MERC Publications
Submissions from 2024
2024 MERC Annual Report, David Naff, Jesse Senechal, and Paula L. Ogston-Nobile
Submissions from 2023
Economic Evaluation of Teacher Induction Programs: A Report, Jonathan D. Becker, Elisa Tedona, and Matthew Togna
Economic Evaluation of Teacher Induction Programs: A Toolkit How-to Guide, Jonathan D. Becker, Elisa Tedona, and Matthew Togna
The Landscape of Advanced Coursework Participation: Understanding Disparities and Intersectionality, Chin-Chih Chen, Chris Parthemos, David Naff, Erica Ross, Virginia Palencia, Beth Fowler, Andrea Herndon, and Beverly Fludd-Flanagan
Administrator Feedback to Teachers, Regina Frazier, Candace Wilkerson, Jacquie Cioffi, Patrick Simmons, Makeba Lindsay D'Abreu, Thea Racelis, Amanda Simmons, Melissa Yancey, Deanna Fierro, and David B. Naff
Emerging Issues and Innovations in Public PK-12 Education: Implications for Strategic Planning, David B. Naff, Lisa Gwyn, Fred Gatty, Tara Willging, Marzia Farhana, Jill Flynn, Cammie Justus-Smith, Jean Samuel, Alexander Campbell, Ciana Cross, Jamie Nervil, and Michael L. Schad
Understanding the Implications of Work Based Learning for Students PK-12 School Systems Institutions of Higher Education and Hosting Organizations, David Naff, Amy Corning, Meleah Ellison, Albion Sumrell, Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor, Jennifer Murphy, and Ciana Cross
Strategies for Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in the Post-Pandemic Era, David Naff, Fatemah A. Khawaji, Morgan Meadowes, Kim Dupre, Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor, Jill Flynn, Jean Samuel, Christina Tillery, and Meg Sheriff
School Division Policies Related to Suicide Prevention and Response, David Naff, Fatemah A. Khawaji, Morgan Meadowes, Jill Flynn, Meg Sheriff, Lauren Powell, Lisa Gwyn, Tameka Burroughs, and Jean Samuel
Addressing School Bullying Since the Onset of COVID-19: A MERC Research and Policy Brief, David Naff, Morgan Meadowes, Kim Dupre, Alicia Gaston, Fatemah A. Khawaji, Christina Tillery, Makeba Lindsay D'Abreu, Lauren Powell, and Deanna Fierro
Adolescent THC Usage in Virginia: Post-Legalization Challenges and Strategies for Schools, David Naff, Meg Sheriff, Jill Flynn, Marzia Farhana, Kris Herakovich-Curtis, Gerron Scott, Fred Gatty, Priyadarshini Pattath, Diane Williams, Kiana Bradford, Reena Desai, Lauren Powell, and Lisa Gwyn
Balancing the Benefits and Risks of AI Large Language Models in K12 Public Schools, Jesse Senechal, Eric Ekholm, Samaher Aljudaibi, Mary Strawderman, and Chris Parthemos
Submissions from 2022
Teacher Retention Policy Coherence: An Analysis of Policies and Practices Across Federal, State, and Division Levels, Andrene Castro, Adria Hoffman, Jonathan D. Becker, David Naff, Peter S. Willis, and Andy Kane
Policy and Practice Brief 8: Teacher Training and Endorsement Requirements to Teach English Learners in Virginia, Virginia R. Massaro, Virginia Palencia, and MERC Multilingual Education Research and Evaluation Team
Who Takes Dual Enrollment Classes? A Research Brief, David Naff
Teaching Writing to Middle School Students with Disabilities: A MERC Research Brief, David Naff, Jennifer Askue-Collins, and Julie S. Dauksys
Cell Phones and Schools: A MERC Research Brief, Jesse Senechal
Submissions from 2021
The School Principal and Teacher Retention, Jonathan D. Becker and Lauren Grob
Will They Stay or Will They Go? Analysis of the 2019 DOE Working Conditions Survey, Jonathan D. Becker, Valerie Robnolt, Kasey Dye, and Erica Ross
Analyzing Advanced Placement (AP): Making the Nation's Most Prominent College Preparatory Program More Equitable, David Naff, Mitchell Parry, Tomika Ferguson, Virginia Palencia, Jenna Lenhardt, Elisa Tedona, Antionette Stroter, Theodore Stripling, Zoey Lu, and Elizabeth Baber
Digital Equity in the Time of COVID: Student Use of Technology for Equitable Outcomes, Joy Washington, Andrea Woodard, Jonathan D. Becker, Joan A. Rhodes, Andrew Harris, Oscar Keyes, and David B. Naff
Policy and Practice Brief 6: Considerations for Using ACCESS Test Scores in Decision-Making, Carolyn N. Waters and MERC English Learner Research & Evaluation Team, Virginia Commonwealth University
Policy and Practice Brief 7: Special Considerations for ACCESS Testing During COVID-19, Carolyn N. Waters and MERC English Learner Research & Evaluation Team, Virginia Commonwealth University
Submissions from 2020
Digital Equity in the time of COVID-19: The Access Issue, Jonathan D. Becker, Joy Washington, David Naff, Andrea Woodard, and Joan A. Rhodes
Policy and Practice Brief 1: Virginia Is Not an English-Only Instruction State, Melissa J. Cuba