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Book

Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities, with William G. Bowen and Michael S. McPherson, Princeton University Press, 2009. More information about this book is available at the publisher's page, including the appendix material and Chapter 1. Selected media coverage: New York Times, US News & World Report, Associated Press, Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher Education, Education Week, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Selected reviews: Science, Education Next. Selected op-eds by the authors: Chronicle of Higher Education, Omaha World-Herald. Selected interviews: Osgood File (WCBS radio), Kids Count (WIBC radio), Education Next (web video).

Articles

“Teacher Effectiveness, Mobility, and Attrition in Florida,” with Martin R. West, in Matthew G. Springer, ed., Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education, Brookings Institution Press, 2009, pp. 251-271. Last pre-publication draft, Education Week article.

“For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools,” with Paul E. Peterson, Education Next 9(2): 64-70 (2009). PDF, unabridged version, Wall Street Journal op-ed.

“Ranking Doctoral Programs by Placement: A New Method,” with Benjamin M. Schmidt, PS: Political Science & Politics 40(3): 523-529 (2007). PDF, simple (illustrative) example of method, Inside Higher Ed article.

Work in Progress

“Do More Effective Teachers Earn More Outside of the Classroom?” with Martin R. West.

“The Impact of a Universal Class-Size Reduction Policy: Evidence from Florida's Statewide Mandate.”

“Citizen Perceptions of Government Service Quality: Evidence from Public Schools,” with Michael Henderson and Martin R. West.

“The Effect of School Vouchers on College Enrollment, Adult Political Participation, and Incarceration: Experimental Evidence,” with Paul E. Peterson.