MERC Publications
Submissions from 2023
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
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
Policy and Practice Brief 2: English Learners Are a Priority During COVID-19, Melissa J. Cuba
Dual Language Programming: A Model to Enhance School Climate and Academic Achievement in Diverse Schools, Melissa J. Cuba and Kate Daly Rolander
Policy and Practice Brief 3: Dual Language Programs Are Growing Across Virginia, Virginia Massaro
Policy and Practice Brief 5: English Learners and High School Graduation: Beyond the Four Year Pathway, Virginia Massaro and MERC English Learner Research & Evaluation Team, Virginia Commonwealth University
Supporting Student Mental Health During and After COVID-19, David Bryant Naff, Shenita Williams, Jenna Furman, and Melissa Lee
Unpacking "Giftedness": Research and Strategies for Promoting Racial and Socioeconomic Equity, David B. Naff, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Amy Jefferson, Michael Schad, Morgan Saxby, Kathryn Haines, and Zoey Lu
Cultural Diversity Professional Development in Schools Survey, Krystal R. Thomas, Hillary Parkhouse, Jesse Senechal, Zoey Lu, Laura Faulcon, Julie Gorlewski, and David B. Naff
Policy and Practice Brief 4: The Obligation of Schools to Provide Information to Multilingual Families in a Language They Can Understand, Carolyn N. Waters
Submissions from 2019
Understanding Racial Inequity in School Discipline Across the Richmond Region, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Adai Tefera, David Naff, Ashlee Lester, Jesse Senechal, Rachel Levy, Virginia Palencia, Mitchell Parry, and Morgan DeBusk-Lane