2021 AEFP Annual Conference

Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference | EPIC- Affiliated Sessions

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Session 1.04: COVID Responses & Unequal Opportunity Part 1

The COVID Classroom: How Districts, Schools, and Educators Responded to the Pandemic

Melissa Lovitz, Amy Cummings, Meg Turner, Tara Kilbride, Katharine Strunk, Qiong Zhu

Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM EDT

Session 1.05: Alternatives to Traditional Schooling

Peddle to the Metal: Inconsistencies in Student Advancement in Personalized Learning Environments

Danielle Sutherland, Katharine Strunk, Jesse Nagel, Tara Kilbride

Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM EDT

Session 1.12: New Perspectives on School Turnaround

Do Culture and Climate Mediate School Turnaround? Evidence from Michigan’s Partnership Model of School and District Improvement

Erica Harbatkin, Jason Burns, Katharine Strunk, Samantha Cullum

Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM EDT

Session 2.11: Housing Insecurity & Youth

A Lever for Improving Student Success? The Causal Effect of LIHTC on Underserved Students

Tasminda Dhaliwal

Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM EDT

Session 3.01: Educator Voice and Autonomy in Local and State Policy

“It does not feel like they’ve heard us, and we’ve been very loud:” The impact of district and school-level decision making on teachers’ anxiety during COVID-19

Emily Germain, Danielle Sutherland

Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM EDT

Session 3.10: Schooling for Students with Special Needs

School Choice for Students with Disabilities

Andrew Johnson, Scott Imberman

Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM EDT

Session 4.01: Special Topics: Teacher Labor Markets and Outcomes

Educator labor markets (e.g., compensation, pensions, mobility, supply and demand)

Chair: Katharine Strunk

Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM EDT

Session 4.02: Student-focused Accountability Policies: Retention, Remediation, and Exit Exams

All the Other States are Doing It: The Development of Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law

Amy Cummings, Katharine Strunk, Craig De Voto

Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM EDT

Session 5.06: Schooling for Students with Special Needs

Promoting Equity in Michigan Special Education Finance: The Role of Intermediate School District Financial Policy

Jesse Nagel

Time: 4:00PM-5:00PM EDT

Session 5.12: Learning to Read: Teaching, Policy, & Intervention

Early Implementation and Effects of Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law

Chair: Katharine Strunk

Qiong Zhu, Katharine Strunk, Amy Cummings, Tara Kilbride

Time: 4:00PM-5:00PM EDT

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Session 7.10: Transportation, Busing, and Equity in K12 Education

Another One Rides the Bus: The Effects of Transportation Eligibility on Student Outcomes in Urban and Suburban Michigan

Danielle Sanderson Edwards

Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM EDT

Friday, March 19, 2021

Session 13.12: School Turnaround: Efficacy, Mediators, and Long-term Effects

The Efficacy and Implementation of Michigan’s Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround: Mixed-Methods Evidence from the First Two Years of Reform Implementation

Jason Burns, Katharine Strunk, Chris Torres, Erica Harbatkin, Aliyah McIlwain, Sandy Waldron

Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM EDT

Session 14.03: Teachers of Students with Disabilities

Are Effective Teachers for Students with Disabilities Effective for All?

Jesse Wood, Ijun Lai, Scott Imberman, Nathan Jones, Katharine Strunk

Time: 4:00PM-5:00PM EDT