2025 schedule coming October 2024
Chair: Sean Corcoran (Vanderbilt University)
Presenters: Ngaire Honey (Universidad de O’Higgins), Alejandro Carrasco (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Manuela Mendoza (Universidad de O’Higgins), Juan de Dios Oyarzún (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso) – School Selectivity and Excellence as a Policy Trajectory: The Effect of Assignment to an Academically Selective School in Chile
Heather Rose (University of California, Davis), Jacob Hibel (University of California, Davis), Danielle Huddlestun (San Diego State University), Susan Ebeler (University of California, Davis), Kali Trzesniewski (University of California, Davis) – High School Choice and Perceived College Belonging
Chair: Aaron Saiger (Fordham University School of Law)
Presenters: Miguel Eiros Bachiller (Universidad de Salamanca España), José Luis M. López-Muñiz (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain) – Constitutionality of Public Financing of Single-Sex Non-Governmental Schools: Recent Spanish Case-Law
Sílvia Cópio (Centro de Estuodos Globais da Universidade Alberta) – Home Education and Freedom of Parents to Choose their Kids’ Education: Political and Legal Movements in European Countries. What is Happening Nowadays?
Miguel Sancho (European Foundation Society and Education) – Why and How to Fund Social Initiative Education? The Spanish Case
Chair: Matthew Lee (Kennesaw State University)
Presenters: Matthew Lee (Kennesaw State University) – What Do Parents Value Most When Choosing Schools?
Ian Kingsbury (Educational Freedom Institute), Jay P. Greene (Heritage Foundation) – The Woke Duopoly
Lindsey Burke (Heritage Foundation), Jason Bedrick (Heritage Foundation) – How Do School Choice Programs Affect Private School Tuition Costs?
Corey DeAngelis (American Federation for Children) – School Choice and Parental Satisfaction with Curriculum: National Evidence from a Large Virtual Charter School Chapter
Discussants: Heidi Holmes Erickson (Brigham Young University), Ben Scafidi (Kennesaw State University)
Organizer and Moderator: Marianna Davidovich (Foundation for Economic Education)
Participants: Marianna Davidovich (Foundation for Economic Education), Kerry McDonald (Foundation for Economic Education), Jane McEnaney (State Policy Network), Matthew Frendeway (yes. every kid. foundation.), Erika Donalds (Optima Ed)
Organizer and Moderator: Timberly Baker (Arkansas State University)
Participants: Carla Patrice Wellborn (Vanderbilt University), Cheryl Fields-Smith (University of Georgia), Najarian R. Peters (University of Kansas School of Law), Christal Banks (Home Educator and Blogger for @Mamasweetbaby), Marla P. Wellborn (Engaged Detroit)
Chair: Robert Maranto (University of Arkansas)
Presenters: Triin Lauri (Tallinn University), Kaire Poder (Estonian Business School), Joonatan Nõgisto (Tallinn University) – Legacy Distorted Path of Education Privatization in Three Basic Countries
John Kristof (EdChoice) – Speaking My Language: Political Ideology and Perception of School Choice
Kirianne Suriano (Charter Schools USA), Paula Jackson (Charter Schools USA), Julia Kiewit (Charter Schools USA), Matthew Ohlson (University of North Florida) – Catalyzing Change: Empowering Parents in the Charter School Revolution
Chair: Tommaso Agasisti (Politecnico di Milano)
Presenters: Eric (Rick) Hanushek (Stanford University), Sarah Gust (University of Munich), Ludger Woessmann (University of Munich) – Global Universal Basic Skills
Enya Costa (University of Sao Paulo) – School Vouchers Programs: An Alternative Solution for the Brazilian Educational Context?
Chair: Brian R. Beabout (University of New Orleans)
Presenters: Delia Castillo (Independent Researcher) – Family-Community Engagement in California Charter Schools
Rebecca Anguiano (St. Mary’s College of California), Cynthia Martinez (San Francisco State University) – Two Charter School’s Journeys Toward Lifting Family Voices and Generating Community Power
Diana Ward (University of Holy Cross, New Orleans) – Family Engagement in Charter School Closure Decisions
Brian R. Beabout (University of New Orleans), Shante Williams (Rapides Parish School District) – Constrained Collaboration Between Co-located Charter and District Schools
Discussant: Steven L. Nelson (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Moderator: Lindsey Burke (Heritage Foundation)
Participants: Ian Kingsbury (Educational Freedom Institute), Corey DeAngelis (American Federation for Children), Robert Enlow (EdChoice), Inez Feltscher Stepman (Independent Women’s Forum)
Organizer and Moderator: Lauren Hodge (Stand Together Chamber of Commerce)
Participants: Lauren Hodge (Stand Together Chamber of Commerce), Ashlyn Edmisten (Stand Together), Ignasi Grau I Callizo (Oidel), Miguel Rodriguez Blanco (Catedrático de Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado)
Speaker: Macke Raymond (CREDO, Stanford University)
Chair: Corey DeAngelis (American Federation for Children)
Presenters: Josefina Senese (Boston University), Marcus S. Winters (Boston University) – Districtwide School Choice: Lessons from Indianapolis
Anna Egalite (North Carolina State University), Daniel Bowen (Texas A&M University), Brian Kisida (University of Missouri) – Factors Driving School Choice in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ian Kingsbury (Educational Freedom Institute) – Better Measures? Virtual Schooling and State Assessments Under Organic Testing Conditions
Sarah McKenzie (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Roy McKenzie (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville) – Virtual Recovery: Student Outcomes in Virtual Schools in Arkansas During COVID
Chair: Angela K. Dills (Western Carolina University)
Presenters: John Merrifield (Institute for Objective Policy Assessment) – A Private School Access Index
Don Soifer (National Microschooling Center) – American Microschooling Sector Analysis 2024
Angela R. Watson (Johns Hopkins School of Education) – The State of Homeschooling. A State-by-State Guide
Organizer and Moderator: Aaron Saiger (Fordham University School of Law)
Participants: Aaron Saiger (Fordham University School of Law), Abner Greene (Fordham University School of Law)
Organizer and Moderator: Shiren Rattigan (Innovative Educators Network)
Participants: Shiren Rattigan (Innovative Educators Network), Toni Frallicciardi (Innovative Educators Network)
Chair: Dennis Jansen (Texas A&M University)
Presenters: Carlos X. Lastra-Anadon (IE University), Paul E. Peterson (Harvard University) – Increases in Non-Instructional Staff and Student Outcomes
Andrew Camp (University of Arkansas), Taylor Wilson (University of Arkansas) – Who Teaches in Schools of Choice: A Comparative Analysis of Private, Charter, and Traditional Public-School Educators
Ellen Goldring (Vanderbilt University), Angela Cox (Vanderbilt University) – Private Practice Teachers: A New Approach to Market-Driven Reform
Angela K. Dills (Western Carolina University), Ben Scafidi (Kennesaw State University) – Regulations and School Staffing
Chair: Nina Buchanan (University of Hawai’i)
Presenters: Carla Patrice Wellborn (Vanderbilt University), Timberly Baker (Arkansas State University) – BlackWashing: A QuantCrit Analysis of How Black Home Education is (Mis)Represented in Quantitative Homeschooling Literature
Amy Shelton (Saint Louis University) – Segregated by Choice: The Relationship Between Charter School Type, Charter School Siting, and School Segregation
Steven L. Nelson (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Taylor Cummings (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) – No Room for Dreams: A Critical Instance Case Study of Community Resistance to Education Reform in Lawrence, MA
Stacy Seward (University of Massachusetts, Lowell/The Dream Network), Steven L. Nelson (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) – Conspiracies of Collusion: Institutional Gaslighting, Gatekeeping, and White Fragility in Education Reform
Organizer and Moderator: John Merrifield (Institute for Objective Policy Analysis)
Participants: John Merrifield (Institute for Objective Policy Analysis), David Hunt (Cardus)
Organizer: Ignasi Grau I Callizo (OIDEL)
Moderator: Ashlyn Edmisten (Stand Together)
Participants: Ignasi Grau I Callizo (OIDEL), Peter Colenso (Global Schools Forum)
Organizer and Moderator: Kerry McDonald (Foundation for Economic Education)
Participants: Molly McDonald Roughan (unschooling and virtual schooling), Abby McDonald Roughan (Sudbury Valley School/Sudbury-model schooling), Layla Campbell (microschooling), Calvin Campbell (microschooling), Grace Donnelly (homeschooling)