| PANEL 1: EFFECTIVENESS OF VOUCHERS & SCHOLARSHIPS |
The Second Year of the Longitudinal Educational Growth Study of the Milwaukee Parental Choice (Voucher) Program
John F. Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joshua M. Cowen, University of Kentucky; David J. Fleming, Furman University; Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas |
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Competitive Effects of Means-Tested School Vouchers
David Figlio, Northwestern University and NBER; Cassandra Hart, Northwestern University |
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Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Summary of Experimental Impacts After Three Years
Patrick Wolf, University of Arkansas; Babette Gutmann, Westat; Michael Puma, Chesapeake Research Associates; Brian Kisida, University of Arkansas ; Lou Rizzo, Weststat; Nada O. Eissa, Georgetown University |
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| PANEL 2: PARENT CHOICE |
Parent Involvement in Urban Charter Schools: A New Paradigm or the Status Quo?
Joanna Smith, University of Southern California; Priscilla Wohlstetter, University of Southern California |
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Choosing Indianapolis Charter Schools: Espoused Versus Revealed Academic Preferences
Marc Stein, Johns Hopkins University; Ellen Goldring, Vanderbilt University; Xiu Cravens, Vanderbilt University |
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Information and Exit: Do Accountability Ratings Help Families Choose Schools?
Michael Henderson, Harvard University |
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| PANEL 3: COMPETITION EFFECTS OF CHOICE |
The Qualifications and Classroom Performance of Teachers Moving to Charter Schools
Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee |
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How Does District Resource Allocation Change in Response to Charter School Competition?
David Arsen, Michigan State University; Yongmei Ni, University of Utah |
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Perceptions of Charter School Competition and its Relationship with Principal Leadership in Traditional Public, Magnet, and Private Schools
Marisa Cannata, Vanderbilt University |
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Social Capital and School Sector Impacts on the Non-Cognitive Skills of Early Adolescents: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Survey
Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University; Martina G. Viarengo, London School of Economics and Political Science |
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| PANEL 4: URBAN DISTRICT CHOICE |
Interdistrict Choice as a Policy Solution: Examining Rochester’s Urban-Suburban Interdistrict Transfer Program (USITP)
Kara S. Finnigan, University of Rochester; Tricia J. Stewart, University of Rochester |
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Intra-District Transfers and Student Achievement: A Case Study of the Effects of Choice on Achievement
Kristie J. R. Phillips, Brigham Young University; Charles Hausman, Eastern Kentucky University; Elisabeth S. Larsen, Brigham Young University |
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Magnet Schools and Peers: Effects on Student Achievement
Dale Ballou, Vanderbilt University; Keke Liu, Vanderbilt University |
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Resource Allocation and Performance Management in Charter Schools: Connections to Student Success
Kenneth K. Wong, Brown University; Francis X. Shen, University of California-Santa Barbara; Beth Purvis, Chicago International Charter School |
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| PANEL5: CHOICE IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT |
Parental Choice in the Netherlands: Growing Concerns about Segregation
Helen F. Ladd, Duke University; Edward B. Fiske, Education Writer, Editor, and Consultant; Nienke Ruijs, University of Amsterdam |
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Private Education Provision and Public Finance: The Netherlands
Harry Anthony Patrinos, World Bank |
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The Impact of School Choice on Students’ University Entrance Rank Scores in Australia
Chris Ryan, Australian National University; Louise Watson, University of Canberra |
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| PANEL 6: CHOICE OPTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY |
White Parents, Diversity and School Choice Policies: Where Good Intentions, Anxiety and Privilege Collide
Amy Stuart Wells, Teachers College, Columbia University; Allison Roda, Teachers College, Columbia University |
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Informing Immigrant Families about High School Choice in New York City: Challenges and Possibilities
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, New York University |
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| PANEL 7: CHOICE OPTIONS IN CHICAGO |
Educational Choice and Student Participation: The Case of Supplemental Educational Services Provision in Chicago Public Schools
Matthew P. Steinberg, University of Chicago |
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Gaining Access?: Decision Process and School Selection in Chicago
W. David Stevens, University of Chicago; Marisa de la Torre, University of Chicago; David Johnson, University of Chicago; Alissa Bolz, University of Chicago |
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Renaissance Schools, Fund-Supported Schools: Early Outcomes, Challenges, and Opportunities
Diane Schanzenbach, University of Chicago |
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| PANEL 8: CHARTERS IN INDIANAPOLIS |
Taking Charge of Choice: How Charter School Policy Contexts Matter
Claire Smrekar, Vanderbilt University |
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Opportunities for Innovation in Indianapolis Mayor Sponsored Charter Schools
Anne-Maree Ruddy, Indiana University; Candice Grant, Indiana University – Bloomington; Jonathan Plucker, Indiana University |
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Mathematics and Reading Instruction in Charter and Traditional Public Schools: Content, Cognitive Complexity and Alignment to State Standards and Assessments
Mark Berends, University of Notre Dame; Marc Stein, Johns Hopkins University; John Smithson, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| PANEL 9: CHARTER SCHOOL EFFECTS IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS |
Do Charter Schools “Cream Skim” Students and Increase Racial-Ethnic Segregation?
Ron Zimmer, Michigan State University; Brian Gill, Mathematica Policy Research; Kevin Booker, Mathematica Policy Research; Stéphane Lavertu, University of Wisconsin; John Witte, University of Wisconsin |
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The Gender Gap in Charter School Attendance
Sean P. Corcoran, New York University; Jennifer L. Jennings, New York University & Harvard University; Juli Simon Thomas, University of California – Los Angeles |
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Charter School Effects in an Urban School District: An Analysis of Student Achievement Gains in Indianapolis
Anna Nicotera, Vanderbilt University; Maria Mendiburo, Vanderbilt University; Mark Berends, University of Notre Dame |
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| Other Conference Video |
Dinner Discussion: Paul Vallas, Superintendent of the Recovery School District, New Orleans
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Lunch Speaker: Henry Levin, Teachers College, Columbia University; “Considerations in the Design of Choice Districts”
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