Working Papers and Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Improving the Implementation and Effectiveness of Out-of-School-Time Tutoring.
Heinrich, C., Burch, P., Good, A., Acosta, R., Cheng, C., Dillender, M., Kirshbaum, C., Nisar, H. & M. Stewart. Published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2014)

Instruction Matters: Lessons from a Mixed Method Evaluation of Out-of-School Time Tutoring Under No Child Left Behind.
Good, A., Burch, P., Stewart, M., Acosta, R., and C. Heinrich. Accepted for publication by Teachers College Record. Please see below for previous versions of this paper.

The Efficacy of Private Sector Providers in Improving Public Educational Outcomes. Heinrich, C., & H. Nisar. Published in the American Educational Research Journal (May 2013).

Devil is in the Details: Examining Equity Mechanisms in Supplemental Educational Services. (In press).
Acosta, R., Good, A., Burch, P., & M. Stewart. In G. Sunderman (Ed.), Charting Reform, Achieving Equity in a Diverse Nation. Charlotte, NC: Information Age. Please see below for previous versions of this chapter.

Third-Party Governance under No Child Left Behind: Accountability and Performance Management Challenges
Carolyn J. Heinrich, University of Texas-Austin

Supplemental Education Services under No Child Left Behind: Who Signs Up, and What Do They Gain?
Carolyn J. Heinrich, University of Texas-Austin; Robert H. Meyer, Wisconsin Center for Education Research; Greg Whitten, Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Supplemental Educational Services and NCLB: Policy Assumptions, Market Practices, Emerging Issues

Patricia Burch, Matthew Steinberg, and Joseph Donovan

Presentations

February 2014 Public Webinar - Review of Study Findings
- View the presentation slides
- Watch a recording of presentation

June 2012 Public Webinar: Review of Study Findings (slides)
Responses to participant questions (pdf)

Carolyn J. Heinrich and Patricia Burch's Presentation: 2011 Provider Briefing (video)
Slides (PowerPoint)

Policy Briefs and Research Reports

Summaries of Provider Effects by District
Released November 2013: Los Angeles Unified School District
Released September 2013: Dallas Independent School District, Milwaukee and Minneapolis Public Schools; and Chicago Public Schools
Released September 2012: Chicago Public Schools, Dallas ISD, Milwaukee Public Schools and Minneapolis Public Schools
Released August 2012: Chicago Public Schools
Released August 2011: Austin ISD, Chicago Public Schools, Dallas ISD, Milwaukee Public Schools, Minneapolis Public Schools

Policy Brief: Policy and Program Recommendations for Redesigning Supplemental Educational Services
Patricia Burch and Carolyn Heinrich

Policy Brief: Implementation and Effectiveness of Supplemental Educational Services for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners
Patricia Burch and Carolyn Heinrich Mary Stewart, Annalee Good, Christi Kirshbaum& Rudy Acosta

Policy Briefs: Letter to District Administrators

Understanding Supplementary Educational Services (SES): A Guide for Parents and Guardians
Rodolfo Acosta, Patricia Burch, Annalee Good, Mary Stewart, Carolyn Heinrich & Christi Kirshbaum

Comprendiendo los Servicios de Educación Suplementaria (SES): Un guía para padres y guardianes
Rodolfo Acosta, Patricia Burch, Annalee Good, Mary Stewart, Carolyn Heinrich & Christi Kirshbaum

Working Papers and Instrumentation

Market vulnerabilities: Policy intersections and students with disabilities in the context of OST tutoring.
Stewart et al

Devil is in the details: Examining equity mechanisms in supplemental educational services
Rodolfo Acosta, Patricia Burch, Annalee Good and Molly Stewart

Supplemental Educational Services Observation Instrument
Authors: Patricia Burch and Annalee Good

Integrating the Qualitative and Quantitative in Education Policy Research
Patricia Burch, Carolyn Heinrich, Caitlyn Farrell, Annalee Good and Molly Stewart

The Implementation and Effectiveness of Supplemental Educational Services for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners
Stewart et al

Instruction matters: Lessons from a mixed method evaluation of Supplemental
Good et al

The Implementation and Effectiveness of Supplemental Educational Services
A Review and Recommendations for Program Improvement

Carolyn Heinrich, University of Texas-Austin; Patricia Burch, University of Wisconsin-Madison”

Equal Access to Quality in Federally Mandated Tutoring: Preliminary Findings of a Multisite Study of Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
Authors: Patricia Burch, Carolyn Heinrich, Annalee Good, and Mary Stewart

Preliminary Findings of a Multisite Study of the Implementation and Effects of Supplemental Education Services (SES)
Carolyn J. Heinrich, Patricia Burch

Supplemental Education Services under NCLB: Emerging Evidence and Policy Issues
Patricia Burch, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Other SES Evaluations

SES Tutoring Programs: An evaluation of year 3 in the Chicago Public Schools
Office of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability Office of Extended Learning Opportunities, February 2007

Evaluation of the Supplemental Educational Services in Minneapolis Public Schools - Third Year Study
Prepared by Chee-Soon Tan, University of Minnesota; Chi-Keung Chan (Alex), Ph.D., Minneapolis Public Schools; David Heistad, Ph.D., Minneapolis Public Schools
December 2007


This project is a joint effort of the Center for Health and Social Policy at Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and Value-Added Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.