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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

College Costs Across Fields and Over Time

Dec 13, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Choosing Charter Schools in North Carolina: What Do Parents Value?

Dec 6, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1210
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The Impacts of Grade Retention: Evidence from New York City

Nov 29, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1210
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Organizing Schools for the Use of Knowledge in College Choice

Nov 15, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Teaching Assistant Characteristics and Student STEM Outcomes (practice job talk)

Nov 1, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Seth Gershenson: The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers

Oct 18, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 1210
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Affirmative Action Bans and Interracial Marriage

Oct 4, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Research Roundtable and Introduction to CIERS

Sep 6, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
EPI Speaker Series

Using evidence to guide education policy and practice

Mar 25, 2013, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Free and open to the public. About the lecture: The presentation will address four topics: (1) why it is important to step up our use of evidence if we are to improve education outcomes; (2) strategies for engaging stakeholders in using and generating credible evidence; (3) the importance of adopting common standards for design and evidence standards; and (4) a proposal for a common evidence platform. About the speaker: Rebecca Maynard is a leading expert in program evaluation, including the design and conduct
Ford School
EPI Speaker Series

How do schools respond to differences in teacher effectiveness?

Dec 5, 2012, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall
Teachers are the most important in-school contributors to student achievement, but there is widespread concern that the rigidities of the public school system make it unresponsive to teacher quality. In this lecture Dr. Chingos will discuss three studies of how schools respond to differences in teacher effectiveness (as measured by value-added to student achievement), all of which are based on administrative data from the state of Florida. Mathew Chingos, Fellow, Brookings Institution Matthew M.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Virtual schooling: New evidence from Florida

Mar 11, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Brian Jacob, Professor Public Policy and Education.
Ford School
EPI Speaker Series

APPAM 2017 Fall Research Conference

Nov 2-4, 2017, 8:00 am-5:00 pm EDT
Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom West Tower
Join EPI's scholars at 27 roundtables, panels and poster sessions, and help us to celebrate Susan Dynarski's selection as the recipient of APPAM's Spencer Award for transformative work in education policy research.
Ford School
PubPol 529

PubPol 529.001 Statistics

Catherine Hausman
Policy makers have long relied on quantitative analysis to inform their decision-making, and recent advances in data gathering and in computing have made quantitative analysis even more...
PubPol 779

PubPol 779 Econometrics

Jonathan Hanson
Recommended - A- or higher in augmented PubPol 639: Quantitative Methods for Program Evaluation - Non Ford School Students contact the instructor for evaluation /...