margroza@u.washington.edu

Marguerite Roza, Ph.D., is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Washington's College of Education and Senior Scholar at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Dr. Roza's research focuses on quantitative policy analysis, particularly in the area of education finance. Her recent research has investigated spending patterns among schools within urban districts and the relationship to state and federal education spending. This research has documented inequities and inefficiencies in district spending practices identified budgeting mechanisms for enabling strategic budgeting decisions for districts.

Ongoing studies involve investigations of spending patterns in ten cities including the impact of new allocation systems, such as student-based allocation. This work has appeared in Phi Delta Kappan, the 2004 Brookings Book on Education Policy, the Peabody Journal of Education, and NCES's Developments in Education Finance.

Dr. Roza earned a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Washington. Prior to that, she served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy teaching thermodynamics at the Naval Nuclear Power School. She has a B.S. from Duke University and has studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Amsterdam. Dr. Roza and her husband Scott have four daughters.

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Marguerite's Publications

The Promise of Cafeteria-Style Benefits for Districts and Teachers Noah Wepman, Marguerite Roza, Cristina Sepe

Washington State High Schools Pay Less for Math and Science Teachers than for Teachers in Other Subjects Jim Simpkins, Marguerite Roza, Cristina Sepe

Curing Baumol’s Disease: In Search of Productivity Gains in K–12 Schooling Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza

The Disproportionate Impact of Seniority-Based Layoffs on Poor, Minority Students Cristina Sepe, Marguerite Roza

Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go? Marguerite Roza

K–12 Job Trends Amidst Stimulus Funds: Early Findings Marguerite Roza, Chris Lozier, Cristina Sepe

Beyond Teacher Reassignments: Better Ways Districts Can Remedy Salary Inequities Across Schools Marguerite Roza, Sarah Yatsko

Have States Disproportionately Cut Education Budgets During ARRA? Early Findings Marguerite Roza, Susan Funk

Now is a Great Time to Consider the Per Unit Cost of Everything in Education Marguerite Roza

The 'Master's Pay Bump': Why Ending It Shouldn't Frighten Ed. Schools Patricia Wasley, Marguerite Roza

The Tradeoff Between Teacher Wages and Layoffs to Meet Budget Cuts Marguerite Roza

Separation of Degrees: State-By-State Analysis of Teacher Compensation for Master’s Degrees Marguerite Roza, Raegen Miller

Breaking Down School Budgets: Following the dollars into the classroom Marguerite Roza

Ranking the States: Federal Education Stimulus Money and the Prospects for Reform Marguerite Roza

Projections of State Budget Shortfalls on K-12 Public Education Spending and Job Loss Marguerite Roza

Seniority-Based Layoffs Will Exacerbate Job Loss in Public Education Marguerite Roza

The Productivity Imperative: Getting More Benefits From School Costs in an Era of Tight Budgets Marguerite Roza, Dan Goldhaber, Paul Hill

Facing the Future: Financing Productive Schools Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza, James Harvey

Schools: Look for ways to get better results for less money Marguerite Roza, Robin Lake

Measuring School Efficiency: Educational Return on Investment: A Case Study of An Urban District Michael Foote, Marguerite Roza

Financing Schools for Results Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza

Must public education suffer from Baumol's disease? Marguerite Roza

Taking Stock of the Fiscal Costs of Expanded Learning Time Marguerite Roza, Karen Hawley Miles

What Is the Sum of the Parts? How Federal, State and District Funding Streams Confound Efforts to Address Different Student Types Marguerite Roza, Kacey Guin, Tricia Davis

What if We Closed the Title I Comparability Loophole? Marguerite Roza

Allocation Anatomy: How District Policies That Deploy Resources Can Support (or Undermine) District Reform Strategies Marguerite Roza

Allocation Anatomy: District Resource Distribution Practices & Reform Strategies (Research Brief) Marguerite Roza

School Funding's Tragic Flaw Kevin Carey, Marguerite Roza

The End of School Finance As We Know It Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza

A False Dilemma: Should Decisions About Education Resource Use Be Made at the State or Local Level? Marguerite Roza, Thomas Timar

Lessons from the Headlines Kacey Guin, Marguerite Roza

Do Districts Fund Schools Fairly? Marguerite Roza, Kacey Guin, Betheny Gross, Scott DeBurgomaster

Spending Choices and School Autonomy: Lessons From Ohio Elementary Schools Marguerite Roza, Tricia Davis, Kacey Guin

How the Federal Government Shapes and Distorts the Financing of K-12 Schools Christopher T. Cross, Marguerite Roza

School Spending Profiles: A Framework to Enlighten Resource Allocation Decisions Marguerite Roza, Claudine Swartz

Does This Spending Help Students? Marguerite Roza

Frozen Assets: Rethinking Teacher Contracts Could Free Billions for School Reform Marguerite Roza

Funding the Child: Getting Results in South Carolina Through Weighted Student Funding Marguerite Roza, Bryan Hassel

How Districts Shortchange Low-income and Minority Students Marguerite Roza

How Can Anyone Say What’s Adequate If Nobody Knows How Money Is Spent Now? Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza

Understanding Student-Weighted Allocation as a Means to Greater School Resource Equity Karen Hawley Miles, Marguerite Roza

Must Enrollment Declines Spell Financial Chaos for Districts? Avoiding budgetary shell games to create more nimble fiscal systems Marguerite Roza

Comparability: What It Does (And Doesn't Do!) for Equity Marguerite Roza, Paul Hill

Where the Money Goes: District Allocation Practices Are Harming High-Poverty Schools Marguerite Roza, Myra McCormick

Ch. 6: Apples-to-Apples Fiscal Comparisons (HFR '05) Marguerite Roza

Decentralized Decision-Making for Schools: New Promise for an Old Idea? Janet S. Hansen, Marguerite Roza

Equalizing Education Dollars Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza

Strengthening Title I To Help High-Poverty Schools: How Title I Funds Fit Into District Allocation Patterns Marguerite Roza, Larry Miller, Paul Hill

Strengthening Title I To Help High-Poverty Schools: How Title I Funds Fit Into District Allocation - Research Brief Larry Miller, Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza

Lessons on Assessing the Costs of Small High Schools: Evidence from Seattle and Denver Marguerite Roza, Claudine Swartz, Larry Miller