Jay P. Greene

Jay P. Greene[1] is Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Education Reform[2] at the University of Arkansas. Greene’s current areas of research interest include school choice and the effects on students of culturally enriching field trips to art museums and theaters. He is also known for his work to improve the accurate reporting of high school graduation rates, address financial incentives in special education, and the use of standardized tests to curb social promotion.

His research was cited four times in the Supreme court opinions in the landmark Zelman v. Simmons-Harris[3] case on school vouchers. His research has appeared in academic journals, such as Education Finance and Policy, Economics of Education Review, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, as well as in major newspapers, such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Washington Post. Greene is the author of Education Myths[4] (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) and Why America Needs School Choice[5] (Encounter Broadside, 2011).

Education

• Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts

  B.A. in History, Summa Cum Laude in May, 1988, Phi Beta Kappa 1987

• Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

  A.M. in Political Science in November 1991

  Ph.D. in Political Science in June 1995

Research

Examples of his recent peer-reviewed articles include:

• Greene,J. P, Hitt, C., Kraybill, A., & Bogulski, C. A. (2015). Learning from live theater. Education Next, 15(1), 54-61.[6]
• Kisida, B., Greene, J. P., & Bowen, D. H. (2014). Creating cultural consumers: The dynamics of cultural capital acquisition, Sociology of Education, 87(4), 281-295.[7]
• Greene, J. P., Kisida, B., & Bowen, D. H. (2014). The educational value of field trips. Education Next, 14(1), 78-86.[8]
• Bowen, D. H., Greene, J. P., & Kisida, B. (2014). Learning to think critically: A visual art experiment. Educational Researcher, 43(1), 37-44.[9]
• Margulis, E. H., Kisida, B., & Greene, J. P. (2013). A knowing ear: The effect of explicit information on children’s experience of a musical performance. Psychology of Music, Advance online publication. 1-10.[10]
• Bowen, D. H., & Greene, J. P. (2012). Does athletic success come at the expense of academic success?. Journal of Research in Education, 22(2), 1-22[11].
• Winters, M. A., & Greene, J. P. (2012). The medium-run effects of Florida’s test-based promotion policy. Education Finance and Policy, 7(3), 305-330.[12]
• Winters, M. A., Dixon, B. L., & Greene, J. P. (2012). Observed characteristics and teacher quality: Impacts of sample selection on a value added model. Economics of Education Review, 31(1), 19-32.[13]
• Winters, M. A., & Greene, J. P. (2011). Public school response to special education vouchers: The impact of Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program on disability diagnosis and student achievement in public schools. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 33(2), 138-158.[14]
• Greene, J. P. (2011). The Big Rock Candy Mountain of education. In G. Forster & C. B. Thompson (Eds.), Freedom and School Choice in American Education (pp. 1-16). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.[15]
• Greene, J. P., & Winters, M. A. (2011). Florida’s program to end social promotion. In D. L. Leal & C. B. Thompson (Eds.), The politics of Latino education (pp. 58-71). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.[16]
• Winters, M. A., Trivitt, J. R., & Greene, J. P. (2010). The impact of high-stakes testing on student proficiency in low-stakes subjects: Evidence from Florida’s elementary science exam. Economics of Education Review, 29(1), 138-146.[17]

Blog

Jay P. Greene runs an award-winning group blog, Jay P. Greene’s Blog, that covers education policy.

References

1. "Jay P. Greene, Ph.D. | UARK – DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REFORM". www.uaedreform.org. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
2. "UARK – DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REFORM". www.uaedreform.org. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
3. "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: ZELMAN V. SIMMONS-HARRIS". ech.case.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
4. "EDUCATION MYTHS". www.manhattan-institute.org. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
5. Greene, Jay P. (July 19, 2011). Why America Needs School Choice. New York: Encounter Books. ISBN 9781594035944.
6. "Learning From Live Theater: Students realize gains from theater trips - Research". 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
7. Kisida, Brian; Greene, Jay P.; Bowen, Daniel H. (October 2014). "Sign In". Sociology of Education. 87 (4): 281–295. doi:10.1177/0038040714549076.
8. "The Educational Value of Field Trips - Education Next". 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
9. Bowen, Daniel H.; Greene, Jay P.; Kisida, Brian (January 2014). "Sign In". Educational Researcher. 43 (1): 37–44. doi:10.3102/0013189X13512675.
10. "Sign In". pom.sagepub.com. doi:10.1177/0305735613510343. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
11. "http://www.uaedreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2000/01/Bowen-and-Greene-Athletic-Success-at-the-Expense-of-Academic-Success.pdf" (PDF). www.uaedreform.org. Retrieved 2015-06-23. External link in |title= (help)
12. "http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/People/Greene/Medium_Run_Effects_FL_Promotion.pdf" (PDF). www.uark.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-23. External link in |title= (help)
13. "http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/People/Greene/Observed_Characteristics_Teacher_Quality.pdf" (PDF). www.uark.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-23. External link in |title= (help)
14. "http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/People/Greene/EEP_Public_School_Response_Special_Ed_Vouchers.pdf" (PDF). www.uark.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-23. External link in |title= (help)
15. Greene, Jay. (PDF) http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/People/Greene/Big_Rock_Candy_Mountain.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
16. (PDF) http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/People/Greene/Social_Promotion_PL.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
17. "http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/People/Greene/ECOEDU1024.pdf" (PDF). www.uark.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-23. External link in |title= (help)

External links

• Jay P. Greene’s Blog
• Biography and CV - University of Arkansas
• University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform