by Meagan Comb | Oct 2, 2023 | Effective Educators
Disparate Teacher Effects, Comparative Advantage, and Match Quality Author: Wiliam Delgado This reflects work completed in coordination with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. Project Summary This study uses data from the Chicago Public Schools...
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...
