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NEW ORLEANS REFORMS: STUDENT OUTCOMES AND EQUITY

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Climbing the College Ladder? The Effects of the New Orleans School Reforms on the Quality and Fit of Colleges That Students Attended

Beth Glenn and Douglas N. Harris (2020) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans

Voices of New Orleans Youth: What Do the City's Young People Think About Their Schools and Communities?

Lindsay Bell Weixler, Douglas N. Harris, and Alica Gerry (2020) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans

How is New Orleans School Performance Evolving, and Why?

Douglas N. Harris, Lihan Liu, Alica Gerry, and Paula Arce-Trigatti (2019) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

What Effect Did the New Orleans School Reforms Have on Student Achievement, High School Graduation, and College Outcomes?

Douglas N. Harris and Matthew Larsen (2018) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans

Changes in New Orleans School Segregation After Hurricane Katrina.

Lindsay Bell Weixler, Nathan Barrett, Douglas N. Harris, and Jennifer Jennings (2017) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

The Transformation of New Orleans Public Schools: Addressing System-Level Problems Without a System.

Andre Perry, Douglas N. Harris, Christian Buerger, and Vicki Mack (2015) The Data Center.

SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TAKEOVERS

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Is the rise in high school graduation rates real?

Douglas N. Harris, Lihan Liu, Nathan Barrett, and Ruoxi Li (2020) Brookings Institution.

What Gets Measured Gets Done: Improving Accountability Measures in the Next Generation of Accountability under ESSA

Douglas N. Harris and Lihan Liu (2018) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

The Effects Of Performance-Based School Closure And Charter Takeover On Student Performance.

Whitney Bross and Douglas N. Harris (2016) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

To Charter or Not to Charter: Developing a Testable Model of Charter Authorization and Renewal Decisions

Whitney Ruble and Douglas N. Harris (2014) Journal of School Choice.

The Potental Effects of “High Quality” and Uniform Standards.

Douglas N. Harris and Margaret Goertz (2008). National Research Council.

The Resource Costs of Standards, Assessments, and Accountability

Douglas N. Harris and Lori Taylor (2008) National Research Council: Washington, DC.

Educational Outcomes of Disadvantaged Students: From Desegregation to Accountability.

Douglas N. Harris (2007) AEFA Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy.

High‐Flying Schools, Student Disadvantage, and the Logic of NCLB

Douglas N. Harris (2007) American Journal of Education.

Accountability, Standards, and the Growing Achievement Gap: Lessons from the Past Half‐Century

Douglas N. Harris and Carolyn Herrington (2006) American Journal of Education.

TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS

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Do Charter Schools Keep Their Best Teachers and Improve Quality? Retention and Rewards for Teachers in New Orleans

Nathan Barrett, Deven Carlson, Douglas N. Harris, and Jane Arnold Lincove (2020) National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH).

Teachers’ Perspectives on the Learning and Work Environments Under the New Orleans School Reforms.

Lindsay Bell Weixler, Douglas N. Harris, and Nathan Barrett (2017) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

Skills, productivity and the evaluation of teacher performance

Douglas N. Harris and Tim Sass (2014) Economics of Education Review.

Teacher Training, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement

Douglas N. Harris and Tim Sass (2011) Journal of Public Economics.

How Principals “Bridge and Buffer” the New Demands of Teacher Quality and Accountability: A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of Teacher Hiring

Stacey Rutledge, Douglas N. Harris, and William Ingle (2010) American Journal of Education.

The Effects of NBPTS-Certified Teachers on Student Achievement

Douglas N. Harris and Tim Sass (2009) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Certify, Blink, Hire: An Examination of the Process and Tools of Teacher Screening and Selection

Stacey A. Rutledge, Douglas N. Harris, Cynthia T. Thompson, and William K. Ingle (2008) Leadership and Policy in Schools.

Understanding the level and causes of teacher turnover: A comparison with other professions

Douglas N. Harris and Scott Adams (2007) Economics of Education Review.

TEACHER EVALUATION AND VALUE-ADDED MEASURES

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The Use of Teacher Value-Added Measures in Schools: New Evidence, Unanswered Questions, and Future Prospects

Douglas N. Harris and Carolyn Herrington (2015) Educational Researcher.

Value-added models and the measurement of teacher productivity

Tim Sass, Anastasia Semykina, and Douglas Harris (2014) Economics of Education Review.

Does Value‐Added Work Better in Elementary Than in Secondary Grades?  

Douglas N. Harris (2013) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

The Accidental Revolution: Teacher Accountability, Value-Added, and the Restructuring of the American School System

Chris Thorn & Douglas N. Harris (2013). The Infrastructure of Accountability.

How might we use multiple measures for teacher accountability?

Douglas N. Harris (2013) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

How Do Value-Added Indicators Compare to Other Measures of Teacher Effectiveness?

Douglas N. Harris (2012) Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Value-Added Measures and the Future of Educational Accountability

Douglas N. Harris (2011) Science.

Mix and Match: What Principals Really Look for When Hiring Teachers

Douglas N. Harris, Stacey Rutledge, William Ingle, and Cynthia Thompson (2010). Education Finance and Policy.

Models and Predictors of Teacher Effectiveness: A Comparison of Research About Teaching and Other Occupations

Douglas N. Harris and Stacey Rutledge (2010) Teachers College Record.

Would Accountability Based on Teacher Value Added Be Smart Policy? An Examination of the Statistical Properties and Policy Alternatives

Douglas N. Harris (2009) Education Finance and Policy.

Point/Counterpoint: Teacher Value-Added: Don’t End the Search Before It Starts

Douglas N. Harris (2009) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

The Policy Uses and Policy Validity of Value-Added and Other teacher Quality Measures

Douglas N. Harris (2009) Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teacher Quality.

Value-Added Models and the Measurement of Teacher Quality

Douglas N. Harris and Tim Sass (2006) Unpublished.

SCHOOL CHOICE AND OTHER REFORM MECHANISMS

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The Impact of Government Contracting Out on Spending: The Case of Public Education in New Orleans

Christian Buerger and Douglas N. Harris (forthcoming) American Review of Public Administration.

The Process and Politics of Educational Governance Change in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Denver

Julie Marsh, Taylor Allbright, Katrina Bulkley, Danica Brown, Katharine Strunk, and Douglas N. Harris (forthcoming) American Educational Research Journal.

The Push and Pull of School Performance: Evidence from Student Mobility in New Orleans.

Spiro Maroulis, Robert Santillano, Huriya Jabbar, and Douglas N. Harris (2019) American Journal of Education.

The Market for Schooling

Douglas N. Harris and John F. Witte, and Jon Valant (2017) Shaping Education Policy: Power and Process (book chapter).

The New Orleans OneApp

Douglas N. Harris, Jon Valant, and Betheny Gross (2015) Education Next.

How Can Decentralized Systems Solve System-Level Problems? An Analysis of Market-Driven New Orleans School Reforms

Christian Buerger and Douglas N. Harris (2015) American Behavioral Scientist.

Many Options in New Orleans Choice System

Paula Arce-Trigatti, Douglas N. Harris, Jane Arnold Lincove, and Huriya Jabbar (2015) Education Next.

What Schools Do Families Parents Want (and Why)? Academic Quality, Extracurricular Activities, and Indirect Costs in New Orleans Post-Katrina School Reforms

Douglas N. Harris and Matthew Larsen (2015) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

Is There Choice in Choice? Investigating Product Differentiation Across New Orleans District and Charter Schools

Paula Arce-Trigatti, Douglas N. Harris, Jane Arnold Lincove, and Huriya Jabbar (2015) Education Research Alliance for New Orleans.

The Future of Vouchers: Lessons From the Adoption, Design, and Court Challenges of Florida’s Three Voucher Programs

Douglas N. Harris and Carolyn Herrington, and Amy Albee (2007) Educational Policy.

Charter school location.

Gerhard Glomm, Douglas N. Harris, and Te Fen Lo (2005) Economics of Education Review.

HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY

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The promise of free college (and its potential pitfalls).

Douglas N. Harris, Raquel Farmer-Hinton, Debbie Kim, John B. Diamond, Tangela Blakely Reavis, Kelly Krupa Rifelj, Hilary Lustick, and Bradley R. Carl (2018) Brookings Institution.

Reducing Income Inequality In Educational Attainment: Experimental Evidence On The Impact Of Financial Aid On College Completion.

Sara Goldrick-Rab, Robert Kelchen, Douglas N. Harris, and James Benson (2016) American Journal of Sociology.

Conditional Cash Transfers and College Persistence: Evidence from a Randomized Need-Based Grant Program.

Sara Goldrick-Rab, Douglas N. Harris, James Benson, and Robert Kelchen (2012) University of Wisconsin, Institute for Research on Poverty.

Why Money Matters (or Doesn’t) for College Success: An Interdisciplinary Approach.

Sara Goldrick-Rab, Douglas N. Harris, and Phil Trostel (2009) Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (book chapter).

ADDITIONAL TOPICS

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The Effects of School Reopenings on COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Douglas N. Harris, Engy Ziedan, Susan Hassig (2021). National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)

Curriculum Reform in The Common Core Era: Evaluating Elementary Math Textbooks Across Six U.S. States

David Blazar, Blake Heller, Thomas J. Kane, Morgan Polikoff, Douglas O. Staiger, Scott Carrell, Dan Goldhaber, Douglas N. Harris, Rachel Hitch, Kristian L. Holden, and Michal Kurlaender (2020) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

How America's Schools Responded to the COVID Crisis

Douglas N. Harris, Lihan Liu, Daniel Oliver, Cathy Balfe, Sara Slaughter, and Nicholas Mattei (2020). National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)

Improving the Productivity of Educational Experiments: Lessons from a Randomized Trial of Need-Based Financial Aid.

Douglas N. Harris and Sara Goldrick-Rab (2012) Education Finance and Policy.

How Do School Peers Influence Student Educational Outcomes? Theory and Evidence from Economics and Other Social Sciences.

Douglas N. Harris (2010) Teachers College Record.

Toward Policy-Relevant Benchmarks For Interpreting Effect Sizes: Combining Effect With Costs.

Douglas N. Harris (2009) Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Class Size and School Size: Taking the Trade-Offs Seriously.

Douglas N. Harris (2007) Brookings Papers on Education Policy

Diminishing Marginal Returns and the Production of Education: An International Analysis.

Douglas N. Harris (2007) Education Economics.

Education and the Economy Revisited: How Schools Matter.

Douglas N. Harris, Michael Handel, and Lawrence Mishel (2004) Peabody Journal of Education.

Identifying Optimal Class Sizes and Teacher Salaries.

Douglas N. Harris (2002) Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Education (book chapter).