Publications
Rogers, Salem, Tyler Powell, Katharine O. Strunk, and Bryant G. Hopkins (2026). Viral Change: Trends in Michigan Teacher Attrition and Mobility before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Finance and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp.a.18
Working Papers
Revise & Resubmit, Economics of Education Review
Abstract: I estimate the causal impact of commuting time on students' academic effort and performance. Using novel administrative transportation data from North Carolina and idiosyncratic variation in bus route assignments, I show that longer bus commutes worsen student outcomes. A one standard deviation (21.5-minute) increase in morning commuting time leads to a 2.6 percent increase in the likelihood of being suspended, a 0.01 s.d. decrease in math and reading test scores, and a 0.02 s.d. decrease in ACT score.
The Effects of Race-Neutral Affirmative Action: Evidence from Academically Selective High Schools (with Rene Crespin)
Under Review
Works in Progress
All or Nothing? The Effects of Small-Scale Early College on Educational Attainment
Abstract: Early Middle Colleges (EMCs) are a class of high school dual enrollment programs in Michigan that allow students to spend a fifth year in high school, earning an associate degree or a significant number of college credits alongside their high school diplomas. Using student-level administrative data on K-12 and post-secondary course taking, I analyze the impacts of these programs on educational attainment. I instrument for EMC enrollment with 9th-grade cohort-level EMC eligibility at each Michigan high school based on the timing of program implementation.
Home District Preference and Implications for Equity: Evidence from Teachers in Michigan (with Salem Rogers)
Paying to Stay: How Student Loan Repayment Affects Teacher Retention (with Jason Burns, Tara Kilbride, and Seth Walker)
Policy Reports
(with Tara Kilbride)
(with Tara Kilbride, Salem Rogers, and Jennifer Moriarty)
(with Tara Kilbride, Salem Rogers, and Jennifer Moriarty)