Our Work

The Center is investigating many research questions. Below are links to some of the research briefs, reports and presentations that we have made.

Research Briefs

The 2020-21 Arizona Teacher Workforce After The Pandemic.  Ashley Bennett, Luis Silva, Joe O'Reilly & Bruce Duplanty

The Arizona Teacher Workforce 2019-20 Research Brief.  Ashley Bennett, Luis Silva, Joe O'Reilly & Edith Gummer 

Math Course Taking Patterns & College Going: Tracking the Class of 2018 from 7th grade to college..  Momoko Rai & Joe O'Reilly 

Rigorous Coursework in Arizona..  Paul Perault, Eric Hedberg, Joe O'Reilly & Momoko Rai

AP Course and Test Taking.  Momoko Rai & Joe O'Reilly

College Board Reported Participation and Performance Trends of Advanced Placement Exams for Arizona Students from 2008 to 2019.  Kristi Glassmayer

Is 4 better than 3? An analysis of AP test scores and post-secondary outcomes.  Wina Kurniawan & Momoko Rai

Visualizations

The High School Outcomes Tool  You will need a login to access this. Logins are available from joseph.oreilly@asu.edu.

      The High School Outcome User Guide   using_the_high_school_graduation_screens_tutorial.docx

       Additional graduation and college going data by school:  High School Graduation and College Going Visualizations, 2014-2017  Mukta Marathe  

Upcoming Work

The following projects are currently underway or are about to start:

      Providing school districts with detailed feedback on their graduate's performance in Arizona colleges

      Connecting current and projected workforce needs with university, community college and K12 education trends

       The impact of Dual Enrollment on college going and completion

Presentations

The 2019 ACT Summit presentation

Student Authored Reports

Interventions to Increase High School Graduation Rates for Native American Students. Alma Atassi, 2019

Research Based Interventions to Increase High School Graduation Rates. Diana Chen, 2019

High School Graduation and College Going Visualizations, 2014-2017  Mukta Marathe  

Social Media Analysis of RedForEdAZ Movement and its Implications. Varun Chaudhary 

Analysis of Arizona School District Budgets. Justil Colyar   az_district_financial_analysis_draft_2_1.pptx

 dcedex-_fafsa_analysis.docx.pdf  Improving FAFSA Completion in Arizona: An Analysis of Interventions and
Recommendations. Alma Atassi, 2020.