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Get to Know Metro Schools (In-Person Event)

Metro Schools is having an OSU “Get to Know Metro” event on Thursday. April 18th from 9-11am and you are invited! Any OSU faculty or staff who may have an interest in collaborating with Metro in outreach, instruction, educational research or broader impacts of research are welcome to attend.  Metro is located on OSU’s West Campus at 1929 Kenny Road and has free parking available. If you have any specific questions regarding this event, please contact Metro Schools Special Project Coordinator Cory Neugebauer at neugebauer@themetroschool.org.

Please REGISTER HERE. 

High School Graduation By the Numbers

Please join Dr. Douglas Harris, Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education, Director of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), and Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at Tulane University, for a discussion on high school graduation rates, the future of high school graduation rates, and accountability in graduation standards.

Please read the following publication in the Journal of Labour Economics authored by Dr. Harris before attending the event:

Harris et al., (2023). “Is the rise in high school graduation rates real? High-stakes school accountability and strategic behavior.”

Bio 

Dr. Douglas Harris

Dr. Douglas Harris

Douglas Harris is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, the Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education, founding Director of both the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) and Director of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), all at Tulane University. His research has influenced policy and practice on a wide variety of K-12 and higher education policy issues. He is the author of three books including, most recently, Charter School City: What the End of Traditional Public Schools in New Orleans Means for American Education (University of Chicago Press, 2020). He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and has testified in the U.S. Senate and advised governors in eight states, the U.S. Department of Education, and Biden Transition. His work has also been cited in almost every major national and international media outlet.

In his most recent work, he is the lead editor on the forthcoming Live Handbook of Education Policy, sponsored by the Association for Education Finance and Policy. The handbook will provide open-access summaries of a wide variety of topics in pre-K, K-12, and higher education, written by leading experts but in a way that will be broadly accessible and regularly updated with the latest research. The Live Handbook, to be released in March of 2025, will provide a new way of communicating and interacting with scientific research, one that combines academic expertise with modern online tools such as Wikipedia.

Finally, he is Director of the State of the Nation Project. The project is designed to address current problems of polarization, distrust, pessimism, and misinformation by bringing together a diverse board of experts to identify the most important measures that address the question, how are we doing as a country? Slated for release in January of 20205, the project’s first report will cover topics ranging from education and the economy to the environment and health.

Event Registration

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K-12 Teacher Pipeline By the Numbers

Please join Dr. Brendan Bartanen, Assistant Professor of Education Policy at the University of Virginia for a discussion on how to build a stronger K-12 teacher pipeline in the US.

Please read the following publication in the American Educational Research Journal authored by Dr. Bartanen before attending the event:

Bartanen & Kwok (2023). “From Interest to Entry: The Teacher Pipeline From College Application to Initial Employment”

Bio 

Dr. Brendan Bartanen

Brendan Bartanen is an assistant professor of education policy at the University of Virginia. His research aims to increase our understanding of the labor market for principals and teachers. In particular, he examines the intersections among educator turnover, measures of effectiveness, high-stakes evaluation systems, and educator diversity. He was awarded the 2019 New Scholar Award from the Association for Education Finance and Policy and the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association (Division L).

His work has been published in leading journals across education, public policy, and economics, including the American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher, the Journal of Human Resources, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. His current projects study the validity and reliability of principal value-added models, the pipeline into teaching among high school and college students, and early career teacher skill development.

Brendan began his career as an 8th grade science teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Pomona College, an M.Ed. from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University.

Event Registration

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By the Numbers Series: High School Graduation By the Numbers (Zoom)

Friday, March 29, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Dr. Douglas Harris, Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education & Director, National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), Tulane University

Title: High School Graduation By the Numbers

Please join Dr. Douglas Harris, Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education, Director of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), and Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at Tulane University, for a discussion on high school graduation rates, the future of high school graduation rates, and accountability in graduation standards.

Please read the following publication in the Journal of Labour Economics authored by Dr. Harris before attending the event:

Harris et al., (2023). “Is the rise in high school graduation rates real? High-stakes school accountability and strategic behavior.”

Bio 

Dr. Douglas Harris

Dr. Douglas Harris

Douglas Harris is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, the Schlieder Foundation Chair in Public Education, founding Director of both the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) and Director of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), all at Tulane University. His research has influenced policy and practice on a wide variety of K-12 and higher education policy issues. He is the author of three books including, most recently, Charter School City: What the End of Traditional Public Schools in New Orleans Means for American Education (University of Chicago Press, 2020). He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and has testified in the U.S. Senate and advised governors in eight states, the U.S. Department of Education, and Biden Transition. His work has also been cited in almost every major national and international media outlet.

In his most recent work, he is the lead editor on the forthcoming Live Handbook of Education Policy, sponsored by the Association for Education Finance and Policy. The handbook will provide open-access summaries of a wide variety of topics in pre-K, K-12, and higher education, written by leading experts but in a way that will be broadly accessible and regularly updated with the latest research. The Live Handbook, to be released in March of 2025, will provide a new way of communicating and interacting with scientific research, one that combines academic expertise with modern online tools such as Wikipedia.

Finally, he is Director of the State of the Nation Project. The project is designed to address current problems of polarization, distrust, pessimism, and misinformation by bringing together a diverse board of experts to identify the most important measures that address the question, how are we doing as a country? Slated for release in January of 20205, the project’s first report will cover topics ranging from education and the economy to the environment and health.

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Speaker Series: A Win or a Flop? Measuring Mass Protest Successfulness in Authoritarian Settings (Zoom)

Friday, March 22: Dr. Kimberly Turner, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Title: A Win or a Flop? Measuring Protest Effects

Bio:

Kimberly Turner is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs with the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Kimberly Turner

Prior to joining University of Pittsburgh, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute, and an International Security postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center.

Dr. Turner received her PhD in political science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She specializes in contentious politics, wage grievance, human capital, measurement, and international political economy. Turner’s main areas of interest are the causes, dynamics, and outcomes of mass movements. Her current research streams 1) analyze the linkages between skilled labor’s employment and wage grievance to the onset and outcomes of contentious politics within authoritarian settings, and 2) develops new measures of civil resistance efficacy.

Dr. Turner’s work has been published in the Journal of Peace Research, American Political Science Association, Social Science Quarterly, Duck of Minerva, and the Global Post.

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Spring Speaker Series: Interpreting the Magnitude and Policy Relevance of Effect Sizes in Education Research

The QMC is kicking off our Spring speaker series on Friday, March 1. Dr. Matthew Kraft, Associate Professor of Education & Economics at Brown University, will be giving an invited talk on the magnitude and policy relevance of effect sizes in education research.

The event is free to attend, and will be held virtually over Zoom. Attendees will need to register in advance to attend.

Register for this event by clicking the link here, and visit our Spring 2024 Speaker Series page for more information about our upcoming events.

Statistical Mediation Workshop Series (Zoom)

Statistical Mediation Workshop Series

Yvonne Gong

Two-part workshop series on Statistical mediation hosted by the EHE Quantitative Methodology Center (QMC), and led by our GRA Yvonne Gong, M.A.

The QMC is offering a two-part series on statistical mediation in social sciences. These workshops will occur on October 27 and November 3. The overall goals of this workshop series are to assist students in strengthening their understanding of the concepts of statistical mediation and techniques for conducting mediation analysis using Process in SPSS.

Read below for more information about each workshop. You may register for either or both workshops; workshop registration is completed using a single registration link.

Register for the Statistical Moderation Workshop Series by clicking the link here!

 

Workshop 1: Conceptual Understanding of Mediation, Friday, October 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

During this session, the instructor will delve into a comprehensive exploration of the principles underlying statistical mediation, along with an in-depth examination of techniques utilized for the assessment of mediation effects. Presented by the EHE QMC. Participants should have their own laptops with SPSS already installed.

 

Workshop 2: Hands-On Mediation Exercises, Friday, November 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

During this session, the instructor will provide in-depth guidance on how to perform mediation analyses using Process in SPSS and how to interpret results from those analyses.  The workshop will include examples worked through by the instructor on datasets, which participants can follow, and exercises to practice the skills just learned. Join us for this FREE virtual hands-on workshop! Presented by the EHE QMC. Participants should have their own laptops with Process installed in SPSS.

 

Click here to download SPSS

Contact us at qmc@osu.edu if you have questions or need assistance downloading SPSS.

This event will be presented with automated closed captions. If you wish to request traditional CART services or other accommodations, please contact Brian Timm at timm.21@osu.edu or 614-247-6490. Requests made by September 1 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Statistical Mediation Workshop Series (Zoom)

Statistical Mediation Workshop Series

Yvonne Gong

Two-part workshop series on Statistical mediation hosted by the EHE Quantitative Methodology Center (QMC), and led by our GRA Yvonne Gong, M.A.

The QMC is offering a two-part series on statistical mediation in social sciences. These workshops will occur on October 27 and November 3. The overall goals of this workshop series are to assist students in strengthening their understanding of the concepts of statistical mediation and techniques for conducting mediation analysis using Process in SPSS.

Read below for more information about each workshop. You may register for either or both workshops; workshop registration is completed using a single registration link.

Register for the Statistical Moderation Workshop Series by clicking the link here!

 

Workshop 1: Conceptual Understanding of Mediation, Friday, October 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

During this session, the instructor will delve into a comprehensive exploration of the principles underlying statistical mediation, along with an in-depth examination of techniques utilized for the assessment of mediation effects. Presented by the EHE QMC. Participants should have their own laptops with SPSS already installed.

 

Workshop 2: Hands-On Mediation Exercises, Friday, November 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

During this session, the instructor will provide in-depth guidance on how to perform mediation analyses using Process in SPSS and how to interpret results from those analyses.  The workshop will include examples worked through by the instructor on datasets, which participants can follow, and exercises to practice the skills just learned. Join us for this FREE virtual hands-on workshop! Presented by the EHE QMC. Participants should have their own laptops with Process installed in SPSS.

 

Click here to download SPSS

Contact us at qmc@osu.edu if you have questions or need assistance downloading SPSS.

This event will be presented with automated closed captions. If you wish to request traditional CART services or other accommodations, please contact Brian Timm at timm.21@osu.edu or 614-247-6490. Requests made by September 1 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Fall 2023 By the Numbers Discussion Series: School Punishment By the Numbers

Friday, November 17, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Dr. Daniel Losen, National Center for Youth Law

Title: School Punishment By the Numbers

Please join Dr. Daniel Losen, Director of Education at the National Center for Youth Law, for a discussion of recent findings regarding school punishment.

Please read the following Census report authored by Dr. Losen before attending the event:

 

Dr. Daniel Losen

Bio

Daniel J. Losen is the Senior Director for the Education team at the National Center for Youth Law and contributes to the organization’s efforts in the area of education on behalf of all students, especially children of color and others that have historically been discriminated against. Dan’s work includes promoting resource equity, the Honest Education campaign, and fighting against the school-to-prison pipeline at the national state and local levels. Dan oversees staffing for the Education Civil Rights Alliance, a National Center for Youth Law initiative that conducts research relevant to civil rights concerns, and engages in direct advocacy for systemic education reforms at the national, state, and local levels.

Dan came to the National Center for Youth Law with over 23 years of experience as a civil rights lawyer and education researcher as the Director of the Center for Civil Rights Remedies at UCLA’s Civil Rights Project. Dan is the author of several books and award winning reports addressing the racially disparate impact of education policies regarding: special education; school discipline; and accountability for graduation rates of students of color.  Regarded as a national expert on these topics, Dan has also testified about racial inequities in education before the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, the National Academies of Science, and the U.S. Commission on Civil and Human Rights. As a consultant, Dan has provided technical assistance to numerous states and school districts. Dan has also served as an adjunct professor at Harvard Law School, and was a public school teacher for 10 years before entering law school.

When Dan is not working, he can be found playing his sax at a local bar, photographing owls at dusk, or surfcasting for stripers by the light of the moon ’til dawn.

Event Registration

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Fall 2023 Speaker Series: High School Data Science Controversy: California and Beyond (Zoom)

Friday, October 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Dr. Jelani Nelson, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

Title: High School Data Science Controversy: California and Beyond

Dr. Jelani Nelson

Bio

Dr. Jelani Nelson is a professor of Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the 2014 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Nelson is interested in big data and the development of efficient algorithms.

Nelson is the creator of AddisCoder, a computer science summer program for Ethiopian high school students in Addis Ababa. After his doctorate, Nelson worked as a postdoctoral scholar at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California, then Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study.[3] He specializes in sketching and streaming algorithms.

 

Learn more about Dr. Nelson by visiting his UC Berkeley page, as well as his Twitter page.

Registration for Dr. Nelson’s talk  is now open! Click the link here to register!

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