Research
Publications
Francis, A., & Goodman, J. (2025). School enrollment shifts five years after the pandemic. Economics of Education Review, 109, 102734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102734
Marsicano, C. R., Braxton, J. M., Francis, A., & Sheldon, D. (2022). Wither or not the academic public intellectual across the spectrum of US colleges and universities. New Directions for Higher Education, 2022(200), 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20464
Under Review
Francis, A., and Winters M. Emergency-Licensed Teachers and Academic Outcomes for Students with Disabilities. Under Review.
Ma, Mingyan & Francis, A. (2026). Full-Day Kindergarten and Enrollment Patterns: Evidence from Massachusetts. Under Review.
Winters M., and Francis A. Exemption Design and Human Capital Accumulation under Test-Based Promotion. Under Review.
Work in Progress
Murray B., & Francis, A. Racialized Parent Organizations: A Comparative Case Study
Yoon, Y. & Francis, A. Spillover Effects of Charter School Closures: Localized Demand Shocks and Student Outcomes.
Media Mention Highlights
Since COVID, larger share of Mass. parents trade public schools for private
Boston Globe
8/4/2025
Public School Enrollment Continues to Fall
Yahoo News
7/25/2025
Where School Enrollment Is Declining the Most: What New Research Shows
Education Week
11/18/2025
Falling Enrollment Most Extreme in Wealthy Districts, Study Finds
The 74 Million
1/8/2026
Did COVID have a lasting impact on public school enrollment?
Yahoo Finance
7/21/2025
Vax Rates, ESAs, and Cell Phone Bans: 12 Charts That Defined Education in 2025
The 75 Million
12/9/2025
A new hub for smarter education policy
The Education Gadfly Show with Doug Harris
7/9/2025
Brookline’s public school enrollment dropped during COVID and hasn’t bounced back. For families, what’s driving private school appeal?
Brookline News
9/21/2025
Public school enrollment in Mass. on a five year decline as private options see higher demand
WGBH
8/26/2025
