Education Finance and Policy

2006 - 2026

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Volume 21, issue 3, 2026

Bridging the Gap to Access? Impact of Pre-Collegiate Summer Program on College Outcomes pp. 405-430

Prasiddha Shakya

Academic Benefits to Full-Time Schools: Evidence from Fortaleza pp. 431-451

Ricardo Estrada, Agustina Hatrick and Cecilia Llambi

The Effect of Compulsory Education on Age at First Marriage and Age at First Birth: Evidence from a Difference-in-Discontinuity Design pp. 452-479

Erdal Asker

The Path of Student Learning Delay During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Michigan pp. 480-506

Katharine O. Strunk, Tara Kilbride, Scott Imberman, Seth Walker, Dongming Yu and Bryant Hopkins

The Unintended Consequences of an International Student Shortage: Evidence from South Korea pp. 507-534

Chung-Yoon Choi, Syngjoo Choi, Seonghoon Kim and Jongkwan Lee

Teacher Effectiveness in Remote Instruction pp. 535-563

M. Cade Lawson and Tim R. Sass

The Evolving Landscape of Legacy Preference Bans in Postsecondary Admissions: Evidence and Policy Implications from Case Studies pp. 564-585

Brent J. Evans and Cody L. Christensen

Volume 21, issue 2, 2026

Presidential Essay: AEFP's Role in an Evidence-Informed Education Ecosystem pp. 193-203

Cara Jackson

Financial Aid Package Composition and Postsecondary Outcomes for Low-income Students: Evidence from the Spartan Advantage Program pp. 204-236

Seth Walker

I Promise to Work Hard: The Impact of a Non-Binding Commitment Pledge on Academic Performance pp. 237-260

Nicholas A. Wright, Puneet Arora and Jesse Wright

How Predictive of Teacher Retention Are Ratings of Applicants from Professional References? pp. 261-284

Dan Goldhaber and Cyrus Grout

Variations in Local Funding Sources for Community Colleges and Their Relationship to Institutional Characteristics pp. 285-310

Zyrashae Smith-Onyewu, Justin C. Ortagus, Anna Peters, Muhammad Kara, Kelly Rosinger, Robert Kelchen and Dominique J. Baker

Investigating the "Draw of Home" and Teachers' Career Decisions pp. 311-339

Naomi Blaushild, Claire L. Mackevicius and Cora Wigger

The Adverse Effect of Decreasing State Support for Higher Education on Student Diversity pp. 340-360

Dora Gicheva

Analyzing State-Level Training Statutes to Support Classroom & Behavior Management pp. 361-389

Megan Svajda-Hardy and Andrew Kwok

Exploring Claims of Critical Race Theory, Divisive Topics, and Indoctrination in the Classroom pp. 390-403

Matthew H. Lee, Brian Kisida, J. Cameron Anglum, Heidi H. Erickson, Jennifer S. Gontram and Gary W. Ritter

Volume 21, issue 1, 2026

Can Public Investment in Community Colleges Draw Adult Learners Away from For-Profits? pp. 1-23

Sophie McGuinness

Piloting School Funding Equity: How the New Nevada Education Funding Pilot Impacted Student Outcomes pp. 24-44

Bradley D. Marianno and Sean W. Mulvenon

Pandemic-Era School Staff Shortages: Evidence from UnfIlled Position Data in Illinois pp. 45-70

Paul Bruno

EMERGEing Educational Opportunities: The Effects of Social Capital on Selective College Outcomes pp. 71-96

Brian Holzman, Irina Chukhray and Courtney Thrash

How the Engagement of High-Profile Partisan Officials Affects Education Politics, Public Opinion, and Polarization pp. 97-120

David M. Houston and Alyssa Barone

Family Background and College Major Choice: Evidence on Major Earnings Growth pp. 121-145

Margaret Leighton and Jamin D. Speer

Viral Change: Trends in Michigan Teacher Attrition and Mobility Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 146-176

Salem Rogers, Tyler Powell, Katharine O. Strunk and Bryant G. Hopkins

The Role of Policy Design in Free College Programs: Evidence from Virginia pp. 177-191

Daniel Sparks and Sade Bonilla

Volume 20, issue 4, 2025

Does Corequisite Remediation Work for Everyone? An Exploration of Heterogeneous Effects and Mechanisms pp. 534-561

Florence Xiaotao Ran and Hojung Lee

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Corequisite English Developmental Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Texas Community Colleges pp. 562-583

Jesse Cunha, Trey Miller, Megan Austin, Lindsay Daugherty and Paco Martorell

Effect of Controlled School Autonomy on Student Achievement: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Portfolio Schools pp. 584-608

Yusuf Canbolat

The Effects of At-Scale Career Pathway Investments on the Transition from High School to College pp. 609-635

Sade Bonilla and Alexander Thim

Should I Stay or Should I Go (Later)? Teacher Intentions and Turnover in Low-Performing Schools and Districts before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 636-673

Erica Harbatkin, Tuan D. Nguyen, Katharine O. Strunk, Jason Burns and Alex J. Moran

The Insurance Value of Financial Aid pp. 674-703

Kristy Fan, Tyler J. Fisher and Andrew Samwick

Delayed Bachelor’s Degree Graduates Have Lower Graduate School Enrollment Rates pp. 704-723

Michael D. Bloem

Volume 20, issue 3, 2025

How State Takeovers of School Districts Affect Education Finance, 1990 to 2019 pp. 379-407

Melissa Arnold Lyon, Joshua Bleiberg and Beth Schueler

Second Try's a Charm: The Impact of Financial Aid Policy on Course- Retaking Behavior for Low-Income Students pp. 408-432

Veronica Sovero and Amanda L. Griffith

Designing and Implementing Experiments within Local Bureaucratic Systems: A Cautionary Tale from an Educator Incentive Program pp. 433-456

Naureen Karachiwalla, Katrina Kosec, Saher Asad, Masooma Habib, Clare Leaver and Attique ur Rehman

Does Online Testing Make the Grade? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial pp. 457-472

Ann Atwater, Mark Rush and Perihan Saygin

Kumon In: The Recent, Rapid Rise of Private Tutoring Centers pp. 473-493

Edward Kim, Joshua Goodman and Martin R. West

Experimental Evidence of the Impact of Re-Enrollment Campaigns on Long-Term Academic Outcomes pp. 494-515

Justin C. Ortagus, Hope Allchin, Benjamin Skinner, Melvin Tanner and Isaac McFarlin

Improving Community College to University Transfer pp. 516-530

Adela Soliz and Hidahis Mesa

Volume 20, issue 2, 2025

An Appeal for the Middle: AEFP Presidential Address pp. 179-184

Colin Chellman

The Impact of School Desegregation on White Individuals' Racial Attitudes and Politics in Adulthood pp. 185-213

Mark Chin

Experimental Estimates of College Coaching on Postsecondary Reenrollment pp. 214-235

Lesley Turner and Oded Gurantz

How Well Do Professional Reference Ratings Predict Teacher Performance? pp. 236-258

Dan Goldhaber, Cyrus Grout and Malcolm Wolff

Finding the Right Track: Payoffs to Vocational Education Programs with Workplace Learning pp. 259-285

Julie Moschion and Cain Polidano

The External Validity of College Remediation Effects: Caveats about Compliers in Fuzzy-discontinuity Designs pp. 286-311

Lucy Cordes, Patrick McEwan and Akila Weerapana

The Effects of Housing Price Declines on Children's Educational Outcomes pp. 312-343

Vicki Been, Ingrid Ellen, David Figlio, Ashlyn Aiko Nelson, Stephen L. Ross, Amy Schwartz and Leanna Stiefel

Assessing School District Decision Making: In-Person Schooling and COVID-19 Transmission pp. 344-377

Alvin Christian, Brian Jacob and John Singleton

Volume 20, issue 1, 2025

The Advanced Placement Program and Educational Inequality pp. 1-32

Stephanie Owen

Six Years Later: Examining the Academic and Employment Outcomes of the Original and Reinstated Summer Pell Grant pp. 33-55

Vivian Yuen Ting Liu, Rachel Yang Zhou and Jordan Matsudaira

The Effect of Students with Special Needs on Their Peers’ Cognitive Outcomes: Results from Student-level Population Data in the Netherlands pp. 56-84

Laurens de Croes, Ilja Cornelisz, Chris van Klaveren and Nienke Ruijs

At What Cost? Is Technical Education Worth the Investment? pp. 85-109

Shaun M. Dougherty and Mary M. Smith

The Academic and Behavioral Impacts of an Autism Health Insurance Mandate: Evidence from Massachusetts pp. 110-136

Stephanie Coffey

Can Personnel Policy Improve Teacher Quality? The Role of Evaluation and the Impact of Exiting Low-Performing Teachers pp. 137-163

Lauren Sartain and Matthew P. Steinberg

State-Level Common Application Policies and College Enrollment pp. 164-171

Jennifer A. Delaney and Taylor K. Odle