Education Policy

Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days

Dominquez, Patricio & Ruffini,  Krista. (2021). “Long-Term Gains from Longer School Days.” The Journal of Human Resources.

Universal Access to Free School Meals and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Community Eligibility Provision

Ruffini, Krista. (2021). “Universal Access to Free School Meals and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Community Eligibility Provision.” The Journal of Human Resources.

Race, School Discipline, and Magnet Schools

Kitchens, Karen & Brodnax, NaLette. (2021). “Race, School Discipline, and Magnet Schools.” AERA Open, vol. 7.

Schoolwide Free Meals and Student Discipline: Effects of the Community Eligibility Provision

Gordon, Nora & Ruffini, Krista. (2021). “Schoolwide Free Meals and Student Discipline: Effects of the Community Eligibility Provision.” Education Finance and Policy (2021) 16 (3): 418–442.

Ties that bind? Family income dynamics and children’s post-secondary enrollment and persistence

Hardy, Bradley L. & Marcotte, Dave E. (2020). “Ties that bind? Family income dynamics and children’s post-secondary enrollment and persistence.” Review of Economics of the Household, 20, pp. 279-303.

Federal Aid to School Districts during the COVID-19 Recession

Gordon, Nora & Reber, Sarah. (2020). “Federal Aid to School Districts during the COVID-19 Recession.” National Tax Journal Volume 73, Number 3.

Postsecondary Data Infrastructure: What is Possible Today

O’Hara, Amy. (2019). “Postsecondary Data Infrastructure: What is Possible Today.” The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

Genes, Gender Inequality, and Educational Attainment

Herd, Pamela., Freese, Jeremy., Sicinski, Kamil., et al. (2019) “Genes, Gender Inequality, and Educational Attainment.” American Sociological Review, Vol 84, Issue 6.

SAT Only Admission: How Would it Change College Campuses?

Carnevale, Anthony P., Strohl, Jeff.,  Van Der Werf, Martin., Quinn, Michael C., Peltier Campbell, Kathryn.  (2019). “SAT Only Admission: How Would it Change College Campuses?” The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Born to Win, Schooled to Lose: Why Equally Talented Students Don’t Get Equal Chances to Be All They Can Be

Carnevale, Anthony P., Fasules, Megan L., Quinn, Michael C., Peltier Campbell, Kathryn. (2019). “Born to Win, Schooled to Lose: Why Equally Talented Students Don’t Get Equal Chances to Be All They Can Be.” The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Community Colleges and Pathways to the Labor Market

Holzer, Harry. J. & Xu, Zeyu. (2019). “Community Colleges and Pathways to the Labor Market.” National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. CALDER Policy Brief 17-0519.

SAT-Only Admission: How Would it Change College Campuses?

Carnevale, Anthony. P., Strohl, Jeff., Van Der Werf, Martin., Quinn, Michael. C., & Campbell, Kathryn. P. (2019). “SAT-Only Admission: How Would it Change College Campuses?” Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Making HEA work: Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act to improve employment for the disadvantaged

Holzer, Harry. J. (2019). “Making HEA work: Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act to improve employment for the disadvantaged.” The Brookings Institution.

Born to Win, Schooled to Lose

Carnevale, Anthony. P., Fasules, Megan. L., Quinn, Michael. C., & Campbell, Kathryn. P. (2019). “Born to Win, Schooled to Lose.” The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania

Cilliers, Jacobus., Mbiti, Isaac., & Zeitlin, Andrew. (2019). “Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania.” IZA Discussion Paper No. 12172.

How to Improve Teaching Practice? An Experimental Comparison of Centralized Training and In-Classroom Coaching

Cilliers, Jacobus., Fleisch-Brahm, Prinsloo. & Taylor, Stephen. (2019). “How to Improve Teaching Practice? An Experimental Comparison of Centralized Training and In-Classroom Coaching.” The Journal of Human Resources.

Common Lotteries and the Future of Urban Public Education

Toch, Thomas. (2019). “Common Lotteries and the Future of Urban Public Education.” Future Ed.

Measuring the Social and Emotional Dimensions of Student Success

Toch, Thomas. & Miller, Raegen. (2019). “Measuring the Social and Emotional Dimensions of Student Success.” Future Ed.

Our Separate & Unequal Public Colleges: How Public Colleges Reinforce White Racial Privilege and Marginalize Black and Latino Students

Carnevale, Anthony. P., Van Der Werf, Martin., Quinn, Michael. C., Strohl, Jeff., Repnikov, Dmitri. (2018). “Our Separate & Unequal Public Colleges: How Public Colleges Reinforce White Racial Privilege and Marginalize Black and Latino Students.” The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Pay for Locally Monitored Performance? A Welfare Analysis for Teacher Attendance in Ugandan Primary Schools

Cilliers, Jacobus., Kasirye, Ibrahim., Leaver, Clare., Serneels, Pieter. & Zeitlin, Andrew. (2018). “Pay for Locally Monitored Performance? A Welfare Analysis for Teacher Attendance in Ugandan Primary Schools.” Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 167, pp. 69-90.

Balancing Work and Learning: Implications for Low Income Students

Carnevale, Anthony. P. & Smith, Nicole. (2018). “Balancing Work and Learning: Implications for Low Income Students.” Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

The Evaluation Roadmap for Optimizing Pre-K Programs

Johnson, Anna D., Phillips, Deborah A., & Schochet, Owen (2018). “The Evaluation Roadmap for Optimizing Pre-K Programs.” The Brookings Institution.

Our Separate and Unequal Public Colleges

Carnevale, Anthony. P., Van Der Werf, Martin., Quinn, Michael. C., Strohl, Jeff., & Repnikov, Dmitri. (2018). “Our Separate and Unequal Public Colleges.” Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Equipping School Leaders to Spend Wisely

Roza, Marguerite. (2018). “Equipping School Leaders to Spend Wisely.” National Association of State Boards of Education, pp. 11-13.

Fiscal Compliance Rules for Federal Funding of Elementary and Secondary Education: Transparency, Reason-Giving, and Agency Accountability

Gordon, Nora. & Pasachoff, Eloise. (2018). “Fiscal Compliance Rules for Federal Funding of Elementary and Secondary Education: Transparency, Reason-Giving, and Agency Accountability.” Oxford Handbook of US K-12 Education Law. Oxford University Press.

A Policymaker’s Playbook: Transforming Public School Teaching in the Nations Capital

Toch, Thomas. (2018). “A Policymaker’s Playbook: Transforming Public School Teaching in the Nations Capital.” Future Ed.

Five Rules Of The College And Career Game

Carnevale, Anthony and Cheah, Ban. (2018). “Five Rules Of The College And Career Game.” Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

How D.C. Schools Are Revolutionizing Teaching

Toch, Thomas. (2017). “How D.C. Schools Are Revolutionizing Teaching.” Future Ed.

School Finance is Coming Out of the Dark Ages

Roza, Marguerite. (2017). “School Finance is Coming Out of the Dark Ages.” FutureEd.

The Critical Advantage Developing Critical Thinking Skills in School

Gormley, William. T. (2017). “The Critical Advantage Developing Critical Thinking Skills in School.” Harvard Education Press.

The Effects of Tulsa’s Pre‐K Program on Middle School Student Performance

Gormley, William T., Phillips, Deborah. & Anderson, Sara. (2017). “The Effects of Tulsa’s Pre‐K Program on Middle School Student Performance.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 37 (1), pp. 63-87.

The Effects of School Desegregation on Mixed-Race Births

Gordon, Nora. & Reber, Sarah. (2017). “The Effects of School Desegregation on Mixed-Race Births.” Journal of Population Economics, Volume 31 (2), pp. 561-596.

Preference for Boys, Family Size and Educational Attainment in India

Kugler, Adriana. & Kumar, Santosh. (2017). “Preference for Boys, Family Size and Educational Attainment in India.” Demography, Vol. 54 (3), pp. 835 – 859.

Education and interagency collaboration: A lifeline for justice involved youth

Farn, Amber and Adams, Jill. (2016). “Education and interagency collaboration: A lifeline for justice involved youth.”  Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform.

The Economic Impacts of Investing in Early Childhood Education in Indiana

Nelson, Ashlyn A., Brodnax, NaLette, & Fischer, Lauron. (2016) “The Economic Impacts of Investing in Early Childhood Education in Indiana.” Prepared for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Office of Education Innovation in the Office of the Mayor of Indianapolis, United Way of Central Indiana, and the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Family Foundation.

Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Private School Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda

Barrera-Osorio, Felipe., De Galbert, Pierre G., Habyarimana, James P., & Sabarwal, Shwetlena. (2016). “Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Private School Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda.” Policy Research Working Paper, World Bank Group.

The Quest for a Targeted and Effective Title I ESEA: Challenges in Designing and Implementing Fiscal Compliance Rules

Gordon, Nora. & Reber, Sarah. (2015). “The Quest for a Targeted and Effective Title I ESEA: Challenges in Designing and Implementing Fiscal Compliance Rules.” The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 1 (3), pp. 129-147.

The Effect of Providing Breakfast on Student Performance: Evidence from an In-Class Breakfast Program

Kugler, Adriana. & Imberman, Scott. (2014). “The Effect of Providing Breakfast on Student Performance: Evidence from an In-Class Breakfast Program.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 33 (3).

Political Outcome Bias in Grading: Identifying Problems and Suggesting Solutions

Rom, Mark Carl & Musgrave, Paul. (2014). “Political Outcome Bias in Grading: Identifying Problems and Suggesting Solutions.” Journal of Political Science Education, Volume 10 (2), pp. 136-154.

Local Responses to Federal Grants: Evidence from the Introduction of Title I in the South

Cascio, Elizabeth U., Gordon, Nora. & Reber, Sarah. (2013). “Local Responses to Federal Grants: Evidence from the Introduction of Title I in the South.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Vol. 5 (3), pp. 126-159.

Katrina’s Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees

Iberman, Scott. A., Kugler, Adriana. D. & Sacerdote, Bruce. I. (2012). “Katrina’s Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees.” American Economics Review, Vol. 102 (5), pp. 2048 – 2082.

Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go?

Roza, Marguerite. (2010). “Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go?” Pennsylvania State University: Urban Institute Press.

Breaking Down School Budgets 

Roza, Marguerite. (2009). “Breaking Down School Budgets.” Education Next.

Preschool Programs Can Boost School Readiness

Gormley, William T., Phillips, Deborah., & Gayer, Ted. (2008). “Preschool Programs Can Boost School Readiness.” ScienceVol. 320 (5884), pp. 1723-1724.