Susan Dynarski
Associated IES Content
Grant
Evaluating Michigan's Early Literacy Law: Impacts, Implementation and Improving State Capacity
The purpose of this project is to assess the implementation, impact, and cost of the Michigan "Read by Grade 3" law which is intended to increase early literacy outcomes for Michigan students.
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305H190004
Grant
Postdoctoral Training Program in Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Methods for Education Research
The University of Michigan Postdoctoral Training Program in Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Methods for Education Research prepared five fellows to conduct education research relevant to NCER topic areas Early Learning Programs and Policies, English Learners, Literacy, Improving Education Systems, and Postsecondary and Adult Education. The fellows received training in research methods that would meet the methodological standards of an IES Exploration, Initial Efficacy, Effectiveness, or ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305B170015
Grant
Dual-Credit Courses and the Road to College: Experimental Evidence from Tennessee
This project team evaluated the impact of Tennessee's dual credit course for Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry on students' high school and college outcomes. Dual-credit courses are courses taken in high school that can provide college credit. These courses are designed to align high school and college curricula by providing college-level instruction within the familiar context of high school. Curricular alignment between high school and college may better prepare students by exposing them to th...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305H140028
FY2011 IES Peer Reviewers
FY2011 IES Research Peer Review Panel
Grant
The Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment
The Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment (CAPSEE) conducts research and provides national leadership (in cooperation with IES) in order to advance knowledge regarding the link between postsecondary education and the labor market. The Center aims to clarify this link with attention to three key topics: (1) relatively short-term occupational degrees (occupational associate degrees and certificates or diplomas) that are designed to improve labor market outcomes; (2) th...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305C110011
FY2010 IES Peer Reviewers
FY2010 IES Research Peer Review Panel
Grant
The Impact of the Michigan Merit Curriculum and Michigan Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes
This project will assess the implementation and impact of two recent reforms in Michigan designed to work in tandem to promote college attendance and success: (1) the Michigan Merit Curriculum the requires a more rigorous high school curriculum; and (2) the Michigan Promise Scholarship that provides funding for college to students who meet academic criteria.
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305E100008
Grant
Catholic School Prices, Private School Attendance, and Student Outcomes
One of the most important public policy debates over the past decade has been the appropriate role of choice in U.S. education policy. This debate stems in part from our lack of consistent evidence that schools of choice (charter schools, Catholic schools, other private schools, etc.) are more effective than traditional public schools. A major roadblock in this area is the problem of selection bias, which inhibits our abilities to infer a causal effect of choice schools on student outcomes. ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A080202
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