We examine the state of the US K-12 teaching profession over the last half century by
compiling nationally representative time-series data on four interrelated constructs …

Recent attention to the causal identification of spending impacts provides improved
estimates of spending outcomes in a variety of circumstances, but the estimates are …

Local governments spend over 12billionannuallyfundingtheoperationof15,
427publiclibrariesintheUnitedStates,yetweknowlittleabouttheireffects.Weusedatadescribingthenearuniverseofpu …

Public policies targeting individuals based on need often impose disproportionate burden
on communities that lack the resources to implement these policies effectively. In an …

Being able to predict which children will develop social-emotional problems is important for
targeting interventions and efficiently allocating resources to preschools. We used the …

We study the extent and consequences of biases against immigrants exhibited by high
school teachers in Finland. Compared to native students, immigrant students receive 0.06 …

Little research has examined how K–12 fiscal accountability policies and practices intersect
with district finances and student outcomes during periods of economic crises. Employing a …

We study same-sex role model effects of teachers with a meta-analysis and our own study of
three million students in 90 countries. Both approaches show that role model effects on …

This paper shows that austerity spending cuts harmed student performance in standardised
national tests. To identify this relationship, we use cross-municipality variation in the timing …

This article examines school transformation for students from minoritized backgrounds in a
highly disadvantaged Australian elementary school. Employing the theory of practice …