Congratulations to Dr. Susanna Loeb! A joint resolution of the California State Legislature was passed recognizing Dr. Loeb for 20 years of contributing to California Education.

Thank you for your impact on the students, faculty, staff, and Stanford University! Good luck with your new endeavor at Brown University.

Announcements

• Congratulations to the class of 2018 PhDs: Nina Cunha, Erin Fahle, Jenna Finch, Oded Gurantz, June Park John, Jing Liu, Joseph Townsend, Ericka Weathers, and Rosalía Zárate.

• Congratulations to Sade Bonilla, recipient of the 2018 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program.

• Congratulations to alumna Emily Penner, recipient of the 2018 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

• Congratulations to Sean Reardon, Benjamin Shear, Erin Fahle, Demetra Kalogrides, and Kenneth Shores, recipients of the 2018 NCME Annual Award.

• Congratulations to Oded Gurantz, received Honorable Mention for the 2018 Jean Flanigan Dissertation Award.

• Michael Kirst gave the award lecture at AERA 2018 Annual Conference for his Distinguished Public Service Award (2017).

New Working Papers

Gender Achievement Gaps in U.S. School Districts. Sean F. Reardon, Erin Fahle, Demetra Kalogrides, Anne Podolsky, and Rosalía C. Zárate. 2018

Stress in Boom Times: Understanding Teachers’ Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District. Elise Dizon-Ross, Susanna Loeb, Emily Penner, and Jane Rochmes. 2018

How a data-driven course planning tool affects college students' GPA: Evidence from two field experiments. Sorathan Chaturapruek, Thomas Dee, Ramesh Johari, René F. Kizilcec, and Mitchell L. Stevens. 2018

Identifying Preferences for Equal College Access, Income, and Income Equality. Bernardo Lara and Kenneth Shores. 2018

Student Preference for Guidance and Complexity in College Major Requirements. Rachel Baker and Nick Huntington-Klein. 2018

The Effects of Grant Aid on Student Persistence and Degree Attainment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence. Tuan D. Nguyen, Jenna W. Kramer, and Brent J. Evans. 2018

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Recent Publications

Assessing students' executive functions in the classroom: Validating a scalable group-based procedure. Jelena Obradović, Michael Sulik, Jenna Finch, and Nicole Tirado-Strayer. 2018

The social genome of friends and schoolmates in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Ben Domingue, Daniel W. Belsky, Jason M. Fletcher, Dalton Conley, Jason D. Boardman, and Kathleen Mullan Harris. 2018

What Levels of Racial Diversity can be Achieved with Socioeconomic-Based Affirmative Action? Evidence from a Simulation Model. Sean F. Reardon, Rachel Baker, Matt Kasman, Daniel Klasik, and Joseph B. Townsend. Forthcoming

Different Skills? Identifying Differentially Effective Teachers of English Language Learners. Benjamin Master, Susanna Loeb, Camille Whitney, and James Wyckoff. Forthcoming

Has Income Segregation Really Increased? Bias and Bias Correction in Sample-Based Segregation Estimates. Sean F. Reardon, Kendra Bischoff, Ann Owens, and Joseph B. Townsend. Forthcoming

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Our Research in the News

The New York Times. Where Boys Outperform Girls in Math: Rich, White and Suburban Districts. Sean Reardon, Erin Fahle, Demetra Kalogrides, and Rosalía C. Zárate

Stanford GSE Community Project. “These adults spent a lot of time trying to support me, and I’m grateful, but I was already so motivated,” Eric Bettinger

Futurity. These test formats favor different genders. Thomas Dee

Stanford Radio. The impact of Nature Vs. Nurture on Learning. Ben Domingue

Stanford News. Knowing previous students' grades affects undergraduates' GPA, Stanford scholars find. Thomas Dee and Mitchell Stevens

Los Angeles Times. Money matters in education, as long as you spend it at the right time and on the right students. Eric Hanushek

CPRE Knowledge Hub. California’s Coherent Education System: Reflections from Michael Kirst. Michael Kirst

PBS News Hour. New Chicago schools chief faces challenges despite major strides. Sean Reardon

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