American Institutes for Research

Tim Sass (Florida)

Tim SassProfessor
Department of Economics
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992
e-mail this experttsass@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

bullet 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

bullet School Accountability and Teacher Mobility
Working Paper 47 (June 2010)
By Li Feng, David N. Figlio, and Tim R. Sass

bullet What Makes for a Good Teacher and Who Can Tell?
Working Paper 30 (September 2009)
By Douglas N. Harris and Tim R. Sass

bullet Classroom Peer Effects and Student Achievement
Working Paper 18 (June 2008)
By Mary A. Burke and Tim R. Sass

bullet The Effects of NBPTS-Certified Teachers on Student Achievement
Working Paper 4 (March 2007)
By Douglas N. Harris and Tim R. Sass

bullet Teacher Training, Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
Working Paper 3 (March 2007)
By Douglas N. Harris and Tim R. Sass


Research and Policy Briefs

bullet The Stability of Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality and Implications for Teacher Compensation Policy
Policy Brief 4 (November 2008)
By Tim R. Sass

bullet High School Diploma and GED Attainment in Florida
Research Note 1 (July 2008)
By Tim R. Sass and Steven Cartwright


Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

bullet 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).

bullet 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.

bullet Sass, Tim R. 2006. “Charter Schools and Student Achievement in Florida.” Education Finance and Policy 1(1):91-122.

 

 

CALDER Working Paper 63
Where You Come From or Where You Go? Distinguishing Between School Quality and the Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation Program Graduates
 
CALDER Working Paper 64
Certification Requirements and Teacher Quality
 
CALDER Working Paper 57
Teacher Quality and Teacher Mobility
 
CALDER Working Paper 54
Value-Added Models and the Measurement of Teacher Productivity
 
CALDER Working Paper 52
Value Added of Teachers in High-Poverty Schools and Lower-Poverty Schools
 
CALDER Working Paper 49
What Makes Special Education Teachers Special? Teacher Training and Achievement of Students with Disabilities
 
CALDER Working Paper 47
School Accountability and Teacher Mobility
 
CALDER Working Paper 30
What Makes for a Good Teacher and Who Can Tell?
 
CALDER Policy Brief 4
The Stability of Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality and Implications for Teacher Compensation Policy
 
CALDER Research Note 1
High School Diploma and GED Attainment in Florida
 
CALDER Working Paper 18
Classroom Peer Effects and Student Achievement
 
CALDER Working Paper 4
The Effects of NBPTS-Certified Teachers on Student Achievement
 
CALDER Working Paper 3
Teacher Training, Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
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