Rachel White

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Schneider, J, Noonan, J., White, R.S., Gagnon, D., & Carey, A. (in press). Adding “Student Voice” to the mix: Perception surveys and state accountability systems. AERA Open

Schneider, J., White, R.S., Carey, A., & Piazza, P. (in press). Student experience outcomes in racially integrated schools: Looking beyond test scores in six districts. Education and Urban Society.

White, R. S. & Mavrogordato, M. (2019). Educators’ use of policy resources to understand English learner policies. Leadership and Policy in Schools. doi: 10.1080/15700763.2018.1513150

Mavrogordato, M. & White, R.S. (2018). Leveraging policy implementation for social justice: How school leaders shape educational opportunity when implementing reclassification policy. Educational Administration Quarterly. doi: 10.1177/0013161X18821364

Schneider, J., Jacobsen, R., White, R.S., & Gehlbach, H. (2018). The (mis)measures of schools: How data affect stakeholder knowledge and perceptions of quality. Teachers College Record, 120(5), 1-40.

Mavrogordato, M. & White, R.S.(2017). Reclassification variation: How policy implementation guides the process of exiting students from English learner status. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 39(2), 281–310.

Saultz, A., White, R.S., McEachin, A., Fusarelli, L.D., & Fusarelli, B.C. (2017). Teacher quality, distribution and equity under ESSA. Journal of School Leadership, 27(5).

Jacobsen, R., White, R.S., & Reckhow, S. (2016). Cultivating political powerhouses: TFA corps members’ experiences that shape local political engagement. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 24(18).

White, R.S. (2014). Shirking to success: An application of principal-agent theory to the implementation of Florida's third grade retention policy. Michigan Journal of Public Affairs.Ann Arbor, MI: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Book Chapters

Mavrogordato, M. & White, R.S. (2019). Educating English learners. In K. Bowman (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of U.S. education law. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190697402.013.2

Book Reviews

Jacobsen, R. & White, R. (2013). Book Review, Jack Schneider. Excellence for all: How a new breed of reformers is transforming America's public schools. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2012. History of Education Quarterly, 53(3), 327-330.

Public Scholarship

White, R.S. (2018, Feb 18). Californians gain confidence in (misinformed) understanding of charter schools.USC Rossier School of Education Center on Education Policy, Equity and Governance Blog. Available at https://cepeg.usc.edu/californians-gain-confidence-misinformed-understanding-charter-schools/

White, R. (2016). A warning about financial early warning systems. New Educator, Fall/Winter Issue, 30-33.

Guest blogger, Education Week’s Rick Hess Straight Up (August 2017)

Michigan State University Green & Write – An Education Policy Insights Blog Education and Governance Finance Blog, Editor, Oct 2014- May 2015

Blog Samples:

The Campaign Season Team: Can School Boards Make the Cut?
A "Healthy" Charter Movement in Michigan
Un- vs. Under-funded Mandates: Michigan's Next Big Debate and Implications for Future Edcuation Policy (with Prof. Kristi Bowman, Michigan State University College of Law)
Funding State Mandates a Zero Sum Game for School Districts (with Craig Theil, Citizens Research Council)
Concerns over Democratic Process in Michigan State Superintendent Search - Part I & Part II

Non-Peer Reviewed Articles, Policy Briefs and Whitepapers

White, R.S., & Polikoff, M.S. (2019). The properties of non-academic school accountability measures in the CORE districts. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis.

White, R.S. (2018). Who do state policy makers listen to? The case of teacher evaluation. Phi Delta Kappan, 99(8), 13-18.

Bell, C.A., White, R.S., & White, M.E. (2018). A system’s view of California’s teacher education pipeline. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, Getting Down to Facts II Project.

White, R.S. (Spring 2017). Teacher evaluation post-ESSA: Implications for districts and whose voice is heard in the policy decisionmaking process. Politics of Education Association Bulletin.

White, R.S., Martin, K., Scorsone, E., & Bowman, K. (2015). Developing an early warning system for Michigan’s schools. [White paper]. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Extension.

White, R.S., Martin, K., Scorsone, E. & Bowman, K. (2015). Knowledgeable navigation to avoid the iceberg: Considerations in proactively addressing school districts fiscal stress in Michigan. [White paper]. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Extension.