Presentations

Institute staff present papers at professional conferences, such as the American Educational Research Association and the American Education Finance Association. A schedule is below:

Upcoming Presentations:

April 10-12, 2008
2008 Annual Meeting of the American Education Finance Association (AEFA)
Denver, CO

Thursday, 4/10, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Session I.01: Corrective Cost Studies and the Role of Policy Research in New Jersey
"What Goes Into the Recipe for Success? Results of a Study of New Jersey's High Performing Districts"
Michele Deegan, Muhlenberg College & IESP Fellow, Leanna Stiefel, IESP, Colin Chellman, IESP
Session I.07: Can We Improve Schools by Changing the Way they are Organized? Examining the Effects of School Organization on Student Performance
"School Configuration and Test Score Performance of Sixth Grade Students in New York City Public High Schools"
Charles Parekh, IESP, Amy Ellen Schwartz, IESP, Leanna Stiefel, IESP
"Can Reorganizing K-8 Education Improve Academic Performance? The Impact of Grade Span on Student Achievement"
Ross Rubenstein, Syracuse University and Research Fellow, IESP, Leanna Stiefel, IESP, Amy Ellen Schwartz, IESP
Friday, 4/11
8:30am - 10:00am
Session II.08: Equity in State Funding
"Does Race Have An Impact on State Education Finance? Evidence from the United States in the 1990s"
Colin Chellman, IESP
10:15am - 11:45am
Session III.02: Determinants and Effects of School Choice
"Which Schools Matter? Disentangling the Impact of Zoned Schools and Choice Schools on House Prices in New York City"
Ioan Voicu, Furman Center, NYU, Amy Ellen Schwartz, IESP
Session III.10: Determinants of the Number of Schools and the Courses they Offer
"Determinants of High School Course Offerings: Evidence from Florida"
Patrice Iatorola, Florida State University and Research Fellow, IESP, Dylan Conger, George Washington University and Research Fellow, IESP, Mark C. Long, University of Washington
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Session V.01: The Measurement, Cost and Determinants of High School Graduation
"Do Immigrants Differ from Migrants? Disentangling the Impact of Mobility on High School Completion and Performance"
Dylan Conger, George Washington University and Research Fellow, IESP, Amy Ellen Schwartz, IESP, Leanna Stiefel, IESP
Session V.03: Performance Pay
"Volunteering for Merit Pay? Evidence from Minnesota's Q Comp Program"
Matthew Wiswall, Research Affiliate, IESP, Carl Nadler, NYU
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Session VII.03: Examining the Effects of Charter and Magnet Schools
"Who Supports School Choice? Evidence from the Washington Charter School Referenda"
Sean Corcoran, Research Affiliate IESP, NYU, Christiana Stoddard, Montana State University
Session VII.10: Out-of-School Time and Academic Achievement
"Determinants of OST Location: Do They Locate Near Public Schools with At-Risk Populations?"
Meryle Weinstein, IESP

Recent Presentations

SPRING 2008:

February 7, 2008, 12-1:30pm
IGEMS Seminar Series
726 Broadway, 5th Fl Conference Room

"Do Immigrants Differ from Migrants? Disentangling the Impact of Mobility on High School Completion and Performance"
Amy Ellen Schwartz
March 12, 2008, 12-1:30pm
Food for Thought: Language and Literacy Series
NYU
"Evaluation of the Cornerstone National Literacy Iniatiative"
Christine Donis-Keller, IESP
March 24-28, 2008
2008 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
New York, NY

Monday, 3/24
4:05-5:35pm
"New Approaches for Analyzing Two Key and Related Issues in Faculty Salaries: Compression and Merit"
Sharon L. Weinberg, Research Affiliate, IESP

6:15-8:15pm
"What I Have Learned About Education in NYC"
Leanna Stiefel, IESP
Tuesday, 3/25
8:15-10:15am
"Why Do Some Teachers Resist Merity Pay? Evidence from Minnesota's Q Comp Program"
Matthew Wiswall, Research Affiliate, IESP

11:25am-12:05pm
"How Much Time Do English Language Learners Need to Acquire Proficiency?"
Dylan Conger, George Washington University and Research Fellow, IESP

2:15-3:45pm
"High School Size, Costs, and Student Performance"
Amy Ellen Schwartz, IESP

"Impact and Effectiveness of Alternative Routes and Career Paths of Teachers"
Matthew Wiswall, Research Affiliate, IESP

4:05-5:35pm
"Placing Out-of-School Time in Context: Geography and the Public and Nonprofit Provision of OST Programs in New York City"
Meryle Weinstein, IESP
Wednesday, 3/26
8:15-9:45am
"The Impact of State Education Accountability Reform on the Distribution of State Aid"
Colin Chellman, IESP

"No Choice but to Choose: Examining Choice Processes and the Small Schools"
Sarah Butler Jessen, IESP

10:35am-12:05pm
"Conflict, Turbulence, and Polarization: The Politics of District-Level Reform"
Patrice Iatarola, Florida State University and Research Fellow, IESP

"Monitoring Faculty Diversity: The Need for a More Granular Approach"
Sharon L. Weinberg, Research Affiliate, IESP

2:15-3:45pm
"The Effect of High Schools on Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Course-Taking"
Dylan Conger, George Washington University and Research Fellow, IESP & Patrice Iatorola, Florida State University and Research Fellow, IESP
Thursday, 3/27

4:05-5:35pm
"The 'S' Factor: How Researchers, Methodologists, and Measurement Scholars Build Capacity With a Foundation of Service"
Leanna Stiefel, IESP
Friday, 3/28

8:15-9:45am
"Racial Segregation in Multiethnic Schools: Adding Immigrants to the Analysis"
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Research Affiliate, IESP

2:15-3:45pm
"When do Voters Choose School Choice? An Empirical Analysis of the Washington State Charter School Referenda"
Sean P. Corcoran, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU & Research Affiliate, IESP

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Upcoming Presentations:

Recent Presentations

Archive

Monday, 3/24	4:05-5:35pm	"New Approaches for Analyzing Two Key and Related Issues in Faculty Salaries: Compression and Merit" Sharon L. Weinberg, Research Affiliate, IESP
	6:15-8:15pm	"What I Have Learned About Education in NYC" Leanna Stiefel, IESP
Tuesday, 3/25	8:15-10:15am	"Why Do Some Teachers Resist Merity Pay? Evidence from Minnesota's Q Comp Program" Matthew Wiswall, Research Affiliate, IESP
	11:25am-12:05pm	"How Much Time Do English Language Learners Need to Acquire Proficiency?" Dylan Conger, George Washington University and Research Fellow, IESP
	2:15-3:45pm	"High School Size, Costs, and Student Performance" Amy Ellen Schwartz, IESP
		"Impact and Effectiveness of Alternative Routes and Career Paths of Teachers" Matthew Wiswall, Research Affiliate, IESP
	4:05-5:35pm	"Placing Out-of-School Time in Context: Geography and the Public and Nonprofit Provision of OST Programs in New York City" Meryle Weinstein, IESP
Wednesday, 3/26	8:15-9:45am	"The Impact of State Education Accountability Reform on the Distribution of State Aid" Colin Chellman, IESP
		"No Choice but to Choose: Examining Choice Processes and the Small Schools" Sarah Butler Jessen, IESP
	10:35am-12:05pm	"Conflict, Turbulence, and Polarization: The Politics of District-Level Reform" Patrice Iatarola, Florida State University and Research Fellow, IESP
		"Monitoring Faculty Diversity: The Need for a More Granular Approach" Sharon L. Weinberg, Research Affiliate, IESP
	2:15-3:45pm	"The Effect of High Schools on Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Course-Taking" Dylan Conger, George Washington University and Research Fellow, IESP & Patrice Iatorola, Florida State University and Research Fellow, IESP
Thursday, 3/27	4:05-5:35pm	"The 'S' Factor: How Researchers, Methodologists, and Measurement Scholars Build Capacity With a Foundation of Service" Leanna Stiefel, IESP
Friday, 3/28	8:15-9:45am	"Racial Segregation in Multiethnic Schools: Adding Immigrants to the Analysis" Ingrid Gould Ellen, Research Affiliate, IESP
	2:15-3:45pm	"When do Voters Choose School Choice? An Empirical Analysis of the Washington State Charter School Referenda" Sean P. Corcoran, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU & Research Affiliate, IESP