Search Results - "Ben Backes"

What Pandemic-Era Waivers Tell Us about Teacher Licensure Tests: Evidence from Five States. CALDER Research Brief No. 39-0825

Authors: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR) Ben Backes James Cowan et al.

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 7

Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation

Descriptors: Licensing Examinations (Professions), Alternative Teacher Certification, COVID-19, Pandemics, Emergency Programs, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Diversity (Faculty), Underserved Students, Teacher Effectiveness

Geographic Terms: Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington

Measuring the Quality of the Teacher Workforce

Authors: Ben Backes James Cowan Michael DeArmond et al.

Source: Phi Delta Kappan. 2025 107(1-2):60-62.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 3

Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Value Added Models, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Student Behavior, Success

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Leveling Up: An Academic Acceleration Policy to Increase Equity in Advanced High School Course Taking

Authors: Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Megan Austin Ben Backes et al.

Source: Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Acceleration (Education), Dual Enrollment, Equal Education, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Postsecondary Education, Academic Aspiration, Disproportionate Representation, Urban Schools, High School Students, Grade Point Average, Graduation Rate, Enrollment Trends, Course Selection (Students)

Geographic Terms: Washington (Seattle)

Access URL: https://www.sree.org/2023-conference

Are Online and Paper Tests Comparable? Evidence from Statewide K-12 Tests.

Authors: Backes, Ben Cowan, James

Source: Applied Measurement in Education. Jan-Mar2024, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Subjects: Predictive validity, Computer adaptive testing, Grade point average, Research questions, Test scoring

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Preserving Diversity in the Wake of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.: Historical Lessons from the United States and India.

Authors: DUNNE, TYLER¹

Source: San Diego International Law Journal. 2024/2025, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p113-146. 34p.

The Impact of Transition Intervention in High School on Pathways Through College.

Authors: Xu, Zeyu Backes, Ben Goldhaber, Dan

Source: Community College Review. Apr2023, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p216-245. 30p.

Subject Terms: *Preparedness, *High school curriculum, *College curriculum, *High schools, *High school graduates, *High school students

Geographic Terms: Kentucky

A PLEA FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

Authors: Crusto, Mitchell F.^1,2

Source: Harvard Law Review. Jan2023, Vol. 136 Issue 3, p205-225. 21p.

Aligning Diversity, Quality, and Equity: The Implications of Legal and Public Policy Developments for Promoting Racial Diversity in Graduate Studies.

Authors: Garces, Liliana M.¹

Source: American Journal of Education. Aug2014, Vol. 120 Issue 4, p457-480. 24p.

Subject Terms: *Diversity in education, *Graduate education, *University & college admission, *Educational quality, *Government policy, Race identity

The Stylized Critique of Mismatch.

Authors: Sander, Richard^1,2

Source: Texas Law Review. May2014, Vol. 92 Issue 6, p1637-1666. 30p.

Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard.

Authors: Arcidiacono, Peter Kinsler, Josh Ransom, Tyler

Source: Journal of Labor Economics. Jan2022, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p133-156. 24p. 6 Charts.

Assessing the Viability of Race-Neutral Alternatives in Law School Admissions.

Authors: Nelson, Eboni S. Pitner, Ronald Pratt, Carla D.

Source: Iowa Law Review. Jul2017, Vol. 102 Issue 5, p2187-2234. 48p. 6 Charts.

Institutions, social norms, and educational attainment.

Authors: Zhan, Crystal¹ (AUTHOR) crystal.zhan@moore.sc.edu

Source: Education Economics. Feb2017, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p22-44. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Schools, *Secondary school curriculum, *Educational attainment, *Academic achievement, *Secondary school students, *Secondary school teachers, *Secondary education, *Young adults

Geographic Terms: United States

Engaging Teachers: Measuring the Impact of Teachers on Student Attendance in Secondary School.

Authors: Liu, Jing Loeb, Susanna

Source: Journal of Human Resources. Spring2021, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p343-379. 37p.

The Cyclical Behavior of the Price‐Cost Markup.

Authors: NEKARDA, CHRISTOPHER J. RAMEY, VALERIE A.

Source: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Dec2020 Supplement S1, Vol. 52, p319-353. 35p.

The Rug Rat Race.

Authors: Ramey, Garey Ramey, Valerie A.

Source: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Spring2010, p129-199. 71p. 12 Charts, 15 Graphs.

Affirmative Action and Racial Segregation.

Authors: Hinrichs, Peter¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Law & Economics. May2020, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p239-267. 29p.

Affirmative Action and Racial Segregation.

Authors: Hinrichs, Peter¹ peter.hinrichs@clev.frb.org

Source: Working Paper Series (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland). 12/23/2016, Vol. 16 Issue 34-37, p1-35. 35p.

Misalignments Between Student Teaching Placements and Initial Teaching Positions: Implications for the Early-Career Attrition of Special Education Teachers.

Authors: Backes B Cowan J Goldhaber D et al.

Source: Journal of learning disabilities [J Learn Disabil] 2025 Jul-Aug; Vol. 58 (4), pp. 325-338. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jan 16.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Professional Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0157312 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1538-4780 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00222194 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Learn Disabil Subsets: MEDLINE

Affirmative Action and the Quality-Fit Trade-off^†.

Authors: Arcidiacono, Peter Lovenheim, Michael

Source: Journal of Economic Literature. Mar2016, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p3-51. 49p.

University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in STEM Fields: Evidence from California^†.

Authors: Arcidiacono, Peter Aucejo, Esteban M. Hotz, V. Joseph

Source: American Economic Review. Mar2016, Vol. 106 Issue 3, p525-562. 38p. 1 Diagram, 11 Charts, 3 Graphs.