Publications
The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement
(with Ludger Woessmann) in Eric A. Hanushek, Stephen Machin and Ludger Woessmann (ed.). Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 3, Amsterdam: North Holland, pp. 89-200. 2011Improving the Evaluation of Teachers
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 17-Nov-10Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 3
(co-editor with Stephen J. Machin and Ludger Woessmann). Amsterdam: North Holland, 616 pages. 2010U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-Achieving Students?
(with Paul E. Peterson and Ludger Woessmann). PEPG Report No. 10–19, Cambridge, MA: Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University. Nov-10UFT wrong to fight Joel Klein's attempt to release teacher data, says leading education researcher
New York Daily News. 27-Oct-10An Evidence-Based World
In Koret Task Force. American Education in 2030: An Assessment by Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution. 2010The Difference is Teacher Quality
in Karl Weber (ed.). Waiting for "Superman": How We Can Save America’s Failing Public Schools. New York: Public Affairs, pp. 81-100. 2010An Effective Teacher in Every Classroom: A lofty goal, but how to do it
(with Kati Haycock). Education Next, 10(3), pp. 46-52. Summer 2010
Why Is Reform So Hard?
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 1-Jul-10Compared to Other Countries, Does the United States Really Do That Badly in Math?
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 12-Jul-10Research and Policy: Master’s Degrees
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 14-Jun-10The Quality and Distribution of Teachers under the No Child Left Behind Act
(with Steven G. Rivkin). Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(3), pp. 133-150. Summer 2010
Generalizations about Using Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality
(with Steven G. Rivkin). American Economic Review, 100(2), pp. 267-271. May-10
Total Student Load: Maybe worth a longer look, but hardly a revolution
(A review of The Secret of TSL: The revolutionary discovery that raises school performance, by William G. Ouchi). Education Next, 10(2), pp. 84-85. Spring 2010
Florida Positions Itself at the Forefront
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 7-Apr-10The Choice Movement and the Courts
(with Alfred A. Lindseth). School Choice Advocate , Foundation for Educational Choice. Feb-10Education and Economic Growth
(with Ludger Woessmann) in Dominic J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (ed.). Economics of Education (Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2010), pp. 60-67. 2010
Education Production Functions: Developed Countries Evidence
in Dominic J. Brewer and Patrick J. McEwan (ed.). Economics of Education (Amsterdam: Elsevier), pp. 132-136. 2010A Clearer Picture on Charter Schools
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 11-Jan-10The High Cost of Low Educational Performance: The Long-Run Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes
(with Ludger Woessmann). Paris: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, pp. 1-55. 2010
What To Do About NCLB
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 9-Nov-09Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
(with Janet Currie, E. Megan Kahn, Matthew Neidell, and Steve G. Rivkin). Review of Economics and Statistics, 91(4), pp. 683-694. Nov-09
Court Mandates on School Funding Sharply Decline
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 3-Nov-11Teacher Deselection
In Dan Goldhaber and Jane Hannaway (ed.). Creating a New Teaching Profession, Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press, pp. 165-180. 2009Why are Some Environments Better than Others for Charter Schools? Today’s Policy Question
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 8-Oct-09Judicial Funding Mandates Related to Education Sharply Decline
(with Alfred A. Lindseth). State Courts Project, Federalist Society. Fall 2009
Many Schools Are Still Inadequate: Now what?
(with Alfred A. Lindseth and Michael A. Rebell). Education Next, 9(4), pp. 49-56. Fall 2009
The Supreme Court Gets School Funding Right
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 15-Sep-09School Policy: Implications of Recent Research for Human Capital Investments in South Asia and Other Developing Countries
Education Economics, 17(3), pp. 291-313. Sep-09Poor student learning explains the Latin American growth puzzle
(with Ludger Woessmann). VoxEU. 14-Aug-09New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement
(with John F. Kain and Steven G. Rivkin). Journal of Labor Economics, 27(3), pp. 349-383. July 2009
Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Schooling and Skill Gradients
(with Lei Zhang). Journal of Human Capital, 3(2), pp. 107-143. Summer 2009
California Needs to Make Wiser Use of School Funding
(with Alfred A. Lindseth). San Francisco Chronicle, p. A-15. 17-Jun-09Schooling, Cognitive Skills, and the Latin American Growth Puzzle
(with Ludger Woessmann). NBER Working Paper 15066. Jun-09
The Economic Value of Education and Cognitive Skills
In Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider and David N. Plank (eds.). Handbook of Education Policy Research, New York: Routledge, pp. 39-56. 2009Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap
(with Steven G. Rivkin). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 29(3), pp. 366-393. Summer 2009
The Effectiveness of Court-Ordered Funding of Schools
(with Alfred A. Lindseth). Education Outlook, No. 6 (Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute). May-09Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses: Solving the Funding-Achievement Puzzle in America's Public Schools
(with Alfred A. Lindseth). Princeton University Press, 432 pages. 2009Getting Down to Facts: School Finance and Governance in California
(with Susanna Loeb and Anthony Bryk). Education Finance and Policy, 3(1), pp. 1-19. Winter 2008
The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development
(with Ludger Woessmann). Journal of Economic Literature 2008, 46(3), pp. 607-668. 2008
Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
(with Victor Lavy and Kohtaro Hitomi). Journal of Human Capital, 2(1), pp. 69-105. 2008
What Do Cost Functions Tell Us About the Cost of an Adequate Education?
(with Robert Costrell and Susanna Loeb). Peabody Journal of Education, 83(2), pp. 198-223. 2008