13th Annual CALDER Research Conference

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) will hold its 13th Annual Research Conference. It will be held at 1000 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20007.

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.

Check for live updates by following us on Twitter @caldercenter and tracking our hashtag #CALDER2020.

2020 CALDER Conference Agenda (PDF)

Conference Schedule

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Brief Welcome

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Dan Goldhaber, AIR/CALDER

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Session I: School Districts and Academic Mobility

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Academic Mobility

Presenter: 
Cory Koedel, University of Missouri/CALDER

Co-Authors: 
Wes Austin, Georgia State University
David Figlio, Northwestern University/CALDER
Dan Goldhaber, AIR/CALDER
Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, University of Texas at Dallas/CALDER
Tara Killbride, Michigan State University
Jaeseok Sean Lee, University of Missouri
Jin Luo, University of Texas at Dallas
Umut Özek, AIR/CALDER
Eric Parsons, University of Missouri
Steve Rivkin, University of Illinois at Chicago/CALDER
Tim Sass, Georgia State University/CALDER
Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University/CALDER

Reactor: 
Carrie Conaway, Senior Lecturer at Harvard University Graduate School of Education

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Session II: Values, Choice, Segregation and Student Outcomes

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Charter School Choices in North Carolina: Effects on Racial Segregation Across and Within Schools

Presenter:
Helen Ladd, Duke University/CALDER

Co-Author: 
Mavzuna Turaeva, Duke University

Effects of Scaling Up Private School Choice Programs on Public School Students

Presenter: 
Cassie Hart, University of California Davis

Co-Authors: 
David Figlio, Northwestern University/CALDER
Krzysztof Karbownik, Emory University/CALDER

School Segregation at the Classroom Level in a Southern ‘New Destination’ State

Presenter: 
Charles Clotfelter, Duke University/CALDER

Co-Authors: 
Steven Hemelt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/CALDER
Helen Ladd, Duke University/CALDER
Mavzuna Turaeva, Duke University

Reactor: 
Brian Reeder, Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Research and Data Analysis at the Oregon Department of Education

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Session III: Education Potpourri

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Testing, Teacher Turnover and the Distribution of Teachers Across Grades and Schools

Presenter: 
Tim Sass, Georgia State University/CALDER

Co-Authors: 
Dillon Fuchsman, University of Arkansas
Gema Zamarro, University of Arkansas

The Doctor Will See You Now: Telemedicine and Student Outcomes

Presenters: 
Steven Hemelt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/CALDER
Sarah Komisarow, Duke University

Reactor: 
Cara Jackson, Associate Partner with Bellwether Education Partners

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Lunch Break

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Session IV: Special Education

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Teacher Quality Gaps by Disability and Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Los Angeles

Presenter: 
Ijun Lai, Michigan State University

Co-Authors: 
Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University/CALDER
Scott Imberman, Michigan State University
Jesse Wood, Michigan State University
Nate Jones, Boston University

The Special Education Teacher Pipeline: Teacher Preparation, Workforce Entry, Effectiveness, and Retention

Presenter: 
Roddy Theobald, AIR/CALDER

Co-Author: 
Dan Goldhaber, AIR/CALDER
Kristian Holden, AIR/CALDER
Natsumi Naito, University of Washington Seattle
Marcy Stein, University of Washington Tacoma

Reactor: 
Kaylan Connally, Program Manager for Student Expectations at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

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Session V: Long Run Impacts of Principals and Schools

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Elementary and Middle School Principal Effects on Future Academic, Behavioral and Labor-Market Outcomes

Presenter: 
Steve Rivkin, University of Illinois at Chicago/CALDER

Co-Authors: 
Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, University of Texas at Dallas/CALDER
Andrew Morgan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Lauren Sartain, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Jeffrey Schiman, Georgia Southern University

Can High Schools Influence Socio-Emotional Skills, and Does it Matter in the Long Run?

Presenter: 
Kirabo Jackson, Northwestern University/CALDER

Reactor: 
Dara Shaw, Executive Director for Research at the Maryland State Department of Education

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Session VI: Teacher Policy A Decade After RttT: What Have We Learned, Where Do We Go?

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, University of Texas at Dallas/CALDER
Kirabo Jackson, Northwestern University/CALDER
Helen Ladd, Duke University/CALDER
Meagan Comb, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education