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The UMBC School of Public Policy includes the master of public policy (MPP) and PhD degree programs, and the Maryland Institute for Public Policy and Analysis Research (MIPAR). Established after four decades of sustained growth, the School consists of nine full-time faculty, more than 30 affiliated faculty from the departments of economics, sociology, political science, and policy analysis. MIPAR, with $23 million in active research grants, links the analytical resources of the University with policymakers in the state and region, conducting opinion research, policy analyses, and program evaluations on a variety of topics. MIPAR activities are supported by federal, state, and local governmental agencies, foundations, and corporations.
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Expanding downward: innovation, diffusion, and state policy adoptions of universal preschool
(Arizona State University, 2015-03-23)Framed within the theoretical framework of policy innovation and diffusion, this study explores both interstate (diffusion) and intrastate predictors of adoption of state universal preschool policies. Event history analysis ... -
The State of Abstracts in Educational Research
(SAGE journals, 2016-06-08)Background: There is a well-documented divide between education research and practice. In 2004, Mosteller, Nave, and Miech argued for a focus on the research abstract, particularly structured abstracts, to improve the ... -
Understanding Science Achievement Gaps by Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Kindergarten and First Grade
(SAGE journals, 2016-06-01)Disparities in science achievement across race and gender have been well documented in secondary and postsecondary school; however, the science achievement gap in the early years of elementary school remains understudied. ... -
Law's Presence, Law's Absence: Reporting Stories of Employment Discrimination in the Academy
(The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association, 2018-06-21)I wrote most of this article before October 2016. The news has brought to the fore points made in scholarship on sexual harassment, including that people do not complain, that sexual harassment is widespread and ordinary ... -
Data Access as Regulation
(SAGE journals, 2018-10-12)This article considers calls for data transparency as research regulation and accountability. Rather than arguing for or against the value of sharing data, the article argues that understanding the call for data sharing ... -
Facilitating the Transition to Kindergarten: What ECLS-K Data Tell Us about School Practices Then and Now
(SAGE journals, 2016-08-26)Leveraging data from two nationally representative cohorts from the ECLS-K (Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten), we examine the types of transition practices that schools use to ease children’s adjustment to ... -
The Law, Policy, and Portrayal of Zero Tolerance School Discipline
(SAGE journals, 2017-02-13)Reform of school zero tolerance discipline policies is complicated by a lack of systematic evidence on the prevalence and characteristics of such policies. Through document analysis, this study compares explicit zero ... -
Students’ Feelings of Safety, Exposure to Violence and Victimization, and Authoritative School Climate
(Springer US, 2017-08-09)Although many students feel unsafe at school, few malleable factors have been identified to increase students’ feelings of safety. Drawing on criminological behavior control theories, this study posits authoritative school ... -
Income-Based Disparities in Early Elementary School Science Achievement
(The University of Chicago, 2017-10-30)This study documents gaps in kindergarten and first-grade science achievement by family income and explores the degree to which such gaps can be accounted for by student race/ethnicity, out-of-school activities, parental ... -
Cybersecurity Challenges to American State and Local Governments
(2015-06-18)In this paper, we examine cybersecurity challenges to American state and local governments. In particular, we address the extent and magnitude of cyberattacks against these governments, the problems these governments face ... -
Cybersecurity at the Grassroots: American Local Governments and the Challenges of Internet Security
(2015-06)In this paper, we examine cybersecurity challenges to American state and local governments. In particular, we address the extent and magnitude of cyberattacks against these governments, the problems these governments face ... -
Teacher victimization, turnover, and contextual factors promoting resilience
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2017-09-21)Teacher victimization is a relatively understudied phenomenon that may contribute to teacher turnover. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between teacher reports of victimization and teachers leaving ... -
School Readiness Assessments for Class Placements and Academic Sorting in Kindergarten
(SAGE journals, 2018-09-26)Kindergarten readiness assessments are commonly used in schools nationwide. Prior work shows that the use of such assessments for class placement decisions has increased in recent years. This article uses the Early Childhood ... -
influence over school discipline policy: variation across levels of governance, school contexts, and time
(EPAA, 2017-12-04)Little research explores the relative influence of various stakeholders on school discipline policy. Using data from the SASS and ordered logistic regression, this study explores such influence while assessing variation ... -
Estimating the relationship between preschool attendance and kindergarten science achievement: Implications for early science achievement gaps
(Association for Education Finance and Policy, 2017-09-13)Recent evidence demonstrates that disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in science achievement are present in the earliest grades of school. Preschool represents one potential policy solution; however, ... -
Estimating the Relationship between Corporal Punishment Use and School Suspensions: Longitudinal Evidence from the Civil Rights Data Collection
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-04-11)Corporal punishment use in schools has decreased significantly over the past several decades; however, little research has explored the implications of such reductions in corporal punishment use. Theoretically, reducing ... -
Cybersecurity 2016 Survey Summary Report of Survey Results
(UMBC and International City/County Management Association (ICMA), 2017-04-17)In 2016, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), conducted a survey to better understand local government cybersecurity practices. ... -
What Do Global Metrics Tell Us About The World
(2018-09-11)There are now a wide variety of global metrics. To find the degree of overlap between these different measures, we employ a principal components analysis (PCA) to 15 indices across 145 countries. Our results demonstrate ... -
Should Antitrust Go Beyond “Antitrust”?
(Sage, 2018)Numerous observers, from all sides of the political spectrum, have proposed alternatives to economic efficiency as objectives for antitrust enforcement and decisions. A list includes fairness, inequality, labor share of ...
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