Education Finance and Accountability Program
(EFAP)
 

    John Yinger
Director
   
         
    William Duncombe
Associate Director
   
         
  Jerry Miner
Senior Associate
  Ross Rubenstein
Senior Associate
 
         
EFAP and AEFA 
(American Education Finance Association)

 

 

AEFA Outstanding Dissertation Awards to EFAP graduate students and faculty:
  • 2008, Emily Pas Isenberg (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Economics; dissertation title: Essays on Teacher Labor Markets and Educational Disparities; Abt Associates, US Census Bureau)

  • 2003, Robert Bifulco (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Public Administration; dissertation title: Do Whole-School Reform Models Boost Student Performance: Evidence from New York City; Associate Professor of Public Administration At Syracuse University and a Senior Research Associate at EFAP)

  • 2001, Anna Lukemyer (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Public Administration; dissertation title: Education Finance Equity: Judicial Treatment of Key Issues and Impact of That Treatment on Reform; Assistant Professor, University of Nevada-Las Vegas)

  • 1998, Ross H. Rubenstein (Ph.D. from New York University in Public Administration; dissertation title: School-Level Budgeting and Resource Allocation in the Chicago Schools: Processes and Results; Associate  Professor at Syracuse University and a Senior Research Associate at EFAP)


AEFA conference presentations by EFAP faculty and graduate students:

2008
  • Kalena Cortes and Sally Kwak (University of Hawaii-Manoa), "The Distributional Consequences of Changes in Financial Aid Packages."

  • William Duncombe and John Yinger, "Dollars Without Sense: The Mismatch Between the No Child Left Behind Act Accountability System and Title 1 Funding."

  • William Duncombe and John Yinger, "The Use of Cost Functions in Education Finance Research: Examining Validity and Reliability."

  • Julie Anna Golebiewski and John Yinger, "Education Foundation Contributions and the Demand for Student Performance."

  • Larry Miller and Ross Rubenstein, "Examining the Nature and Magnitude of Intra-District Resource Disparities in Four Mid-Sized New York State School Districts."

  • Phuong Nguyen, and John Yinger, "Court Mandated Education Finance Reform in Massachusetts: A Look Into Its Second Phase."

  • Ross Rubenstein, Leanna Stiefel (New York University), Amy Ellen Schwartz (New York University), "Can Reorganizing K-8 Education Improve Academic Performance? The Impact of Grade Span on Student Achievement."

  • Ryan Yeung, "Are School Uniforms a Good Fit? Results from the ECLS-K and the NELS."

 

2007
  • Sonali Ballal and Ross Rubenstein, "The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on Public Education Spending: A Meta Analysis."

  • Kalena Cortes, "College Quality and the Texas Top 10% Plan: Implications for Minority Students."

  • William Duncombe and John Yinger, "Incentives Created by the California Education Finance System."
  • William Duncombe and John Yinger, "The Flypaper Effect Revisited: Are Matching Grants Really More Stimulative Than Lump Sum Grants for Education?"

  • Julie Anna Golebiewski and John Yinger, "Twice as Nice: An Educational Cost Model with Two Performance Indices."

  • Emily Pas, "The Effect of Health Disparities on the Black-White Test Score Gap in Elementary School."

  • Ross Rubenstein, Amy Ellen Schwartz (New York University), Leanna Stiefel (New York University), Jeffrey Zabel (Tufts University), "It’s Not Just Span: Size, Services, Spending and Grade Span in K-8 School Organization."

  • Ross Rubenstein and Larry Miller, "Examining the Nature and Magnitude of Intra-District Resource Disparities in “The Big Four” New York State School Districts."

  • Wen Wang (East Carolina University), William Duncombe and John Yinger, "School Facilities Funding and Capital Outlay Distribution in the States."

  • Ryan Yeung, Brad Gunton (New York University), Dylan Kalbacher (New York University), Jed Seltzer (New York University), Hannah Wesolowski (New York University), "SCHIP-ing Away at Student Absenteeism: Does the State Children’s Health Insurance Program Improve Children’s Attendance in School?"



AEFA offices held by EFAP Faculty

  • John Yinger, AEFA Board of Directors, elected in 2008




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