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Working Papers

2024

1. The Causes and Consequences of U.S. Teacher Strikes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2. The Rise and Fall of the Teaching Profession: Prestige, Interest, Preparation, and Satisfaction over the Last Half Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. How Informal Mentoring by Teachers, Counselors, and Coaches Supports Students’ Long-Run Academic Success
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
4. Taking Teacher Evaluation to Scale: The Effect of State Reforms on Achievement and Attainment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2022

5. Online Tutoring by College Volunteers: Experimental Evidence from a Pilot Program
   Framed Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Online Tutoring by College Volunteers: Experimental Evidence from a Pilot Program, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (8) (2022)
6. Preferences, Inequities, and Incentives in the Substitute Teacher Labor Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

7. Teacher and Teaching Effects on Students' Academic Behaviors and Mindsets
   Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (13)
8. The Underutilized Potential of Teacher-to-Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (48)
   See also Journal Article The underutilized potential of teacher-to-parent communication: Evidence from a field experiment, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2015) View citations (54) (2015)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Can Technology Transform Communication Between Schools, Teachers, and Parents? Evidence from a Randomized Field Trial
   Education Finance and Policy, 2022, 17, (3), 479-510
2. Online Tutoring by College Volunteers: Experimental Evidence from a Pilot Program
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 614-18 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Online Tutoring by College Volunteers: Experimental Evidence from a Pilot Program, Framed Field Experiments (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
3. The Inequitable Effects of Teacher Layoffs: What We Know and Can Do
   Education Finance and Policy, 2022, 17, (2), 367-377 View citations (1)

2020

4. Teacher Skill Development: Evidence from Performance Ratings by Principals
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2020, 39, (2), 315-347 View citations (2)
5. Teacher accountability reforms and the supply and quality of new teachers
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 188, (C) View citations (13)

2019

6. Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional Competencies
   Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (1), 1-36 View citations (33)

2017

7. Can Schools Enable Parents to Prevent Summer Learning Loss? A Text-Messaging Field Experiment to Promote Literacy Skills
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2017, 674, (1), 85-112 View citations (8)

2016

8. The Productivity Costs of Inefficient Hiring Practices: Evidence From Late Teacher Hiring
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (4), 791-817 View citations (6)

2015

9. Productivity returns to experience in the teacher labor market: Methodological challenges and new evidence on long-term career improvement
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 130, (C), 105-119 View citations (60)
10. Teacher Layoffs, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Discretionary Layoff Policy
    Education Finance and Policy, 2015, 10, (4), 467-507 View citations (7)
11. The underutilized potential of teacher-to-parent communication: Evidence from a field experiment
    Economics of Education Review, 2015, 47, (C), 49-63 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper The Underutilized Potential of Teacher-to-Parent Communication: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (48) (2015)

2014

12. How to Make Additional Time Matter: Integrating Individualized Tutorials into an Extended Day
    Education Finance and Policy, 2014, 10, (1), 81-116 View citations (6)