betheny@u.washington.edu

Betheny Gross is a Senior Research Analyst at the University of Washington Bothell’s Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). She coordinates CRPE’s quantitative research initiatives, including analysis of portfolio districts, charter schools, and emerging teacher evaluation policies. Dr. Gross has examined evidence and outcomes of district reform across the country, including Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Denver, and Broward County, and she has advised and consulted with districts leaders to formulate strategy and implementation. She is an expert at translating complex performance and accountability data for diverse users, from district leaders to parents, in cities including New York and Seattle. She is an authority on teacher quality and labor market issues, and she led the four-year, federally funded “Inside Charter Schools” initiative, which examined human resource and leadership practices in charter schools. Dr. Gross is co-author of an upcoming book on portfolio districts and the author of numerous research reports and articles. Her work has been published in several journals, including Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Education Research Journal, Journal of Education Finance, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Dr. Gross is a regular contributor to national education conferences and serves as a data advisor for Seattle’s Road Map for Education Results, a community and schools collaboration to improve the performance of low-income and minority students in Seattle. Prior to working at CRPE she was a research analyst at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Pennsylvania and a math instructor at the University of Wisconsin. She also leads the Center’s “Reinventing the Wheel” Bike to Work efforts, with several eager riders and many more reluctant ones.

Dr. Gross holds a B.A. in Economics and Urban Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Betheny's Publications

Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2011 Robin Lake, Betheny Gross

Creating Recovery School Districts to Drive Reforms: Lessons from Louisiana Paul Hill, Betheny Gross

Smart Choice Policy: Using Evidence to Inform Policy Betheny Gross

Reforming Districts Through Choice, Autonomy, Equity, and Accountability: An Overview of the Voluntary Public School Choice Directors Meeting Betheny Gross, Robin Lake

How Do Charter Schools Get the Teachers They Want? Betheny Gross, Michael DeArmond

Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success Betheny Gross

Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success - BRIEF Betheny Gross

New York City’s iZone Robin Lake, Betheny Gross

Seattle Public Schools Performance Analysis 2009–2010 Christine Campbell, Betheny Gross, Cristina Sepe, Sarah Yatsko

Parallel Patterns: Teacher Attrition in Charter vs. District Schools Betheny Gross, Michael DeArmond

Teacher Attrition in Charter vs. District Schools - BRIEF Betheny Gross, Michael DeArmond

Seniority Rules: Do Staffing Reforms Help Redistribute Teacher Quality and Reduce Teacher Turnover? Betheny Gross, Michael DeArmond, Dan Goldhaber

How Do Charter Schools Compete for Teachers? A Local Perspective Betheny Gross, Michael DeArmond

Charter High Schools: Alternative Paths to Graduation Sarah Yatsko, Betheny Gross, Jon Christensen

Portfolio School Districts for Big Cities: An Interim Report Paul Hill, Christine Campbell, David Menefee-Libey, Brianna Dusseault, Michael DeArmond, Betheny Gross

Can Transfer and Articulation Policies Propel Community College Students to a Bachelor’s Degree—and Is This the Only Goal? Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber

Community College Transfer and Articulation Policies: Looking Beneath the Surface Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber

Ch. 2: How Charter Schools Organize for Instruction (HFR '08) Betheny Gross, Kirsten Martens Pochop

Working Without a Safety Net: How Charter School Leaders Can Best Survive on the High Wire Christine Campbell, Betheny Gross

The High-Wire Job of Charter School Leadership Christine Campbell, Betheny Gross, Robin Lake

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

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

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

Leadership to Date, Leadership Tomorrow: A Review of Data on Charter School Directors Betheny Gross, Kirsten Martens Pochop

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