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Marc L. Stein (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University) is an education researcher whose research interests lie in the quantitative analyses of the social contexts surrounding schools and schooling and the role that these contexts play in the enactment of educational policy, with special emphasis on racial-ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities. Currently he is working on a project investigating the variation in teachers’ instruction between schools of choice (e.g. magnet, private and charter schools) and traditional public schools across the United States and its effect on student achievement, and on how teachers’ instructional variation is influenced by and is a product of the school sector and context in which the teacher is imbedded. Prior to coming to Johns Hopkins University he was a fellow in the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) funded Experimental Education Research Training (ExpERT) program at Vanderbilt University and worked as a research assistant for the National Center on School Choice (NCSC). As part of his research at the NCSC, Marc has used longitudinal student level achievement and demographic data to look at school choice issues including the instructional conditions of charter public schools, parent involvement in charter public schools, and the effect of choice on student sorting by race and academic achievement.

Faculty CV

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies (2009), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

M.S. in Secondary Education (2003), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

B.A. in History (1998), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor (2009-Present), Department of Teacher Development and Leadership, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University

Research Assistant (2005-2009), National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University

Research Assistant (2005-2009), Scaling Up Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) to Strengthen Reading Achievement, Vanderbilt University

HONORS AND AWARDS

Experimental Education Research Training (ExpERT) Fellow, Vanderbilt University, 2005-2009

David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy Scholar, 2008

Phi Beta Kappa, University of Tennessee, 1998

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles:

Stein, M., Berends, M., Fuchs, D., McMaster, K., Saenz, L, Fuchs, L., Compton, D. and Yen, L. (2008). Scaling Up an Early Reading Program: Relationships Among Teacher Support, Fidelity of Implementation, and Student Performance Across Different Sites and Years. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 30(4). 368-388.

Berends, M., Goldring, E., Stein, M., & Cravens, X. (Forthcoming) Instructional conditions in charter schools and students' mathematic achievement gains. American Journal of Education.

Journal Articles in Progress:

Stein, M. Neighborhood and School Effects on Seasonal Inequalities in Student Academic Achievement.

Stein, M. Who Chooses and Why? Charter School Choice Patterns among Indianapolis Parents.

Stein, M. Education Reproduction: Socioeconomic Status and Teachers' Instructional Practices in Mathematics.

Stein, M., Goldring, E., & Zottola, G. Charter School Effects in an Urban School District: An Analysis of Student Achievement Growth, Parent Involvement, and School Climate.

Stein, M. and Stuit, D. Do Faculty Unions Benefit Students? Union differentials in tenure-track faculty and academic support spending (1989-1999).

Berends, M., Stein, M., Fuchs, D., McMaster, K., Saenz, L, & Yen, L. Professional development and gains in early reading achievement: Results from a randomized control trial.

Berends, M., Stein, M., & Smithson, J. Differences between Charter School and Traditional Public Schools in Instructional Practices and Curricular Alignment to Standards and Tests.

PRESENTATIONS

Conference Papers and Presentations

Stein, M., Goldring, E., & Cravens, X. (October 2009) Choosing Indianapolis charter schools: Espoused versus actual academic preferences. Paper to be presented at the National Center on School Choice Second National Invitational Conference. School Choice and School Improvement: Research in State, District, and Community Contexts. Nashville, TN.

Stein, M. Choice Patterns in Indianapolis Charter Schools: Where are Students Coming From and Where are They Going? (April 2009). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Berends, M., Stein, M., &Smithson, J. (April 2009). Mathematics and Reading Instruction in Charter and Traditional Public Schools: Content, Cognitive Complexity, and Alignment to Standards and Assessments in Indiana. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Berends, M., Stein, M., & Smithson, J. (March 2009). Mathematics and Reading Instruction in Charter and Traditional Public Schools: Content, Cognitive Complexity, and Alignment to Standards and Assessment in Indiana. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Finance Association, Nashville, TN.

Stein, M. and Stuit, D. (March 2008). Do Faculty Unions Benefit Students? Union differentials in tenure-track faculty and academic support spending (1989-1999). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Stein, M., Goldring, E., & Zottola, G. (March 2008). Charter School Effects in an Urban School District: An Analysis of Student Achievement Growth, Parent Involvement, and School Climate. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Berends, M. and Stein, M. (March 2008). Factors Related to Fidelity of a Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies Intervention for Kindergarten Reading. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Kearns, D., Stein, M., & Meyers, C.V. (March 2008). Factors predicting sustainability of K-PALS. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Stein, M. Goldring, E., & Zottola, G. (March 2008). Charter School Effects in an Urban School District: An Analysis of Student Achievement Growth, Parent Involvement, and School Climate. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C..

Berends, M. and Stein, M. (March 2008). Differences between Charter School and Traditional Public Schools in Instructional Practices and Curricular Alignment to Standards and Tests. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C..

Berends, M., Goldring, E., Stein, M., & Cravens, X. (March 2008). Instructional Conditions in Charter Schools and Student Achievement Gains. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C..

Berends, M., Stein, M., and Nicotera, A. (2007). Instructional Conditions in Charter Schools and Student Achievement Growth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Fuchs, D., Berends, M., Yen, L., Fuchs, L., Compton, D., McMaster, K., Saenz, L., & Stein, M. (2007). Scaling up peer-assisted learning strategies in Minneapolis, South Texas, and Nashville: A multi-method and longitudinal randomized control trial. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Berends, M. and Stein, M. (2007). Teacher responses to peer-assisted learning strategies. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Invited Presentations

Seasonal inequalities in student academic achievement: The role of school and neighborhood contexts. Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. October 2009.

GRANTS AND FUNDING

2009-2010 "Opening the Black Box in Choice and Regular Public Schools - What Makes Schools Work." Subcontract with the National Center on School Choice, funded by the Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (Direct costs ~ $31,000)

AFFILIATIONS

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

American Sociological Association (ASA)

American Education Finance Association (AEFA)

SERVICE

Professional

2009 Reviewer, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

2007 Technical Advisor, U.S. Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences

2007 Research Training Institute: Cluster Randomized Trials, Vanderbilt University.

2006 Proposal Reviewer, Division L, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference Program

University and College

Johns Hopkins University

2009-Present Member, Doctoral Committee, School of Education

2009-Present Member, Doctoral Committee, Department of Teacher Development and Leadership

Vanderbilt University

2008 Invited Presenter, Peabody Roundtable Donor's Dinner

2007 Presenter of Research, Incoming PhD Student Orientation, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1998 Student Member, Admissions Committee, Holistic Teaching and Learning Unit, College of Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Community

2002-2009 Board Member Tsuru (Japan) - Hendersonville (USA) Friendship Committee Sister Cities Program

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teacher (2002-2005), White House Heritage School, Robertson County, TN, American History, Economics/Government, Contemporary Issues, World Geography.

Assistant Language Teacher (1999-2002), Tsuru City Board of Education, Tsuru-shi, Yamanshi-ken, Japan, Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports, Japanese National Government.

Professional Teaching Intern (1998-1999), Farragut High School, Knoxville, TN, World Geography, American History.