by Meagan Comb | Apr 18, 2023 | Effective Educators
Evaluating Emergency Licensure in Massachusetts Authors: Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Olivia Chi, Ariel Tichnor-Wagner, Sidrah Baloch Project Summary Between 2021-2023 researchers with Boston University’s Wheelock Educational Policy Center were contracted by the...
by Meagan Comb | Feb 6, 2023 | Educational Opportunity
The Effect of Retention Under Mississippi’s Test-Based Promotion Policy Authors: Kirsten Slungaard Mumma and Marcus A Winters Project Summary This study examines the impact of Mississippi’s test-based promotion policy, adopted in 2013 as part of a comprehensive...
by Meagan Comb | Dec 14, 2022 | Educational Opportunity
Politics and Children’s Books: Evidence from School Library Collections Authors: Kirsten Slungaard Mumma Project Summary This study begins by compiling a novel data set on the books in over 6,000 school libraries across the country. With this unique look inside school...
by Meagan Comb | Dec 13, 2022 | Effective Educators
Can a Commercial Screening Tool Help Select Better Teachers? Authors: Olivia L Chi, Boston University; Matthew Lenard, Harvard University Project Summary When looking to hire a new teacher, districts can receive anywhere from dozens to hundreds of applications per...
by Meagan Comb | Feb 22, 2022 | Educational Opportunity
Ability Signals and Rigorous Coursework: Evidence from AP Calculus Participation Authors: Christopher Avery, Harvard University, Joshua Goodman, Boston University Project Summary This study examines how one signal of ability—whether a student achieves “Advanced”...
