2024 AEFP Annual Conference

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

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Session 1.02: Improving Match Quality for Educators, Schools, and Students

Are Teacher Demographics and Training Matched With Student Needs?:
Evidence From Small Districts and Charter Schools in Michigan

Salem Rogers, Michigan State University, EPIC; Jane Lincove, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alex Handler, Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University, EPIC; Katharine O. Strunk, University of Pennsylvania

Time: 8:15AM-9:45AM EDT

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel: Room 2 – Harbor B

Which Students of Color Have Access to Same-Race or Same-Ethnicity Teachers?
The Role of District Size, Urbanicity, and Labor Markets

Jane Lincove, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Salem Rogers, Michigan State University, EPIC; Alex Handler, EPIC Affiliated Researcher, Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University, EPIC; Katharine O. Strunk, University of Pennsylvania

Time: 8:15AM-9:45AM EDT

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel: Room 2 – Harbor B

Session 1.05: Academic Recovery Implementation: Costs & Benefits

Cost Analysis of a Statewide Early Literacy Reform: Examining Implementation
and Resource Allocation in Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law

David Knight, University of Washington; Amy Cummings, Michigan State University, EPIC; Katharine O. Strunk, University of Pennsylvania; John Westall, EPIC Affiliated Researcher, Abt Associates; Tanya S. Wright, Michigan State University, EPIC; Maddy Mavrogordato, Michigan State University, EPIC; Caroline Bartlett, Michigan State University, EPIC

Time: 8:15AM-9:45AM EDT

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel: Room 5 – Laurel A/B

Friday, March 15, 2024

Session 6.04: Understanding Student Attendance Patterns

School Attendance Practices in High-Absenteeism Contexts

Jeremy Singer, Michigan State University, EPIC

Time: 10:00AM-11:30AM EDT

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel: Room 4 – Harbor E

Session 7.07: Grade Retention Policies

Beyond the Classroom? The Implementation of Family Engagement Under Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law

Amy Cummings, Michigan State University, EPIC

Time: 1:30PM-3:00PM EDT

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel: Room 7 – Kent A/B

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Session 11.06: Realizing and Measuring School Quality and Improvement

The Persistence of School Improvement Effects on Individual Students Through the Pandemic

Erica Harbatkin, Florida State University, EPIC; Joshua Bleiberg, University of Pittsburgh

Time: 11:45AM-1:15PM EDT

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel: Room 6 – Laurel C/D