11th Annual CALDER Research Conference
On Friday, February 2, 2018, the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) will hold its 11th Annual Research Conference.
This year’s conference will bring together prominent education researchers and funders with policymakers and practitioners to have a dialogue about the types of research being produced and how the work ends up being used in the field.
If you can't attend this year's conference in person, you can follow us on Twitter @caldercenter and track our hashtag #CALDER2018.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Brief Welcome and CALDER Update: Introducing CALDER 3.0
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington, AIR/CALDER
Thomas Brock, Commissioner, National Center for Education Research, Delegated the Duties of IES Director
PANEL I: K-12 Student Achievement Gaps: What Are the Contributing Factors, and What Can Be Done About Them?
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Teacher Quality Gaps and Student Achievement
Presenter:
Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington, AIR/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Roddy Theobald, AIR/CALDER
Danielle Fumia, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Math Acceleration in Elementary School: Access and Effects on Student Outcomes
Presenter:
Steve Hemelt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Matthew Lenard, Wake County Public School System
B. Aspacia Stafford, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Labor Market Implications of Altered Teacher Evaluation and Compensation
Presenter:
Steven Rivkin, University of Illinois at Chicago/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Eric Hanushek, Stanford University/CALDER
Andrew Morgan, University of Illinois
Minh Nguyen, University of Illinois
Reactor:
Stacey Preis, Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Learning Services, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PANEL II: Policy and Practice Potpourri
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Teacher Pension Enhancements and Staffing in St. Louis Public Schools
Presenter:
Mike Podgursky, University of Missouri/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Shawn Ni, University of Missouri
Xiqian Wang, University of Missouri
Making the Cut: The Effectiveness of Teacher Screening and Hiring in the Los Angeles Unified School District
Presenter:
Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Paul Bruno, University of Southern California
Can UTeach? Assessing the Relative Effectiveness of STEM Teachers
Presenter:
Ben Backes, AIR/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington, AIR/CALDER
Whitney Cade, AIR
Kate Sullivan, AIR
Melissa Dodson, AIR
Reactor:
Carrie Conaway, Chief Strategy and Research Officer, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
PANEL III: Prospects for Changing Higher Education
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
High School Course Access and Postsecondary STEM Enrollment and Attainment
Presenter:
Cory Koedel, University of Missouri/CALDER
Co-Author(s):
Rajeev Darolia, University of Kentucky
Joyce Main, Purdue University
Felix Ndashimye, University of Missouri
Junpeng Yan, University of Missouri
Identifying Effective Career Pathways for Disadvantaged Students in Community College
Presenter:
Harry Holzer, Georgetown University/CALDER, AIR Institute Fellow
Co-Author(s):
Zeyu Xu, AIR/CALDER
Gerhard Ottehenning, AIR/CALDER
Unequal Colleges in the Age of Disparity
Presenter:
Charlie Clotfelter, Duke University/CALDER
Reactor:
Cara Jackson, Evaluation Specialist for the Office of Shared Accountability, Montgomery County Public Schools
Coffee/Treats
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PANEL IV: Dealing with the 3rd Rail: The Politics of Data Access
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Facilitated Dialog About Access to Data Across Multiple States
Participants:
Charlie Clotfelter, Duke University/CALDER
Carrie Conaway, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington, AIR/CALDER
Jane Hannaway, Georgetown University/CALDER, AIR Institute Fellow
Tim Sass, Georgia State University /CALDER
Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University/CALDER
Rick Hanushek, Stanford University/CALDER
February 2, 2018
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET