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Heather Rose

Adjunct Fellow
(530) 752-1407
hmrose@ucdavis.edu
curriculum vitae

Expertise
• K–12 education
   School finance
   Teachers' salaries
   Academic standards and accountability
   Student achievement and earnings

Experience
Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of California, Davis (2007-present). Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California (2000-2007). Dissertation Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California (1998–2000). Visiting Lecturer, microeconomics, University of California, Santa Barbara (2000). Teaching Assistant, microeconomics and econometrics, University of California, San Diego (1995–1998).

Education
Ph.D. (2001) and M.A. (1997), economics, University of California, San Diego.

PPIC Publications
California School Finance Revenue Manual (co-authored with Margaret Weston and Jon Sonstelie). Public Policy Institute of California, 2009.

Funding Formulas for California Schools II: An Analysis of a Proposal by the Governor’s Committee on Education Excellence (co-authored with Ray Reinhard, Ria Sengupta, and, Jon Sonstelie). Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2008.

Funding Formulas for California Schools: Simulations and Supporting Data (co-authored with Ria Sengupta, Jon Sonstelie, and Ray Reinhard). Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2008.

Teacher Compensation and Local Labor Market Conditions in California: Implications for School Funding (co-authored with Ria Sengupta).  Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2007.

School Resources and Academic Standards in California: Lessons from the Schoolhouse (co-authored with Jon Sonstelie and Ray Reinhard).  Public Policy Institute of California, 2006.

School Budgets and Student Achievement in California: The Principal's Perspective (co-authored with Jon Sonstelie and Peter Richardson).  Public Policy Institute of California, 2004.

High Expectations, Modest Means: The Challenge Facing California's Public Schools (co-authored with Jon Sonstelie, Ray Reinhard, and Sharmaine Heng).  Public Policy Institute of California, 2003.

“The Concept of Adequacy and School Finance” in Jon Sonstelie and Peter Richardson, eds., School Finance and California’s Master Plan for Education. Public Policy Institute of California, 2001, pp. 29–45.

Math Matters: The Links Between High School Curriculum, College Graduation, and Earnings (co-authored with Julian R. Betts). Public Policy Institute of California, 2001.

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