This page collects the publications and presentations of the faculty of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

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Publications from 2025

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Widening the Net: How CogAT and ACT Aspire Compare in Gifted Identification, Al Mansor Helal, Jonathan Wai, Andy Parra-Martinez, Sarah McKenzie, and Dustin Seaton

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Board-Head Relationships: The Role of Relational Trust and Intentional Care in Fostering Head of School Well-Being, Cassidy Klutts and Albert Cheng

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The Learning Crisis in the United States Three Years After COVID-19, Harry Anthony Patrinos, Maciej Jakubowski, and Tomasz Gajderowicz

Publications from 2024

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Teacher Retention and Quality in the Four-Day School Week, Andrew Camp

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Untapped Potential? Understanding the Paraeducator-to-Teacher Pipeline and its Potential for Diversifying the Teacher Workforce, Andrew M. Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh B. McGee

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Arkansas Teacher Retention Entering the 2023-24 School Year, Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh McGee

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The Year-by-Year Primary and Secondary Education Histories of Homeschooled Individuals and the Implications for Empirical Homeschooling Research, Albert Cheng

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How Do Demographic Characteristics of Homeschooling Households Influence the Way Homeschooling is Practiced?, Albert Cheng and Angela Watson

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Does Private School Choice Threaten Democracy? Evidence from Private and Public Schools in New York City and Dallas/Fort Worth, Daion L. Daniels and Patrick J. Wolf

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The Learning Crisis: Three Years After COVID-19, Tomasz Gajderowicz, Maciej Jakubowski, Alec Kennedy, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen, Harry Anthony Patrinos, and Rolf Strietholt

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Which Characteristics Do Religious School Administrators Value in Teachers? Experimental Evidence from the Global Christian School Sector, Alison Johnson, Matthew H. Lee, and Albert Cheng

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Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter?, Robert Maranto, Wilfred Reilly, and Patrick J. Wolf

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Defiant School Choice? Educational Freedom, Access, and Arkansas's AP African American Studies Controversy, Sarah Ruth Morris and Robert Maranto

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The Returns to Education over time and the Effect of COVID-19, Harry Anthony Patrinos and Angelica Rivera-Olvera

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The Most Successful and Influential Americans Come from a Surprisingly Narrow Range of 'Elite' Educational Backgrounds, Jonathan Wai, Stephen Anderson, Kaja Perina, Frank C. Worrell, and Christopher F. Chabris

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Administrators’ Views of Teacher Salary Changes Under the Arkansas LEARNS Act, Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Josh McGee, and Miranda Vernon

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Teacher Salary Raises and Turnover: Evidence from the First Year of the Arkansas LEARNS Act, Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Josh McGee, Taylor Wilson, and Miranda Vernon

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Wellbeing and Working Conditions in the Arkansas Teacher Workforce, Gema Zamarro, Josh B. McGee, and Meredith Schellhase

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Unlocking College Potential: The Role of Student Expectations and Non-Cognitive Skills in College Success, Gema Zamarro, Malachi Nichols, Julie R. Trivitt, and Rian Djita

Publications from 2023

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Revisiting Ethnic Differences in In-Person Learning During 2021-2022, Andrew Camp, Alison H. Johnson, and Gema Zamarro

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Movers, Switchers, and Exiters: Teacher Turnover during COVID-19, Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh B. McGee

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Teacher Turnover During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh B. McGee

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Does Reading Historical Drama Increase Historical Knowledge and Empathy? The Case of Dorothy Sayers’s The Man Born to be King, Albert Cheng

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The Roles of Black Women Principals: Evidence from Two National Surveys, Albert Cheng, Emily Coady, and Robert Maranto

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Toward an Economic Reformulation of Public Pension Funding, Robert Costrell and Josh B. McGee

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English Language Learners and Their Postsecondary Education Outcomes: Evidence from Arkansas, Rian Djita, Kate Barnes, and Sarah C. McKenzie

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Researchers Should be Cautious when Generalizing Findings, Josh B. McGee

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Yes, Money Matters, But the Details Can Make All the Difference, Josh B. McGee

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A Glimpse into Arkansas Teachers’ Grading Practices, Sarah Morris and Sarah C. McKenzie

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Course Correction: Navigating Equity in Ninth-Grade Advanced Placement, Sarah R. Morris, Sarah C. McKenzie, and Miranda Vernon

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Teen Mothers Forgotten: The Gap Between High School and Higher Education, Sarah Ruth Morris

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The Evolution of Intelligence: Analysis of the Journal of Intelligence and Intelligence, Fabio Andres Parra-Martinez, Ophélie Allyssa Desmet, and Jonathan Wai

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Talent Identification Research: A Bibliometric Study from Multidisciplinary and Global Perspectives, Fabio Andres Parra-Martinez and Jonathan Wai

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Changes in Teacher Salaries Under The Arkansas LEARNS Act, Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Josh McGee, Taylor Wilson, and Miranda Vernon

Publications from 2022

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Gender Gaps in Math Performance, Perceived Mathematical Ability and College Stem Education: The Role of Parental Occupation, Lina Anaya, Frank P. Stafford, and Gema Zamarro

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Quantifying Traditional Public School Opposition to Charter Schools: Double Whammy from School District Staffing and Funding?, Martha Bradley-Dorsey

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Changes in Teachers’ Mobility and Attrition in Arkansas During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Andrew Camp, Gema Zamarro, and Josh B. McGee

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The Role of Poetry in Cultivating Attentiveness, Curiosity, and Affinity in the Science Classroom, Albert Cheng and Rian Djita

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Economics of Sustainable Public Pension Funding, Robert M. Costrell and Josh B. McGee

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Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? An Analysis of Pension Structure and Retirement Timing, Dan Goldhaber, Cyrus Grout, Kris Holden, and Josh B. McGee

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Does the Timing of Money Matter? A Case Study of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, Jessica Goldstein, Jonathan N. Mills, Albert Cheng, and Collin E. Hitt

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Revisiting Ethnic Differences in In-Person Learning During 2021-2022, Alison Heape, Andrew Camp, and Gema Zamarro

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Which Police Departments Make Black Lives Matter, Which Don’t, and Why Don’t Most Social Scientists Care?, Robert Anthony Maranto, Wilfred Reilly, Patrick Wolf, and Mattie Harris

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Investigating the Relationship Between Negative Selection into Online Schooling and Achievement Growth, James D. Paul and Jay P. Greene

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Student Characteristics, Institutional Factors, and Outcomes in Higher Education and Beyond: An Analysis of Standardized Test Scores and Other Factors at the Institutional Level with School Rankings and Salary, Jonathan Wai and Bich Tran

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Understanding how COVID-19 has Changed Teachers’ Chances of Remaining in the Classroom, Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Dillon Fuchsman, and Josh B. McGee

Publications from 2021

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Understanding Performance in Test Taking: The Role of Question Difficulty Order, Lina Anaya, Nagore Iriberri, Pedro Rey-Biel, and Gema Zamarro

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Determinants of Ethnic Differences in School Modality Choices during the COVID-19 Crisis, Andrew Camp and Gema Zamarro

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Volunteering and Charitable Giving among Australian Young Adults and the Mediating Role of Community Service Emphasis in Secondary Schools, Albert Cheng and Rian R. Djita

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Contemporary homeschooling arrangements: An analysis of three waves of nationally representative data, Albert Cheng and Daniel Hamlin