dgoldhab@u.washington.edu
Dr. Dan Goldhaber is a Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, an Affiliated Scholar at the Urban Institute, and a Senior Non-resident Fellow at Education Sector. Dr. Goldhaber previously served as an elected member of the Alexandria City School Board from 1997-2002.
Dr. Goldhaber’s work focuses on issues of educational productivity and reform at the K-12 level, and the relationship between teacher labor markets and teacher quality. Topics of published work in these areas include studies of the effects of teacher qualifications and quality on student achievement; the impact of teacher pay structure and licensure on the teacher labor market; the relative efficiency of public and private schools; and the effects of accountability systems and market competition on K-12 schooling.
Dr. Goldhaber’s research has been regularly published in leading peer-reviewed economic and education journals such as The Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Urban Economics, Economics of Education Review, Education Finance and Policy, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and the findings from these articles have been covered in more widely accessible media outlets such as National Public Radio, Education Week, the Washington Post, and USA Today. His work has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Joyce Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and numerous other private foundations.
Dr. Goldhaber's current research addresses teacher labor markets and the role that teacher pay structure plays in teacher recruitment and retention; the relationship between teacher licensure test performance and student achievement; the stability of teacher effectiveness measures over time; the influence of human resource practices on teacher turnover and quality; and the role of community colleges in higher education.
Dr. Goldhaber holds degrees from the University of Vermont (BA, Economics) and Cornell University (MS and PhD, Labor Economics).
Dan's Publications
A Leap of Faith: Redesigning Teacher Compensation Michael DeArmond, Dan Goldhaber
Community Colleges and Higher Education: How Do State Transfer and Articulation Policies Impact Student Pathways? Dan Goldhaber, Betheny Gross, Scott DeBurgomaster
Is it Better to be Good or Lucky? Decentralized Teacher Selection in 10 Elementary Schools Michael DeArmond, Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber
Race, Gender, and Teacher Testing: How Objective a Tool is Teacher Licensure Testing? Dan Goldhaber, Michael Hansen
Making Connections for Youth in Washington State: The Role of Data in Developing Sound Public Policy Dan Goldhaber
Reform the way we pay teachers Dan Goldhaber, Michael DeArmond
Principal Compensation: More Research Needed on a Promising Reform Dan Goldhaber
Are Public Schools Losing Their 'Best'? Assessing the Career Transitions of Teachers and Their Implications for the Quality of the Teacher Workforce Dan Goldhaber, Betheny Gross, Dan Player
Teacher Attitudes About Compensation Reform: Implications for Reform Implementation Dan Goldhaber, Michael DeArmond, Scott DeBurgomaster
Teacher Labor Markets and the Perils of Using Hedonics to Estimate Compensating Differentials in the Public Sector Dan Goldhaber, Kate Destler, Dan Player
The Importance of Methodology in Teasing Out the Effects of School Resources on Student Achievement Dan Goldhaber
National Board Certification and Teachers' Career Paths: Does NBPTS Certification Influence How Long Teachers Remain in the Profession and Where They Teach? Dan Goldhaber, Michael Hansen
Returns to Skill and Teacher Wage Premiums: What Can We Learn By Comparing the Teacher and Private Sector Labor Markets? Dan Goldhaber, Michael DeArmond, Albert Liu, Dan Player
Teacher Pay Reforms: The Political Implications of Recent Research Dan Goldhaber
Boosting Student Achievement: The Impact of Comprehensive School Reform on Student Achievement Kevin Booker, Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber
Sticking with It: To What Extent and Why do Schools Sustain or Discontinue CSR Models? Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber
Seeing Success: The Impact of Implementing Model Practices on Student Outcomes Betheny Gross, Lydia Rainey, Dan Goldhaber
Everyone's Doing it, But What Does Teacher Testing Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Dan Goldhaber
Implementing Comprehensive School Reform Models Georges Vernez, Dan Goldhaber
Getting Choice Right: Ensuring Equity and Efficiency in Education Policy Dan Goldhaber, Kacey Guin
Why Do So Few Public School Districts Use Merit Pay? Dan Goldhaber, Michael DeArmond, Dan Player, Hyung-Jai Choi
NBPTS Studies and Research Questions Dan Goldhaber
Teacher Licensure Tests and Student Achievement: Is Teacher Testing An Effective Policy? Dan Goldhaber
Teacher Salary Structure and the Decision to Teach in Public Schools: An Analysis of Recent College Graduates Dan Goldhaber, Albert Yung-Hsu Liu
The Back Office: A Neglected Side of Teacher Quality Michael DeArmond, Dan Goldhaber
Does Catholic High School Attendance Lead to a More Selective College? Eric R. Eide, Dan Goldhaber, Mark Showalter
What Different Benchmarks Suggest About How Financially Attractive it is to Teach in Public Schools Dan Goldhaber, Dan Player
The Teacher Labour Market and Teacher Quality Eric R. Eide, Dan Goldhaber, Dominic Brewer
A Descriptive Analysis of the Distribution of NBPTS-Certified Teachers in North Carolina Dan Goldhaber, Hyung-Jai Choi, Lauren Cramer
Can Teacher Quality Be Effectively Assessed? National Board Certification as a Signal of Effective Teaching Dan Goldhaber, Emily Anthony
National Board Certification Successfully Identifies Effective Teachers Dan Goldhaber, Emily Anthony
Making the Grade: Who Applies for and Earns Advanced Teacher Certification? Dan Goldhaber, David Perry, Emily Anthony
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Process: Who Applies and What Factors Are Associated with NBPTS Certification? Dan Goldhaber, David Perry, Emily Anthony
Occupational Choices and the Academic Proficiency of the Teacher Workforce Dan Goldhaber, Albert Yung-Hsu Liu
