American Journal of Sociology (2023) Authors: Geoffrey T. Wodtke, Ugur Yildirim, David J. Harding, and Felix Elwert Abstract: It is widely hypothesized that neighborhood effects on academic achievement are explained by differences in the quality of schools attended …
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The Signaling Power of Unexcused Absence from School
Educational Policy (2023) Authors: Jaymes Pyne, Eric Grodsky, Elizabeth Vaade, Bo McCready, Eric Camburn, Dominique Bradley Abstract: State and national school accountability policies situate preventing chronic absenteeism on par with meeting state standardized test benchmarks. We …
Individual Adjustments for Many and Structural Change for Some: Teacher and School Responses to Classed Out-of-School Responsibilities
Children and Society (2023) Authors: Annaliese Grant, Eric Grodsky, Maria Velazquez, Helen Rose Miesner, Elizabeth E. Blair, Lyn Macgregor Abstract: Research on adolescent responsibilities outside of school rarely considers how schools and teachers mitigate the adverse consequences …
Instructional Coordination for Response to Intervention: How Organizational Contexts Shape Tier 2 Interventions in Practice
American Journal of Education (2023) Authors: Helen Rose Miesner, Elizabeth E. Blair, Chiara C. Packard, Lyn Macgregor, Eric Grodsky Abstract: This study examines how resources and organizational decisions within seven geographically diverse elementary schools shape instructional coordination for …
School Disruptions Exacerbated Inequality in High School Completion
Educational Researcher (2023) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Using school-month-level learning mode data and high school completion rates across three school years from 429 Wisconsin public high schools, this study examines the impact of disruptions to in-person …
Egalitarian Penalty or Reward? A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Gender Attitudes and Adulthood Income
Social Science Research (2024) Authors: Yi-Lin Chiang and Ran Liu Abstract: Studies often attribute the persistent gender pay gap to different labor force experiences between men and women. Yet, attitudes formed in earlier life stages also critically …
The Gendered Patterns and Impacts of Teacher-Student Interactions: Highlighting Cross-Subject Dimensional Comparison
British Journal of Sociology of Education (2025) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Teacher-student interactions (TSIs) are crucial in shaping student learning attitudes and outcomes. Current literature primarily focuses on within-subject TSI effects, neglecting potential cross-subject TSI effects and …
Synthesizing Intra-Individual and Social Comparisons: How Integrated Comparative Advantage Shapes Math Attitudes and Gender Stereotypes
International Journal of STEM Education (2025) Author: Ran Liu Abstract: Despite gender similarity in math performance, gender disparities persist in math-related attitudes and STEM aspirations among adolescents globally. To disentangle this puzzle, some studies adopt the …
Scaling Gender and Sexual Diversity Policies in K-12 Schools
Educational Policy (2023) Authors: Mollie T. McQuillan Abstract: As policy debates concerning LGBTQ+ students and staff continue across the American education system, there is not a clear description of the prevalence of local policy protections, even …
LGBTQ+-Inclusive Professional Development in Elementary Schools: Does It Matter to Schoolwide Discipline?
Journal of School Leadership (2023) Authors: Mollie T. McQuillan, Erin K. Gill, and Xue Gong Abstract: PK-12 leaders use gender- and sexuality-inclusivity professional development (IPD) as a tool to improve the school climate for LGBTQ+ students, …