AEFP 46th Annual Conference Program
March 17-19, 2021
Note: All times are Eastern Time (EST). Program is updated as of 2/28/2021.
Zoom: Conference access and Zoom links will be available soon here.
Concurrent Session XII - Friday, March 19, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
12.01 - Teacher Labor Market Options and Labor Supply
Educator labor markets (e.g., compensation, pensions, mobility, supply and demand)
Room: Room 1
Chair: Jane Lincove, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, jlincove@umbc.edu
, Saint Mary's University. Is teaching profession a safe port?. , St. Francis Xavier University
, University of Michigan. Causes and Effects of Teacher Moonlighting: Evidence from School Finance Reforms. , University of Michigan
, Tulane University. Charter School Reforms and the Supply of Certified Teachers. , Tulane University
12.02 - The ECE workforce: Who enters and who stays and why
Early childhood
Room: Room 2
Chair: Jessica Brown, University of South Carolina, Jessica.Brown@moore.sc.edu
, University of Virginia. Following the Leader: Supportive Leadership and Teacher Retention in Child Care Settings. , University of California
, University of Virginia. Predictors of Within-Year Teacher Turnover in Child Care Settings: New Evidence from Virginia. , University of Virginia, , University of Virginia
, American University. Who Enters the Early Childhood Education Workforce? Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
12.03 - Teachers' Unions and Policymaking
K-12 school politics, governance, leadership, and organizations
Room: Room 3
Chair: Tina Collins, United Federation of Teachers, ccollins@uft.org
, Brown University. Progressive Coalition Building: Long Term Effects of Labor Policies on Teachers, Schools, and Social Policymaking
, University of Utah. Rent-Seeking through Collective Bargaining: Teachers Unions and Education Production. , The Ohio State University, , U.S. Treasury
, University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Collective Bargaining Agreement Strength in Charter Schools and Traditional Public School Districts. , University of Utah, , University of Southern California
12.04 - Can We Learn More from New and Improved Methodologies?
Methodology, data, and other papers that do are not covered by another topic area
Room: Room 4
Chair: John Engberg, RAND Corporation, engberg@rand.org
, University of Michigan. Is machine learning a substitute for causal methods in education research?. , University of Michigan
, The University of Texas at Austin. A Difference-in-Differences Approach using Mixed-IntegerProgramming Matching: An Application for the Effect of a Preferential School Voucher on Segregation
, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Characterizing Cross-Site Variation in Local Average Treatment Effects in Multisite RDD contexts with an Application to Massachusetts High School Exit Exam. , Harvard Graduate School of Education
12.05 - Factors Affecting Student Persistence in Kindergarten through Postgraduate Education
K-12 interventions and short-term outcomes (academic and non-academic)
Room: Room 5
Chair: Mimi Engel, University of Colorado, mimi.engel@vanderbilt.edu
, Loyola Marymount University. Effects of Perceived Productivity on Study Effort: Evidence from a Field Experiment
, University of Kentucky. Examining the Importance of School Context for Persisting Students. , The Research Alliance for New York City Schools, , The Research Alliance for New York City Schools
, American University. The impact of extracurricular activities on bar exam pass rates. , Boise State University
12.06 - Navigating Special Education Funding
K-12 school finance
Room: Room 6
Chair: Elizabeth Setren, Tufts University, elizabeth.setren@tufts.edu
, Victoria University (Australia). Estimating the number of students with disability in schools: A school-level prediction methodology. , University of Wollongong
, University of Toronto. When Money Shouldn’t Matter: The Effect of Education Spending on Special Education Identification. , University of Vermont
, University of Vermont. Inequities in the Distribution of Federal Aid for State and Local Special Education Programs. , University of Toronto
12.07 - Non-tuition costs of college and supports
Post-secondary access, admissions, and success
Room: Room 7
Chair: Katherine Michelmore, Syracuse University, kmmichel@syr.edu
, St.Cloud State University. Do attitudes towards and knowledge of mandatory fees predict college student engagement in fee supported services?. , Arizona State University
, University of Florida. SNAP on campus: A national study of prevalence and financial impact of theSupplemental Nutritional Assistance Program on campuses. , University of Florida
, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Beyond tuition: College cost accuracy and student outcomes
12.09 - State Higher Education Spending Choices
Post-secondary finance, governance, and accountability
Room: Room 9
Chair: Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University, robert.kelchen@shu.edu
, Southern Methodist University. Reconsidering the “Balance Wheel” Analogy: Decisions on State Funding of Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. , Sam Houston State University, , University of Utah, , North Carolina State University
, University of Kansas. No Man Is an Island: The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Amity on State Higher Education Spending. , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
, Campbell University. The Relationship Between State Merit- and Need-Based Aid and African American Enrollment in U.S. Higher Education Institutions. , North Carolina State University
12.10 - School Attendance & Inequity
Causes and consequences of inequity in education
Room: Room 10
Chair: Erica Harbatkin, Michigan State University, harbatki@msu.edu
, Wayne State University. The Empirical and Conceptual Relationship Between Suspensions and Chronic Absenteeism. , Wayne State University, , Wayne State University
, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Every Day Counts Everywhere: Examining Attendance Trends Across Rural and Urban Settings. , Insight Education Group, , Harvard Graduate School of Education, , Harvard Graduate School of Education, , Harvard Graduate School of Education, , Harvard Graduate School of Education
, Wayne State University. The Causal Effect of Attendance on Achievement in Detroit: An Instrumental Variables Approach. , Wayne State University, , Wayne State University, , Wayne State University
12.12 - K-12 Peer Effects: Part II
K-12 interventions and short-term outcomes (academic and non-academic)
Room: Room 12
Chair: Sean Corcoran, Vanderbilt University, sean.corcoran@vanderbilt.edu
, Korea Labor Institute. Expanding Private Tutoring of Local Peers and Students’ Study Time
, UIUC - Economics Department. Understanding Spillover of Peer Parental Education: Randomization Evidence and Mechanisms. , UIUC - School of Labor and Employment Relations
, Saint Louis University. Obesity Peer Effects in NYC Elementary Schools