Publications

Luke Keele, Matthew Lenard, Luke Miratrix, Lindsay Page (2023). A Software Tutorial for Matching in Clustered Observational Studies. Observational Studies.

Matthew Lenard (2023). The impacts of high school industry certifications on intentions, college-going, and earnings. Job Market Paper.

Darryl Hill, Rodney Huges, Matthew Lenard, David Liebowitz, Lindsay Page (2023). New schools and new classmates: The disruption and peer group effects of school reassignment. Economics of Education Review.

Preprint PDF EdNext

Olivia Chi, Matthew Lenard (2022). Can a commercial screening tool help select better teachers?. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Preprint PDF Brief

Umut Dur, Bob Hammond, Matthew Lenard, Melinda Morrill, Thayer Morrill, Colleen Paeplow (2022). The attraction of magnet schools: Evidence from embedded lotteries in school assignment. Submittted.

Angel Harris, Darryl Hill, Matthew Lenard (2022). Promises, pitfalls, and tradeoffs in identifying gifted learners: Evidence from a curricular experiment. Submitted.

Preprint Raleigh N&O

Matthew Lenard, Mikko Silliman (2021). Informal social interactions, behavior, and academic achievement. Revise & resubmit (The Economic Journal).

Thurston Domina, Deven Carlson, James Carter III, Matthew Lenard, Andrew McEachin, Rachel Perera (2021). The kids on the bus: The academic consequences of diversity-driven school reassignments. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Preprint PDF Vernon Award Brookings EdNext

Luke Keele, Matthew Lenard, Lindsay Page (2021). Matching methods for clustered observational studies in education. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.

Lindsay Page, Matthew Lenard, Luke Keele (2020). The design of clustered observational studies in education. AERA Open.

Matthew Lenard, Melinda Morrill, John Westall (2020). High school start times and student achievement: Looking beyond test scores. Economics of Education Review.

PDF AJC HGSE's Usable Knowledge

John Holbein, Sunshine Hillygus, Matthew Lenard, Christina Gibson-Davis, Darryl Hill (2020). The development of students' engagement in school, community and democracy. British Journal of Political Science.

Preprint PDF The 74

Steve Hemelt, Matthew Lenard (2020). Math acceleration in elementary school: Access and effects on student outcomes. Economics of Education Review.

PDF Chalkbeat IndyWeek

Steve Hemelt, Matthew Lenard, Colleen Paeplow (2019). Building bridges to life after high school: Contemporary career academies and student outcomes. Economics of Education Review.

Preprint PDF CALDER Brief WWC Review Fordham Flypaper Raleigh N&O

Deven Carlson, Elizabeth Bell, Matthew Lenard, Joshua Cowen, Andrew McEachin (2019). Socioeconomic-based school assignment policy and racial segregation levels: Evidence from the Wake County Public School System. American Educational Research Journal.

PDF EdWeek K-12 Dive