Harbatkin, E., Ecton, W., & Ganus, K.* (2024, November). Teacher Certification in Career and Technical Education: An Investigation of CTE Teachers and Student Absenteeism in Florida. Paper accepted at the annual conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). National Harbor, MD.
Burrell, N.* & Harbatkin, E. (2024, September). Beyond the School Building: Examining the Association between Out-of-School Factors and Multidimensional School Grades. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness (SREE). Baltimore, MD. Harbatkin, E. & Bleiberg, J. (2024, March). The Persistence of School Improvement Effects on Individual Students Through the Pandemic. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Baltimore, MD.
Harbatkin, E., Nguyen, T., Strunk, K.O., Burns, J.A., & Moran, A.* (2023, November). Should I Stay or Should I Go (Later)? Teacher intentions and turnover in low-performing schools before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Atlanta, GA.
Harbatkin, E. & Wolf, B. (2023, November). State Accountability Decisions under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Validity, Stability, and Equity of School Ratings. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Atlanta, GA.
Cullum, S.* & Harbatkin, E. (2023, April). Do the Stakes Matter? The Impact of Differential School Accountability Provisions on Student Achievement. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the American Education Research Association (AERA). Chicago, IL. Harbatkin, E., Nguyen, T., Strunk, K.O., Burns, J.A., & Moran, A.* (2023, March). Should I Stay or Should I Go (Later)? Teacher intentions and turnover in low-performing schools before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Denver, CO.
Harbatkin, E., Strunk, K.O., Cullum, S.* (2023, March). Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbate Teacher Staffing Challenges in Turnaround Schools? Evidence from Michigan. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Denver, CO.
Cullum, S.* & Harbatkin, E. (2023, March). Do the Stakes Matter? the Impact of Differential School Accountability Provisions on Student Achievement. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Washington, D.C.
Harbatkin, E., Cullum, S.,* & Strunk, K.O. (2022, November). Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbate Teacher Staffing Challenges in Turnaround Schools? Evidence from Michigan. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Denver, CO.
Cullum, S.* & Harbatkin, E. (2022, November). Do the Stakes Matter? the Impact of Differential School Accountability Provisions on Student Achievement. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Washington, D.C.
Harbatkin, E., McIlwain, A., & Strunk, K.O. (2022, March). School Turnaround in a Pandemic: An Examination of the Outsized Implications of COVID-19 for Low-Performing Schools and Their Communities. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Denver, CO.
Harbatkin, E., Burns, J., & Cullum, S. (2022, March). The Role of Culture and Climate in School Turnaround. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Austin, TX.
Harbatkin, E., Burns, J., & Cullum, S. (2021, March). Do Culture and Climate Mediate School Turnaround? Evidence from Michigan’s Partnership Model of School and District Improvement. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Online.
Burns, J., Strunk, K.O., Torres, C., Harbatkin, E., McIlwain, A., & Waldron, S. (2021, March). The Efficacy and Implementation of Michigan’s Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround: Mixed-Methods Evidence from the First Two Years of Reform Implementation. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Online.
Harbatkin, E. (2020, November). An Early Warning System for Low-Performing Schools: Developing a Multidimensional Measure of Risk. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Online.
Gerry, A., Lincove, J., & Harbatkin, E. (2020, November). The Dynamic Supply of School Options in Choice-Based Systems. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Online.
Harbatkin, E. (2020, March). Are There Turnaround Principals? Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Fort Worth, TX.
Harbatkin, E. & Henry, G.T. (2020, January). What happens to student achievement in low-performing schools after state turnaround supports are substantially scaled back? Poster presented at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Annual Principal Investigators Meeting. Washington, DC.
Harbatkin, E. & Henry, G.T. (2019, March). Why Do Schools Fail? An Examination of School-Level Factors Associated with Low Performance. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Kansas City, MO.
Harbatkin, E. & Henry, G.T. (2019, March). Stumbling at the Starting Block: How Baseline School Characteristics Hinder School Turnaround Efforts. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness (SREE). Washington, DC.
Harbatkin, E. & Henry, G.T. (2019, January). Stumbling at the Starting Block: How Baseline School Characteristics Hinder School Turnaround Efforts. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the International School Choice and Reform Conference (ISCRC). Lisbon, Portugal.
Henry, G.T. & Harbatkin, E. (2018, November). The Next Generation of School Turnaround: Improving the Lowest Performing Schools without Disrupting the Status Quo. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM). Washington, DC.
Henry, G.T. & Harbatkin, E. (2018, March). Examining the Effects of Principal Turnover: A Within- and Between-Year Analysis. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Portland, OR.
Bleiberg, J., Harbatkin, E., & Springer, M. (2018, March). Teacher evaluation across the United States: Does using student data matter for student achievement? Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Portland, OR.
Johnston, W.R., Harbatkin, E., Herman, R., Migacheva, K., & Henry, G.T. (2018, January). Measuring Fidelity of Implementation of a Statewide School Turnaround Intervention: The Development of a Valid and Reliable Measure. Poster accepted at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Annual Principal Investigators Meeting. Arlington, VA.
Harbatkin, E., & Woo, D. (2017, October). The Color of Consequences: An Exploration of the Role of Student and Administrator Race in Disciplinary Severity. Poster presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM). Chicago, IL. [video]
Harbatkin, E. (2017, March). The Effect of Student-Teacher Race Congruence on Teacher Assessment of Students. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP). Washington, DC.
Bleiberg, J., & Harbatkin, E. (2016, November). The Innovation and Diffusion of Teacher Evaluation Reform: A Story of Federalism and Foundations. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM). Washington, DC.
Harbatkin, E., & Wiseman, M. (2012, November). State Policy and Supplemental Security Income for Children. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM). Baltimore, MD.
Harbatkin, E., & Wiseman, M. (2012, August). State Policy and Supplemental Security Income for Children. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the National Association of Welfare Research Statistics (NAWRS). Baltimore, MD.
Other invited presentations
“Should I Stay or Should I Go (Later)? Teacher intentions and turnover in low-performing schools.” Presentation to EdPolicyForward Research Seminar at George Mason University. Online, October 2024.
“Educator Mobility: Overview, Correlates, and Levers for Teacher Retention.” Presentation to Florida State University Educational Leadership and Administration Advisory Board Annual Meeting. Tallahassee, FL, February 2024.
“Third-Year Evidence from an Evaluation of the Partnership Model.” Presentation to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Partnership Districts (OPD). Online, September 2021. (with Katharine O. Strunk)
“Second-Year Evidence from an Evaluation of the Partnership Model.” Presentation to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Partnership Districts (OPD). Online, September 2020. (with Katharine O. Strunk, Jason Burns, and Chris Torres)
“Barriers to Improvement in the Lowest Performing Schools.” Presentation at the biannual briefing of the North Carolina Transformation (NCT) project for the NCT Principal & Teacher Advisory Committee. Raleigh, NC., April 2019.
“NC Transformation Project Preliminary Results Report and Presentation.” Presentation to the North Carolina Board of Education. Raleigh, NC., May 2018. (with Gary T. Henry) [audio]
“North Carolina Transformation Preliminary Outcomes.” Presentation to North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) leadership. Raleigh, NC., March 2018. (with Gary T. Henry)
“North Carolina Transformation Semiannual Briefing on Preliminary Outcomes.” Presentation at the biannual briefing of the North Carolina Transformation (NCT) project for the NCT Principal & Teacher Advisory Committee and the Educator Support Services (ESS) leadership team. Raleigh, NC., March 2018. (with Gary T. Henry)
“Fit of Supports to School Needs.” Presentation at the biannual briefing of the North Carolina Transformation (NCT) project for the NCT Principal & Teacher Advisory Committee and the District and School Transformation (DST) team. Raleigh, NC., July 2017. (with Gary T. Henry)
“Teacher and School Leader Turnover.” Presentation at the biannual briefing of the North Carolina Transformation (NCT) project for the NCT Principal & Teacher Advisory Committee and the District and School Transformation (DST) team. Raleigh, NC., February 2017. (with Gary T. Henry & J. Edward Guthrie)
“Understanding Reporting Requirements.” Presentation at the plenary session of the CED/JOLI Annual Grantee Conference. Washington, DC., February 2012.
“Collecting Data for the Performance Progress Report.” Presentation at the plenary session of the CED/JOLI Annual Grantee Conference. Washington, DC., February 2012.
“Making Sense of Your Performance Progress Report.” Presentation at a breakout session of the CED/JOLI Annual Grantee Conference. Washington, DC., February 2012.
“Collecting Data for the New Performance Progress Report.” Presentation at the plenary session of the CED/JOLI Annual Grantee Conference. Washington, DC., September 2011. (with Jessie Gelwicks)