betheny@u.washington.edu
Betheny Gross is a Senior Researcher at the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education. Her research is focused on policy analysis in the areas of organizational improvement and learning, human resources, and accountability.
Currently, Dr. Gross is coordinating research for the Inside Charter Schools Project, a U.S. Department of Education funded project and a major research initiative for the National Charter School Research Project. This project looks into charter schools human resources and leadership practices. In addition, Dr. Gross is working with Dan Goldhaber on projects examining human resource practices in large urban school districts; teacher quality and attrition; and the role of community colleges in higher education.
Dr. Gross holds degrees from the University of Pittsburgh (BA, Economics and Urban Studies), the University of Iowa (MA, Economics), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD, Educational Policy Studies).
Betheny's Publications
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
