Papers
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.