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1“...Nineteenth-century Catholic doctrine strongly opposed state schooling. We show that countries with larger shares of Catholics in 1900 (but without a Catholic...”
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2by Martin R. West Matthew A. Kraft Amy S. Finn Rebecca E. Martin Angela L. Duckworth Christopher F. O. Gabrieli John D. E. Gabrieli Published in Educational evaluation and policy analysis (01.03.2016)“...We used self-report surveys to gather information on a broad set of non-cognitive skills from 1,368 eighth graders. At the student level, scales measuring...”
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3by Allyson P. Mackey Amy S. Finn Julia A. Leonard Drew S. Jacoby-Senghor Martin R. West Christopher F. O. Gabrieli John D. E. Gabrieli Published in Psychological science (01.06.2015)“...In the United States, the difference in academic achievement between higher- and lower-income students (i.e., the income-achievement gap) is substantial and...”
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4by Matthew M. Chingos Martin R. West Published in Educational evaluation and policy analysis (01.05.2015)“...Arizona enrolls a larger share of its students in charter schools than any other state in the country, but no comprehensive examination exists of the impact of...”
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5by Amy S. Finn Matthew A. Kraft Martin R. West Julia A. Leonard Crystal E. Bish Rebecca E. Martin Margaret A. Sheridan Christopher F. O. Gabrieli John D. E. Gabrieli Published in Psychological science (01.03.2014)“...Cognitive skills predict academic performance, so schools that improve academic performance might also improve cognitive skills. To investigate the impact...”
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6by Thomas S. Dee Martin R. West Published in Educational evaluation and policy analysis (01.03.2011)“...The authors use nationally representative survey data and a research design that relies on contemporaneous within-student and within-teacher comparisons across...”
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7by John P. Papay Martin R. West Jon B. Fullerton Thomas J. Kane Published in Educational evaluation and policy analysis (01.12.2012)“...Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) is an innovative practice-based preparation program in which candidates work alongside a mentor teacher for a year before...”
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8by Todd Grindal Martin R. West John B. Willett Hirokazu Yoshikawa Published in Journal of policy analysis and management (01.10.2015)“...In February 2005, Illinois became the first U.S. state to grant home-based child care providers (HBCPs) the right to form a labor union in order to bargain...”
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9“...Targeted stigma and school voucher threats under a revised 2002 Florida accountability law have positive impacts on school performance as measured by the test...”
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10by Berry, Christopher R West, Martin R Published in Journal of law, economics, & organization (2010)“...Between 1930 and 1970, average school size in the United States increased from 87 to 440 students and average district size increased from 170 to 2300...”
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11by Abadie, Alberto Chingos, Matthew M West, Martin R Published in The review of economics and statistics (01.10.2018)“...Policymakers are often interested in estimating how policy interventions affect the outcomes of those most in need of help. This concern has motivated the...”
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12by West, Martin R Published in Education next (22.03.2020)“...Sixteen years ago, Education Next published a research article providing the first hard evidence that students learn more from teachers who are more demanding...”
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13by Romeo, Rachel R Leonard, Julia A Robinson, Sydney T West, Martin R Mackey, Allyson P Rowe, Meredith L Gabrieli, John D. E Published in Psychological science (01.05.2018)“...Children’s early language exposure impacts their later linguistic skills, cognitive abilities, and academic achievement, and large disparities in language...”
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14by West, Martin R Published in Education next (01.01.2020)“...It took until the third hour of the third Democratic presidential debate—the first of the 2020 cycle to gather all top-tier candidates on the same stage—for...”
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15by West, Martin R Published in Education next (22.09.2019)“...Have charter schools intensified the already high levels of segregation afflicting American public schools? Such was the claim advanced by the Associated Press...”
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16by Nagler, Markus Piopiunik, Marc West, Martin R Published in Journal of labor economics (01.04.2020)“...How do alternative job opportunities affect teacher quality? We provide causal evidence on this question by exploiting business cycle conditions at career...”
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17“...A comprehensive exploration of 21st Century school politics,Teachers versus the Publicoffers the first comparison of the education policy views of both...”
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18by West, Martin R Published in Education next (22.09.2018)“...In a video produced by the Network on Education Policy, scholar-turned-activist Diane Ravitch claims that the “privatization movement—charters and vouchers—is...”
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19by West, Martin R Published in Education next (22.06.2018)“...[...]as Mark Schneider, the incoming director of the federal Institute of Education Sciences, argued in 2011, the adoption of test-based accountability appears...”
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20by West, Martin R Buckley, Katie Krachman, Sara Bartolino Bookman, Noah Published in Journal of applied developmental psychology (01.03.2018)“...States and school districts across the U.S. are seeking to expand their definition of student success to include social-emotional learning. The CORE Districts,...”