Professor
Department of Economics
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992
tsass@gsu.edu
Ph.D., Economics, University of Washington
Curriculum Vitae
Sass Homepage
Expertise: classroom peer effects, school competition, special education,teacher quality, value-added modeling
Biography
Tim R. Sass is Professor of Economics at Florida State University specializing in applied microeconomics, industrial organization, public choice and the economics of education. Dr. Sass is a member of the CALDER Florida team. He has also served as a consultant to the RAND Corporation, Berkeley Policy Associates and the National Academy of Sciences on various education policy research topics.
Dr. Sass’s work covers an array of education policy issues including charter schools, teacher quality, special education, peer effects and value-added methodology. He has served as the Principal Investigator on a study of charter schools funded by the Spencer Foundation as well as Co-Principal Investigator on a grant project to evaluate the certification system of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. He has also directed USDOE-IES funded projects studying the determinants of regular education teacher effectiveness and the preparation of special education teachers. Dr. Sass's current research focuses on measuring teacher quality and the distribution of teacher quality across schools. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington.
CALDER-related Publications
Working Papers
What Makes Special Education Teachers Special? Teacher Training and Achievement of Students with Disabilities
Working Paper 49 (June 2010)
By Li Feng and Tim R. Sass
School Accountability and Teacher Mobility
Working Paper 47 (June 2010)
By Li Feng, David N. Figlio, and Tim R. Sass
What Makes for a Good Teacher and Who Can Tell?
Working Paper 30 (September 2009)
By Douglas N. Harris and Tim R. Sass
Classroom Peer Effects and Student Achievement
Working Paper 18 (June 2008)
By Mary A. Burke and Tim R. Sass
The Effects of NBPTS-Certified Teachers on Student Achievement
Working Paper 4 (March 2007)
By Douglas N. Harris and Tim R. Sass
Teacher Training, Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
Working Paper 3 (March 2007)
By Douglas N. Harris and Tim R. Sass
Research and Policy Briefs
The Stability of Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality and Implications for Teacher Compensation Policy
Policy Brief 4 (November 2008)
By Tim R. Sass
High School Diploma and GED Attainment in Florida
Research Note 1 (July 2008)
By Tim R. Sass and Steven Cartwright
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Harris, Douglas N., and Tim R. Sass. 2009. “The Effects of NBPTS-Certified Teachers on Student Achievement.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 28(1):55-80 (Previously Working Paper No. 4).
McCaffrey, Daniel F., J.R. Lockwood, and Kata Mihaly. 2009. “The Inter-temporal Variability of Teacher Effect Estimates.” Education Finance and Policy 4(4):572-606.
Sass, Tim R. 2006. “Charter Schools and Student Achievement in Florida.” Education Finance and Policy 1(1):91-122.
