Stephen Ponisciak was a 2010 First Place winner in the area of Oustanding Planning, Policy, or Management Research from the American Educational Research Association Division H (Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools)

Rob Meyer has been honored with a 2010 Academic Staff Excellence Award in recognition of excellence in research by an independent investigator. Winners were recognized by the Academic Staff Assembly on April 12 and honored at a reception with University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin.

Amy McIntosh, New York City Department of Education Chief Talant Officer, discusses VARC’s contribution to the district’s teacher data initiative (New York City Department of Education website).

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VARC Employment Talks

January 26, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 247 Educational Sciences
Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky
Public School Choice: Charter and Magnet Schools and the Public-Private School Decision
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January 28, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 378 Educational Sciences
Jaime Lynn Thomas, University of California, San Diego
Information Capital and Early-Career Wages
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Combination Classes and Educational Achievement
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February 2, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 247 Educational Sciences
Marc Luppino, University of California, Los Angeles
Classmate Turnover and Student Achievement: New Findings from Project STAR
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February 8, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 247 Educational Sciences
Andrew Rice, Pennsylvania State University
Uncovering the Causal Pathways Between Education Investment and Reduced Mortality
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February 9, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 247 Educational Sciences
Charles Hokayem, University of Kentucky
Health, Human Capital Accumulation, and Life Cycle Labor Supply
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February 15, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 247 Educational Sciences
Andrew McGee, Ohio State University
Skills, Standards, and Disabilities: How Youth with Learning Disabilities Fare in High School and Beyond
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February 16, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 247 Educational Sciences
Liang Choon Wang, University of California, San Diego
Peer Effects in the Classroom: Evidence from A Natural Experiment in Malaysia

March 10, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 253 Educational Sciences
Mikhail Pyatigorsky, Boston University
Mexican-Americans in US Schools
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March 16, 2010, 10:30-12:00 Room 253 Educational Sciences
Erkan Erdem, Bates White, LLC
An Empirical Model of Investment Behavior in Dynamic Oligopolies

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