Session: Saturday Poster Session (2012 APPAM Fall Research Conference (November 8

A Synthesis of Six Experimental Evaluations of Learning Communities At Six Community Colleges

Alexander K. Mayer¹, Michael Weiss¹, Colleen Sommo¹, Mary Visher¹, Evan Weissman¹, Timothy Rudd¹, Dan Cullinan¹ and Heather Wathington², (1)MDRC, (2)University of Virginia, Curry School of Education

An Experimental Evaluation of the Value-Added Metric

Jonah Deutsch, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Are Public Executives Held Accountable? the Effects of Accountability Pressures On Public Executive Attrition

James R. Harrington, University of Texas, Dallas

Assessing Effectiveness: Strategies for Achieving Local Economic Development Goals

Rebecca Moryl, Clara Ren, Mark Decristoforo, Colin Shea and David Somerville, Emmanuel College

Cleaned up or Dumped On? the Empirical Effects of Trash Privatization On Ethnically-Diverse Neighborhoods

Erica McFadden¹, Joanna Lucio¹ and Jing Wang², (1)Arizona State University, (2)California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Cost Containment Vs. Access: The Case of Texas WIC

Katherine Meckel, Texas A&M University

Determining the Labor Market Value of An Education From a for-Profit School for Low-Income Women

Carolyn Arcand, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Disparities In School Quality and the Black-White Mortality Gap

Dan A. Black, University of Chicago, Yu-Chieh Hsu, NORC at the University of Chicago and Lowell J. Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University

Does Person-Environment Fit Reduce Employee's Perception of Organizational Goal Ambiguity?

Rusi Sun, Shuyang Peng and Sanjay K. Pandey, Rutgers University - Newark

Evaluating the Performance of Charter Schools In the Greater Los Angeles Area

Greg Thorson and Matt Gutierrez, University of Redlands

Explaining Teachers' Discretionary Work Effort: Managerial and Client Support In Public Schools

William G. Resh, Indiana University

Exploring the Determinants of Effective Governance Networks: A Fs/Qca Approach

Weijie Wang, University of Southern California

Fiscal Stress and Cost Accounting: Is There a Link for Local Government?

Zachary Thomas Mohr, University of Kansas

Interactive Effects of Student-Teacher Racial Matching and Teacher Diversity In Schools On Student Achievement

Neena Banerjee, UNC Charlotte

International Non-Governmental Organizations In New York City: A Baseline Description

Cristina Balboa, Baruch College-CUNY and Laurel Welton, Baruch College - CUNY

Managing Professionals: Value Infusion and Role Expectations

Xuhong Su, University of South Carolina, Columbia and Barry Bozeman, School of Public Affairs

Maternal Employment and Children's Readiness to Learn: A Comparative Perspective Between Australian and American Children

Caitlin McPherran Lombardi, Boston College

Maybe Money Matters? Analyzing the Relationship Between Salary Spending and Student Achievement At the School-Level

James Woodworth, University of Arkansas - Dept of Education Reform and Gary Ritter, University of Arkansas

Multi-Jurisdictional Facilities and Revenue Sharing In Georgia Local Governments

Tyler Reinagel and Justin Stritch, University of Georgia

Organizational Capacity Building to Promote Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness

Pamela Joshi¹, Sarah Lycan², Brian Burke² and Casey Tischner², (1)Brandeis University, (2)RTI International

Organizational Performance and Leadership: A Meta-Regression Analysis

Jaehee Jong, University at Albany

Parental Education and Participation In School Choice

Andrew Brannegan, American University

Partnerships You Can Bank On: Sustainable Financial Institution Engagement In Bank On Programs

Michelle Nguyen and Ida Rademacher, CFED

Predicted Individual and Cumulative Effects of College Preparation Activities On College Enrollment In Central Texas

Greg Cumpton¹, Deanna Schexnayder¹, Christopher King¹ and Chandler Stolp², (1)University of Texas, Austin, (2)Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

Public Sector Strategies to Overcome Fiscal Constraints and Serve the Public Interest Through Public-Private Partnerships

Eric Boyer, George Washington University

Residential Stability and Academic Performance: City University of New York Students Living In Public Housing

Simon McDonnell¹, David Crook² and Colin Chellman², (1)Governor's Office of Storm Recovery (New York), (2)City University of New York

Revising the U.S. Poverty Threshold Measure to Capture An Individual's Net Present Value

Peter Manda, University of Pennsylvania - Fels Institute (graduated Dec. 2012)

Rewarding Growth or Achievement? Assessing the Eligibility Criteria of the Recovery School District Return Policy

Richard Welsh and Andrew McEachin, University of Southern California

Scaling up: An Analysis of Rapid Nonprofit Growth with Government Funding

Jasmine McGinnis¹, Lewis Faulk² and Susannah Ali², (1)George Washington University, (2)American University

Schools' Strategies for Using School Improvement Grant (SIG) Funds

Karen B Manship, American Institutes for Research

The Effect of Natural Disasters On Students In School

Sarah Fuller, Duke University

The Impact of Abortion On Young Women's Marriage Decisions

Ruoding Tan, Graduate Center, CUNY

The Impact of Privatizing Public Housing On the Equity, Efficiency and Effectiveness of Service Delivery

Joanna Lucio and Erica McFadden, Arizona State University

The Industrial Upgrading In Resource Depletion Regions for Minority Areas

Xiuping Zhang¹, Yabin Ke¹ and Manqi Ke², (1)Minzu University of China, (2)Chinese Academy of Science

The Short-Run Fertility Impact of a Disruption In Publicly-Provided Contraceptive Supply In the Philippines

J.M. Ian Salas, University of California, Irvine

The Study On the Effects of Public Institution Ceos' Characteristics On the Governmental Monetary Support

Dakyoung KIM, Yonsei University

Three Generation Family Households In Early Childhood: Comparisons Between Australia, the UK, and the US

Natasha Pilkauskas, Columbia University and Melissa Martinson, Princeton University

Transfer Incentives for Highest-Performing Teachers: Who Applies, Who Transfers?

Ali E. Protik, Steven Glazerman, Bing-ru Teh, Julie Bruch and Neil Seftor, Mathematica Policy Research

Understanding Policy Outcomes In the Context of Caseworker Resources

Rebekah K. Selekman, University of Wisconsin- Madison

University Funding Schemes and Functional Differentiation

Satoshi P. Watanabe and Yasumi Abe, Hiroshima University

Child Care by Nonresident Fathers

Yeongmin Kim, Institute for Research on Poverty; University of Wisconsin, Madison

Income and Early Achievement Across the Urban to Rural Continuum

Portia Miller¹, Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal¹ and Claude Setodji², (1)University of Pittsburgh, (2)RAND Corporation

On Persistent Poverty In a Rich Country

TMTonmoy Islam, Jenny Minier and James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky

State Policy Approaches to Achieving High Quality Early Care and Education

Maia C Connors and Pamela Morris, New York University

A Comparative Analysis of Privatization: What Is Global Trends and Impact of Privatization

Mihyun Yoo, Yonsei University

Analyzing High School Transcripts to Improve College Access: Results from an IES Research Grant Study

Karen Levesque, Robert Fitzgerald, Jennifer Laird and Roger Studley, MPR Associates

Determinants of Demand for Vocational Education In India

Namrata Tognatta, University of Pennsylvania

Poster: Saturday Poster Session