Luke C. Miller

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Luke C. Miller
Research Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development,
University of Virginia

Luke C. Miller is a research associate professor in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on evaluating educational policies and reforms, particularly in the areas of teacher labor markets, rural education, and the economics of education. He was previously a research associate with the Education Policy Center at the Urban Institute.  He was also formerly a research assistant at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and a research scientist at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Miller earned his BA in economics from St. Lawrence University, an MPP focusing on education, social, and family policy from Georgetown University, and an MA and PhD in the economics of education from Stanford University.

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Publications by Luke C. Miller
What Are Their Effects, and What Are Their Implications for School Finance?
The report explores the impact of teacher sorting, or the tendency for high-achieving students to be assigned to more effective teachers, on student achievement. It finds that teacher sorting has a significant positive effect on student achievement…