AEFP 46th Annual Conference Program
March 17-19, 2021
Note: All times are Eastern Time (EST). Program is updated as of 2/28/2021.
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Concurrent Session X - Friday, March 19, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
10.01 - Non-Labor Policy Effects on Teacher Labor Markets
Educator labor markets (e.g., compensation, pensions, mobility, supply and demand)
Room: Room 1
Chair: Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri - Columbia, PodgurskyM@missouri.edu
, University of Kentucky. The Impact of Common Core on Teacher Labor Markets
, St. Louis University. The Effects of School Finance Reforms on Teacher Turnover: Evidence from National Data. , Vanderbilt University, , Kansas State University
, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School Desegregation and Teacher Retention: Evidence from a Contemporary Student Reassignment Plan. , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10.02 - New evidence from international contexts on the effects of parents in the early childhood period
Early childhood
Room: Room 2
Chair: Christina Weiland, University of Michigan, weilandc@umich.edu
, Norwegian School of Economics. Postpartum Job Loss: Transitory Effect on Mothers, Long-Run Damage to Children. , Louisiana State University
, Teachers College. The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma: The effect of a mother's childhood exposure to armed conflict
, Michigan State University. Parental involvement in early childhood care and education across five African countries
10.03 - The Intersection Between Education and Employment
Long-term outcomes of education (e.g., employment, wages, civic participation)
Room: Room 3
Chair: Michael Kofoed, United States Military Academy, michael.kofoed@westpoint.edu
, University of Michigan. Initial Validation of a Job Search Quality Scale for U.S. Undergraduates. , University of Michigan, , University of Michigan
, Mississippi State University. Education, Crowding-out, and Black-White Employment Gaps in Youth Labor Markets: Evidence from No Pass, No Drive Policies. , Shandong University
, Harvard University. The Effects of Positive Employment Shocks on Student Achievement. , Harvard University
10.04 - Teacher Coaching in K12
Educator preparation, professional development, performance, and evaluation
Room: Room 4
Chair: Matthew Kraft, Brown University, mkraft@brown.edu
, University of Southern California. The Effects of Instructional Leadership Coaching on Leader and Teacher Practices and Student Achievement. , University of Southern California
, University of Maryland College Park. Scaling and Sustaining Teacher Coaching Programs: Coaches Are the Intervention. , University of Maryland College Park
, University of California. Does Mentoring Impact Beginning Teacher Retention? A Longitudinal Program Evaluation. , University of California
10.05 - School Improvement & Housing Markets
K-12 interventions and short-term outcomes (academic and non-academic)
Room: Room 5
Chair: Camila Morales, UT Dallas, camila.morales@utdallas.edu
, University of Strathclyde - Glasgow. School Performance, Noncognitive Skills and House Prices.
, Vanderbilt University. Turning around Schools (and Neighborhoods?): The Effects of School Improvement Grants on Housing Markets. , Vanderbilt University
, University of Virginia. A Meta-Analysis of Causal Evidence on Post-NCLB Efforts to Improve Low-Performing Schools. , Harvard University, , Harvard University, , Education Trust, , Harvard University
10.06 - Bang for the Buck: The Returns to Education Spending
K-12 school finance
Room: Room 6
Chair: Bruce Baker, Rutgers University, educpolicy@gmail.com
, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Money, Money, Money: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of School Spending on Student Outcomes. , University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, , North Carolina State University, , Kansas State University
, Miami University. Returns to School Spending in Rural America. , Michigan State University, , Michigan State University
, Vanderbilt University. Estimating the Returns to Educational Expenditures on Technical Education. , Vanderbilt University, , Vanderbilt University
10.07 - International Exchanges and Higher Education
Post-secondary access, admissions, and success
Room: Room 7
Chair: Tommaso Agasisti, Politecnico di Milano, tommaso.agasisti@polimi.it
, North Carolina State University. A Quasi-Experimental Approach to Understanding Study Abroad’s Impact on Academic Success Among Community College Students
, Cornell University. Comparative Immigration Policies and the Role of International Students in U.S. Higher Education
, Central University of Finance and Economics. Going Global: Simulating Policy-Induced Shocks in the Supply of International Graduate Students from China. , Brown University Annenberg Institute for School Reform, , Columbia University Teachers College
10.08 - Effects of Grant Aid Structures on College Outcomes
Post-secondary financial aid and student debt
Room: Room 8
Chair: Celeste Carruthers, University of Tennessee, carruthers@utk.edu
, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Impacts from Financial Aid Shocks: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Changes to Automatic-Zero EFC Eligibility
, National Research University Higher School of Economic. The causal effect of merit-based scholarships on students’ educational and job-market outcomes: evidence from an elite Russian university. , Politecnico di Milano School of Management Department of Management, , National Research University Higher School of Economics
, Miami University. The Effects of School Counselors on Access to Oklahoma’s Promise: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity. , Brown University
10.09 - Colleges as economic and workforce engines
Post-secondary finance, governance, and accountability
Room: Room 9
Chair: Daniel Klasik, University of North Carolina, djklasik@unc.edu
, Vanderbilt University. Building Collaborations to Improve Workforce Development. , Vanderbilt University, , Vanderbilt University
, Peking University. Universities and Regional Economic Growth: Evidence from New Campuses in Major Chinese Cities. , Peking University, , Brown University）
, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Grads on the Go: Defining College Labor Markets. , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, , W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, , University of Michigan, , University of Michigan, , University of Michigan, , University of Michigan
10.10 - Child Health and Educational Outcomes
Causes and consequences of inequity in education
Room: Room 10
Chair: Claudia Persico, American University, cpersico@american.edu
, VIVE The Danish Center for Social Science Research. Sibling Spillovers of a Chronic Health Condition in Childhood. , Kansas State University, , Aarhus University, , Copenhagen University Hospital, , Aarhus University
, University of California. Does Making Mothers Literate Improve Their Little One’s Health? Evidence from India
10.11 - Mental and Physical Health Policies and Student Outcomes
Causes and consequences of inequity in education
Room: Room 11
Chair: Laura Hamilton, Educational Testing Service, lshamilton@ets.org
, Amherst College. School-Based Health Centers and Their Impact on Student Achievement
, RAND Corporation. Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning
, Vanderbilt University. Mandating Our Way Out of the Counselor Crisis? The Effects of State Mandates on Student-to-Counselor Ratios
10.12 - STEM Education
K-12 interventions and short-term outcomes (academic and non-academic)
Room: Room 12
Chair: Ying Shi, Syracuse University, yshi78@syr.edu
, Columbia University. Creating future female scientists: experimental evidence on improving STEM skills and attitudes in Peru. , Rutgets University, , Princeton University
, Center for American Progress. Early High School STEM Perceptions Associated With Postsecondary Outcomes. , Center for American Progress, , Center for American Progress
, Texas Tech University. Demographic Representation in Gatekeeping Courses: How Race and Gender Matching in 9th Grade Math Courses Relates to Later Academic Outcomes. , Texas Tech University, , Texas Tech University