading Intervention. Shaun Dougherty, University of Connecticut. (Paper panel)
9.05 - Teacher Effectiveness
Room: Park

Chair: Tim Sass, Georgia State University

C. Kevin Fortner, Georgia State University. Is Less More? Outcomes for subject-area specialists in elementary grades. Kevin C. Bastian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Paper panel)
Manuel Monti-Nussbaum, Brown University. Is Teacher Effectiveness Portable? Evidence from randomized transfer incentives for high-performing teachers. Matthew Kraft, Brown University, John Papay, Brown University. (Paper panel)
Kata Mihaly, RAND Corporation. Do Ineffective Teachers Know They Are Ineffective?. Isaac M. Opper, RAND Corporation. (Paper panel)
9.06 - Mindset, motivation, and signals
Room: Galleria 1

Chair: Jonathan Smith, Georgia State University

John Cheslock, Pennsylvania State University. The Growth in Institutional Grant Aid: Alternative explanations. Sam Riggs, Pennsylvania State University. (Paper panel)
Nicholas A. Wright, Georgia State University. Performance Standards, Confidence and Students' Postsecondary Academic Decisions and Outcomes. (Paper panel)
Tom Ahn, Naval Postgraduate School. Cracking Under Pressure: The information gap and the suboptimal responses of first-generation college students to academic and financial pressures. (Paper panel)
Ryan Yeung, Hunter College. IHU: Can texting be used to improve college enrollment and persistence for urban public school students. Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, University of Iowa. (Paper panel)
9.07 - Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too: Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Teaching Workforce in an Era of Raising the Bar
Room: Galleria 2

Chair: Hella Bel Hadj Amor, Education Northwest

Discussants: Cara Jackson, Montgomery County Public Schools, Sean Dusek, Superintendent of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Shannon Stackhouse Flores, Michigan Department of Education, Carlos Sequeira, Lane Education Service District
(Policy talk)

Numerous studies indicate the benefits of a diverse teacher workforce in light of a rapidly diversifying student body. Student-teacher racial match is related to teachers’ expectations and perceptions of disruptive behavior, as well as students’ performance on standardized assessments, probability of suspension, probability of dropping out of high school, and college aspirations. Yet education policies intended to ensure teacher quality and insufficient resources to support educators, may result in disproportionately barring people of color from the teaching profession. Furthermore, opportunity costs associated with obtaining a teaching degree and limited support to succeed in college may deter many candidates from teaching.

The panelists will discuss how states and districts approach the challenges of improving recruitment and increasing retention, with attention to how policymakers can use education research to propose, develop, and enact effective policy solutions. A 45-minute interactive discussion between panelists and the audience will address what additional research could help identify the specific needs of the agencies and how to best target scarce resources. Questions will include:

  • How has research informed your agency’s approach to teacher recruitment and retention?
  • What challenges or successes have you experienced this past year when it comes to recruiting and retaining teachers, including teachers whose demographic background reflects that of your students?
  • How can districts and states address the tradeoffs between setting a bar for entry into the teaching profession, filling vacancies, and diversifying the workforce?
  • What policies or practices do you think could help your agency fill teaching vacancies and diversify its teaching workforce?
  • What additional research would be helpful for your district or state?
9.08 - The Wide Influence of Education: Economic Growth, Labor Supply, and Occupational Choice
Room: Galleria 3

Chair: Carolyn Heinrich, Vanderbilt University

Qiong Zhu, Pennsylvania State University. A Spatial Analysis on the Production and Stock of Foreign College-educated Labors. (Paper panel)
Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University. Economic Gains from Educational Reform by US States. Jens Ruhose, ifo Institute at the University of Munich and IZA, Ludger Woessmann, ifo Institute at the University of Munich and IZA. (Paper panel)
Galit Eizman, Harvard University. 'Anyway I end up broke, so why work?' On Education, Spending Behavior and Labor Supply . (Paper panel)
Jennifer Graves, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Autonomous University of Madrid). Who Specializes in Growing Sectors and Does It Pay Off? The importance of gender . Zoe Kuehn, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. (Paper panel)
9.09 - Effects of Changes in Higher Education Financing
Room: Council

Chair: Rachel Burns, RTI International

William R. Doyle, Vanderbilt University. Modeling Volatility in Public Funding for Higher Education. Amberly B. Dziesinski, Vanderbilt University, Jennifer A. Delaney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Paper panel)
Michael Kofoed, United States Military Academy. Pell Grants and Labor Supply: Evidence from a regression kink. (Paper panel)
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Effect of State Funding for Postsecondary Education on Long-run Student Outcomes. Nicole Gorton, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University. (Paper panel)
Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Disinvesting in the Future? A comprehensive examination of the effects of state appropriations for public higher education. (Paper panel)
9.10 - Issues in Intra-District Equity
Room: Forum

Chair: Eugenia Toma, University of Kentucky

Jesse Levin, American Institutes for Research. Study of Funding Provided to Public Schools and Public Charter Schools in Maryland. Bruce Baker, Rutgers University, Drew Atchison, American Institutes for Research, Iliana Brodziak de los Reyes, American Institutes for Research, Andrea Boyle, American Institutes for Research, Adam Hall, Plus Alpha Research and Consulting. (Paper panel)
Erin Lane, University of Michigan. Socioeconomic Disparities in School Resources: New evidence from within-districts. Erin Lane, University of Michigan, Robert Linden, University of California, Kevin Stange, University of Michigan. (Paper panel)
David Coyne, Federal Trade Commission. On the Bubble: How school accountability affects the within-district allocation of resources. (Paper panel)
Ross Milton, Kansas State University. How are School Construction Resources Allocated? A test of legislative bargaining models. Michel Grosz, Abt Associates. (Paper panel)
9.11 - High school choice
Room: Studio

Chair: Dan Goldhaber, American Institutes for Research

Andrew McEachin, RAND Corporation. Charter High School Effects on Students’ Behavior, Voting, and Crime . Doug Lauen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sarah C. Fuller, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Josh Horvath, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Paper panel)
Shaun M. Dougherty, University of Connecticut. The Causal Impact of Attending a Career Technical High School on Student Achievement, High-school Graduation and College Enrollment. Eric Brunner, University of Connecticut, Stephen L. Ross, University of Connecticut. (Paper panel)
Stewart Burns, New York University. Supply-side Constraints of High School Choice in New York City . Sean Corcoran, New York University. (Paper panel)
Brian Heath Witzen, University of Maryland. The Effect of High School Career and Technical Education on Postsecondary Enrollment and Early Career Earnings: New evidence from Maryland. (Paper panel)
9.12 - Unpacking Nuance to Improve Policy-relevance of Research
Room: Directors

Chair: Hiren Nisar, Abt Associates

Marian A. Bott, Columbia University Teachers College. School-level Demographic Data in New York State: Challenges and opportunities. (Paper panel)
Alexander Poon, Tennessee Department of Education. What Are Your State Legislators Doing? Investigating state education legislation using natural language processing. (Paper panel)
Benjamin Skinner, University of Virginia. Online Courses and Degree Attainment: Estimating state-level differences using nationally representative data. (Paper panel)

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