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Working Papers

Teacher Effectiveness, Mobility, and Attrition in Florida: A Descriptive Analysis,” with Martin R. West. 2008. Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Paper 08-01. This paper is also available as National Center on Performance Incentives Working Paper 2008-12 here.

Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Experiment,” with Paul E. Peterson. 2007. Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Paper 07-07. A Wall Street Journal Op-Ed discussing this paper can be found here.

Publication

Ranking Doctoral Programs by Placement: A New Method,” with Benjamin M. Schmidt. 2007. PS: Political Science & Politics 40 (July): 523-529. A simple (illustrative) example of the method is available here. An Inside Higher Ed article discussing this paper can be found here.