Laura S. Hamilton — Publications

Approaches and Obstacles to Promoting Media Literacy Education in U.S. Schools 2021
Media Literacy Education to Counter Truth Decay: An Implementation and Evaluation Framework 2021
Media Literacy Standards to Counter Truth Decay 2021
2019 American Teacher Panel Civic Education Survey: Technical Documentation 2020
Building and Sustaining Innovative High Schools: Findings from the Opportunity by Design Study 2020
COVID-19 and the State of K-12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Fall 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys 2020
COVID-19 and the State of K–12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Spring 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys 2020
Data Access and Use Among Middle and High School Principals 2020
Designing and Sustaining Innovative High Schools: Successes, Challenges, and Student Outcomes 2020
Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning 2020
Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning: Executive Summary 2020
High School Teachers' Perceptions and Use of Personalized Learning: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2020
Learn Together Surveys: 2019 Technical Documentation and Survey Results 2020
Learn Together Surveys: 2020 Technical Documentation and Survey Results 2020
Media Use and Literacy in Schools: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020
Prepared for a Pandemic? How Schools' Preparedness Related to Their Remote Instruction During COVID-19 2020
Preparing Children and Youth for Civic Life in the Era of Truth Decay: Insights from the American Teacher Panel 2020
Priming the Leadership Pipeline: School Performance and Climate Under an Urban School Leadership Residency Program 2020
Social Studies Teachers' Perspectives on Key Civic Outcomes in 2010 and 2019: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020
Social Studies Teachers' Trust in Institutions and Groups: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020
Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in American Schools and Classrooms: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2020
Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2020
Teacher and Principal Perspectives on Supports for Students' College and Career Pathways: Findings from the American Educator Panels 2020
Teachers' Civics Instructional Materials: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020
Teaching and Leading Through a Pandemic: Key Findings from the American Educator Panels Spring 2020 COVID-19 Surveys 2020
Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges? 2020
Which Parents Need the Most Support While K–12 Schools and Child Care Centers Are Physically Closed? 2020
Get Smart About Social and Emotional Learning Measurement 2019
Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Enhanced How Teachers Are Evaluated But Had Little Effect on Student Outcomes 2019
Preparing School Leaders for Success: Evaluation of New Leaders' Aspiring Principals Program, 2012–2017 2019
Raising the Bar for Teacher Preparation: Early Signals on How Louisiana's Education Policy Strategies Are Working Across the State 2019
The "Raising the Bar" Series on Louisiana's Education Policy Strategies to Support Students from Birth Through High School: Technical Appendix — Data Sources and Methods 2019
School and Classroom Climate Measures: Considerations for Use by State and Local Education Leaders 2019
Stakeholder Feedback Surveys as Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness 2019
Support for Social and Emotional Learning Is Widespread: Principals and Teachers Give Insight into How They Value, Address, and Measure It, and Which Supports They Need 2019
Teacher and Principal Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in America's Schools: Findings from the American Educator Panels 2019
Teacher Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in Massachusetts: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2019
Validity Evidence Supporting Use of Anchoring Vignettes to Measure Teaching Practice 2019
Walking a Fine Line: School Climate Surveys in State ESSA Plans 2019
What Other States Can Learn from Louisiana's Ambitious Efforts to Reshape Its Education System 2019
Building a Repository of Assessments of Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Higher-Order Cognitive Competencies 2018
Choosing and Using SEL Competency Assessments: What Schools and Districts Need to Know 2018
Commentary on the Special Issue on Social-Emotional Assessment to Guide Educational Practice 2018
Distributing Instructional Leadership: Implementation Lessons from an Urban School Leadership Residency Program 2018
How Do Teachers Perceive Feedback and Evaluation Systems? Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2018
Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Final Report: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2015–2016 2018
Investing in Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning: Companion Guide to Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review 2018
A Nationwide Look at Teacher Perceptions of Feedback and Evaluation Systems: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2018
Raising the Bar: Louisiana's Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes 2018
Raising the Bar for Student Outcomes in Louisiana 2018
RAND Education Assessment Finder 2018
Creating an Indicator of K–12 Classroom Coverage of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Content and Practices 2017
Designing Innovative High Schools: Implementation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative After Two Years 2017
Early Insights on Designing Innovative High Schools: Interim Findings from an Evaluation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative 2017
How Does Personalized Learning Affect Student Achievement? 2017
How the Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning 2017
Informing Progress: Insights on Personalized Learning Implementation and Effects 2017
Observations and Guidance on Implementing Personalized Learning 2017
Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review 2017
U.S. Teachers' Support of Their State Standards and Assessments: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2017
Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Implementation: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014 2016
Preliminary Findings about the Implementation of Common Core State Standards Based on the May 2014 Field Tests of the American Teacher Panel and the American School Leader Panel 2016
Taking Stock: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014 2016
What Are Teachers' and School Leaders' Major Concerns About New K–12 State Tests? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels 2016
What Supports Do Teachers Need to Help Students Meet Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels 2016
What Supports Do Teachers Need to Help Students Meet Common Core State Standards for Mathematics? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels 2016
Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning 2015
Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning: Executive Summary 2015
Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning: Survey Results Addendum 2015
The Feasibility of Developing a Repository of Assessments of Hard-to-Measure Competencies 2015
Can New Tests Lead to Better Teaching and Deeper Learning? 2014
Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs: What It Is, How It's Implemented, and How It's Working 2014
Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs: Examining Implementation and Outcomes 2014
Laying the Foundation for Successful School Leadership 2014
Measuring Hard-to-Measure Student Competencies: A Research and Development Plan 2014
Personalized Learning Instructional Staff Survey Results (Spring 2014) 2014
Preparing Principals to Raise Student Achievement: Implementation and Effects of the New Leaders Program in Ten Districts 2014
Preparing Principals to Raise Student Achievement: Implementation and Effects of the New Leaders Program in Ten Districts — Appendix 2014
Principal Preparation Matters: How Leadership Affects Student Achievement 2014
Improving Accountability Through Expanded Measures of Performance 2013
Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Report Practices: Results from Three Randomized Studies 2013
Laying the Foundation for Successful School Leadership 2013
Measuring 21st Century Competencies: Guidance for Educators 2013
New Assessments, Better Instruction? Designing Assessment Systems to Promote Instructional Improvement 2013
RAND Review: Vol. 36, No. 3, Winter 2012-2013 2013
Addressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts 2012
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Principals in the First Year at a School 2012
Evaluating Efforts to Improve School Leadership: Challenges and Recommendations 2012
First-Year Principals in Urban School Districts: How Actions and Working Conditions Relate to Outcomes 2012
Implementing Measures of Teacher Effectiveness 2012
Improving School Leadership Through Support, Evaluation, and Incentives: The Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program 2012
Improving School Leadership Through the Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program 2012
Measuring Teaching Quality Using Student Achievement Tests: Lessons from Educators' Responses to No Child Left Behind 2012
No Evidence That Incentive Pay for Teacher Teams Improves Student Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Trial 2012
Standards-based Accountability in the United States: Lessons Learned and Future Directions 2012
Team Pay for Performance: Experimental Evidence from the Round Rock Pilot Project on Team Incentives 2012
Expanded Measures of School Performance 2011
Expanding Measures of School Performance Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2011
The Role of Students in Data Use: Commentary on Coburn and Turner's Research on Data Use : a Framework and Analysis 2011
Using Student Performance to Evaluate Teachers 2011
Are Performance-Based Accountability Systems Effective? Evidence from Five Sectors 2010
Expanding What Counts When Evaluating Charter School Effectiveness 2010
Incorporating Student Performance Measures into Teacher Evaluation Systems 2010
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Effectiveness of Two Programs in the Pittsburgh Public Schools 2010
Preliminary Findings from the New Leaders for New Schools Evaluation 2010
Student Test Results in School Accountability 2010
Teacher Pay For Performance: Experimental Evidence from the Project on Incentives in Teaching 2010
Testing What Has Been Taught: Helpful, High-Quality Assessments Start with a Strong Curriculum 2010
Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services — Executive Summary 2010
Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services 2010
Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education 2009
Evaluation 2009
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Teachers' Self-Reports of Reform-Oriented Instruction and Mathematics and Science Achievement 2009
Perspectives on Educational Management Organizations 2009
Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for All: Year 2 Evaluation 2009
RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009 2009
Standards-Based Reform in the United States: History, Research, and Future Directions 2009
Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Three Evaluation Report 2009
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making 2009
Accountability and Teaching Practices: School-Level Actions and Teacher Responses 2008
Assistance and Accountability in Externally Managed Schools: The Case of Edison Schools, Inc. 2008
Equating and Linking of Educational Assessments in High-Stakes Accountability Systems 2008
Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States 2008
Pain and Gain: Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006 2008
Performance-based Accountability Policies: Implications for School and Classroom Practices 2008
RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 3, Fall 2008 2008
Supplemental Analyses of ISBA Survey Responses 2008
Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year One Evaluation Report 2008
Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Two Evaluation Report 2008
Evaluation of Two Out-of-School Programs in Pittsburgh Public Schools: No Child Left Behind’s Supplemental Educational Services and State of Pennsylvania’s Educational Assistance Program 2007
How Educators in Three States Are Responding to Standards-Based Accountability Under No Child Left Behind 2007
RAND Review: Vol. 31, No. 3, Fall 2007 2007
The Sensitivity of Value-Added Teacher Effect Estimates to Different Mathematics Achievement Measures 2007
Spring 2007 TEEG Survey Results Chi-Square Analyses by Grade Level 2007
Standards-Based Accountability Under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States 2007
Value-Added Assessment in Practice: Lessons from the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System Pilot Project 2007
What Can TIMSS Surveys Tell Us About Mathematics Reforms in the United States During the 1990s? 2007
A Better Way: Measuring Charter School Success and Failure 2006
Does Reform-Oriented Teaching Make a Difference? The Relationship Between Teaching Practices and Achievement in Mathematics and Science 2006
Improving Mathematics and Science Education: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Reform-Oriented Instruction and Student Achievement 2006
Instructional Practices Related to Standards and Assessments 2006
Making Sense of Data-Driven Decision Making in Education: Evidence from Recent RAND Research 2006
Measuring Child-Staff Ratios in Child Care Centers: Balancing Effort and Representativeness 2006
Measuring Instructional Responses to Standards-Based Accountability 2006
Teacher Qualifications, Instructional Practices, and Reading and Mathematics Gains of Kindergartners: Research and Development Report 2006
Teachers as Implementers of Mathematics and Science Systemic Reform Policies 2006
Testing for Accountability in K-12 2006
Using Structured Classroom Vignettes to Measure Instructional Practices in Mathematics 2006
Using Structured Classroom Vignettes to Measure Instructional Practices in Mathematics 2006
Using Test-Score Data in the Classroom 2006
Validating Achievement Gains in Cohort-To-Cohort and Individual Growth-Based Modeling Contexts 2006
High-Performance Government: Structure, Leadership, Incentives 2005
Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time: Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools 2005
Introduction to First-Year Findings from the Implementing Standards-Based Accountability (ISBA) Project 2005
Measuring the Practices, Philosophies, and Characteristics of Kindergarten Teachers 2005
Teachers’ Responses to Standards-Based Accountability 2005
A Value-Added Modeling Approach for Examining the Relationship Between Reform Teaching and Mathematics Achievement 2005
Assessment as a Policy Tool 2004
A Decade of Entrepreneurship in Education: A Look at Edison Schools' Improvement Strategies and Their Effects on Student Achievement 2004
Evaluating Value-Added Models for Teacher Accountability 2004
External Audiences for Test-Based Accountability: The Perspectives of Journalists and Foundations 2004
Improving Educational Outcomes Through Accountability: Lessons from Other Sectors 2004
Improving Inferences About Student Achievement 2004
Is Reform-Oriented Teaching Related to Mathematics and Science Achievement? 2004
Let's See More Empirical Studies on Value-Added Modeling of Teacher Effects: A Reply to Raudenbush, Rubin, Stuart and Zanutto, and Reckase 2004
Models for Value-Added Modeling of Teacher Effects 2004
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 2004
Organizational Improvement and Accountability: Lessons for Education from Other Sectors 2004
The Promise and Peril of Using Value-Added Modeling to Measure Teacher Effectiveness 2004
Vignette-Based Surveys and the Mosaic II Project 2004
Assessment of Students with Disabilities in Kentucky: Inclusion, Student Performance, and Validity 2003
Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California 2003
Gender Differences on High School Science Achievement Tests: Do format and Content Matter? 2003
How California Charter Schools Operate and Perform 2003
Interactions Among Instructional Practices, Curriculum and Student Achievement: The Case of Standards-Based High School Mathematics 2003
Studying Large-Scale Reforms of Instructional Practice: An Example from Mathematics and Science 2003
Working Smarter to Leave No Child Behind: Practical Insights for School Leaders 2003
Benefits of a Statewide Student Identifier System for California 2002
Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education 2002
Measuring Reform-Oriented Instructional Practices in Mathematics and Science 2002
RAND Review: Vol. 26, No. 1, Spring 2002 2002
Does Matching Student and Teacher Racial/Ethnic Group Improve Math Scores? 2001
The Performance of Students With Disabilities on New York's Revised Regents Comprehensive Examination in English 2001
Teaching Practices and Student Achievement: Evaluating Classroom-Based Education Reforms 2001
Teaching Practices and Student Achievement: Report of First-Year Findings from the ‘Mosaic’ Study of Systemic Initiatives in Mathematics and Science 2000
Using Web Based Testing for Large Scale Assessment 2000
What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? 2000
Detecting Gender-Based Differential Item Functioning on a Constructed-Response Science Test 1999
Large-Scale Testing: Current Practices and New Directions 1999

Laura S. Hamilton — Publications

Approaches and Obstacles to Promoting Media Literacy Education in U.S. Schools 2021

Media Literacy Education to Counter Truth Decay: An Implementation and Evaluation Framework 2021

Media Literacy Standards to Counter Truth Decay 2021

2019 American Teacher Panel Civic Education Survey: Technical Documentation 2020

Building and Sustaining Innovative High Schools: Findings from the Opportunity by Design Study 2020

COVID-19 and the State of K-12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Fall 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys 2020

COVID-19 and the State of K–12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Spring 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys 2020

Data Access and Use Among Middle and High School Principals 2020

Designing and Sustaining Innovative High Schools: Successes, Challenges, and Student Outcomes 2020

Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning 2020

Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning: Executive Summary 2020

High School Teachers' Perceptions and Use of Personalized Learning: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2020

Learn Together Surveys: 2019 Technical Documentation and Survey Results 2020

Learn Together Surveys: 2020 Technical Documentation and Survey Results 2020

Media Use and Literacy in Schools: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020

Prepared for a Pandemic? How Schools' Preparedness Related to Their Remote Instruction During COVID-19 2020

Preparing Children and Youth for Civic Life in the Era of Truth Decay: Insights from the American Teacher Panel 2020

Priming the Leadership Pipeline: School Performance and Climate Under an Urban School Leadership Residency Program 2020

Social Studies Teachers' Perspectives on Key Civic Outcomes in 2010 and 2019: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020

Social Studies Teachers' Trust in Institutions and Groups: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020

Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in American Schools and Classrooms: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2020

Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2020

Teacher and Principal Perspectives on Supports for Students' College and Career Pathways: Findings from the American Educator Panels 2020

Teachers' Civics Instructional Materials: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay 2020

Teaching and Leading Through a Pandemic: Key Findings from the American Educator Panels Spring 2020 COVID-19 Surveys 2020

Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges? 2020

Which Parents Need the Most Support While K–12 Schools and Child Care Centers Are Physically Closed? 2020

Get Smart About Social and Emotional Learning Measurement 2019

Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Enhanced How Teachers Are Evaluated But Had Little Effect on Student Outcomes 2019

Preparing School Leaders for Success: Evaluation of New Leaders' Aspiring Principals Program, 2012–2017 2019

Raising the Bar for Teacher Preparation: Early Signals on How Louisiana's Education Policy Strategies Are Working Across the State 2019

The "Raising the Bar" Series on Louisiana's Education Policy Strategies to Support Students from Birth Through High School: Technical Appendix — Data Sources and Methods 2019

School and Classroom Climate Measures: Considerations for Use by State and Local Education Leaders 2019

Stakeholder Feedback Surveys as Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness 2019

Support for Social and Emotional Learning Is Widespread: Principals and Teachers Give Insight into How They Value, Address, and Measure It, and Which Supports They Need 2019

Teacher and Principal Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in America's Schools: Findings from the American Educator Panels 2019

Teacher Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in Massachusetts: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2019

Validity Evidence Supporting Use of Anchoring Vignettes to Measure Teaching Practice 2019

Walking a Fine Line: School Climate Surveys in State ESSA Plans 2019

What Other States Can Learn from Louisiana's Ambitious Efforts to Reshape Its Education System 2019

Building a Repository of Assessments of Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Higher-Order Cognitive Competencies 2018

Choosing and Using SEL Competency Assessments: What Schools and Districts Need to Know 2018

Commentary on the Special Issue on Social-Emotional Assessment to Guide Educational Practice 2018

Distributing Instructional Leadership: Implementation Lessons from an Urban School Leadership Residency Program 2018

How Do Teachers Perceive Feedback and Evaluation Systems? Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2018

Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Final Report: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2015–2016 2018

Investing in Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning: Companion Guide to Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review 2018

A Nationwide Look at Teacher Perceptions of Feedback and Evaluation Systems: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2018

Raising the Bar: Louisiana's Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes 2018

Raising the Bar for Student Outcomes in Louisiana 2018

RAND Education Assessment Finder 2018

Creating an Indicator of K–12 Classroom Coverage of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Content and Practices 2017

Designing Innovative High Schools: Implementation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative After Two Years 2017

Early Insights on Designing Innovative High Schools: Interim Findings from an Evaluation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative 2017

How Does Personalized Learning Affect Student Achievement? 2017

How the Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning 2017

Informing Progress: Insights on Personalized Learning Implementation and Effects 2017

Observations and Guidance on Implementing Personalized Learning 2017

Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review 2017

U.S. Teachers' Support of Their State Standards and Assessments: Findings from the American Teacher Panel 2017

Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Implementation: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014 2016

Preliminary Findings about the Implementation of Common Core State Standards Based on the May 2014 Field Tests of the American Teacher Panel and the American School Leader Panel 2016

Taking Stock: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014 2016

What Are Teachers' and School Leaders' Major Concerns About New K–12 State Tests? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels 2016

What Supports Do Teachers Need to Help Students Meet Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels 2016

What Supports Do Teachers Need to Help Students Meet Common Core State Standards for Mathematics? Findings from the American Teacher and American School Leader Panels 2016

Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning 2015

Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning: Executive Summary 2015

Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning: Survey Results Addendum 2015

The Feasibility of Developing a Repository of Assessments of Hard-to-Measure Competencies 2015

Can New Tests Lead to Better Teaching and Deeper Learning? 2014

Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs: What It Is, How It's Implemented, and How It's Working 2014

Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs: Examining Implementation and Outcomes 2014

Laying the Foundation for Successful School Leadership 2014

Measuring Hard-to-Measure Student Competencies: A Research and Development Plan 2014

Personalized Learning Instructional Staff Survey Results (Spring 2014) 2014

Preparing Principals to Raise Student Achievement: Implementation and Effects of the New Leaders Program in Ten Districts 2014

Preparing Principals to Raise Student Achievement: Implementation and Effects of the New Leaders Program in Ten Districts — Appendix 2014

Principal Preparation Matters: How Leadership Affects Student Achievement 2014