2020 AEFP Annual Conference
Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference | EPIC- Affiliated Sessions
DATE: March 19-21, 2020
LOCATION: Virtual Conference
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Session 1.03: Transportation and School Choice
The Long and Winding Road to School: Examining Relationships between the Distance Students Travel to School and Their Achievement Outcomes in Michigan
Danielle Sanderson Edwards, Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University
Time: 8:00AM-9:30AM CST
Session 2.06: School Leaders: Roles, Ratings and Effectiveness
Chair: Maddy Mavrogordato, Michigan State University
Time: 9:45AM-11:15AM CST
Session 2.09: Barriers to Overcoming Disadvantage: How Stature and Disability Affect Student Well-Being
Comparative Advantage in Teacher Effectiveness by Student Disability Status
Ijun Lai, Jesse Wood, Scott Imberman, Nathan Jones, Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University
Time: 9:45AM-11:15AM CST
Session 3.08: Factors to Consider in Constructing Early Warning Systems
Comparing Test Score Growth Measures Constructed from Aggregate and Individual Data
Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University; , Stanford University; , Brown University; , Michigan State University; , Brown University; , Brown University
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM CST
Session 4.01: Contextual Influences on Educator Mobility
Chair: Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University
Time: 2:30PM-4:00PM CST
Session 4.08: Returns to Degrees, Majors, Names, and Co-Education
The Returns to College Major Choice: Mean Effects, Career Trajectories, and Earnings Volatility
Scott Imberman, Rodney Andrew, University of Texas at Dallas; Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University; Kevin Stange, University of Michigan
Time: 2:30PM-4:00PM CST
Friday, March 20, 2020
Session 5.01: Teacher Quality: Distribution and Policies Influencing Quality
Charter schools, teacher labor markets, and access to effective teaching: Evidence from Michigan
Kaitlin P Anderson, Lehigh University; Joshua Cowen, Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University
Time: 8:00AM-9:30AM CST
Session 8.04: School Boards & Districts: Resources and Representation
Crafting Coherence: Strategic Engagement with District-level School Turnaround
Sandy Waldron, Chris Torres, Jason Burns, Michigan State University
Time: 2:45PM-4:15PM CST
Featured Policy Talk: Building and Sustaining Research Practice Partnerships
Policy Maker or Practitioner: Joy Mordica, DeKalb County School District
Discussants Maker:Tim Sass, Georgia State University; Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University; Allison Atteberry, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jason Grissom, Vanderbilt University
Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM CST
Session 8.07: High School Enrollment and College Entrance: Choice and Policy
Chair: Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University
Time: 2:30PM-4:00PM
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Session 9.02: Early Career Teachers: Supports and Outcomes
Context-Specific Mentoring: 1st and 2nd year teachers’ evaluations of district and site-based mentors
Danielle Sutherland, Michigan State University
Time: 8:30AM-10:00AM CST
Session 10.02: Teacher Turn-Over: The Principal’s Role
Informal Teacher Exit: Are Principals Really “Counseling Out” Low Performers?
Amy Cummings, Michigan State University, Nat Malkus, American Enterprise Institute
Time: 10:15AM-11:45AM CST
Session 11.05: Collective Bargaining and Unions
Chair: Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University
Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM CST
Session 11.06: Teacher and Teach Evaluation
Student-Faculty Race Match Effect on Student Achievement
W. Jesse Wood, Michigan State University
Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM CST
Session 11.07: Impact of External Shocks on Student Achievement and Well-Being
Chair: Scott Imberman, Michigan State University
Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM CST
