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Ruth Curran Neild
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Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University
rneild@gse.upenn.edu
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Ruth Curran Nield is a Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. Her scholarly interests include urban education (with particular interests in high schools) and teacher recruitment, retention, and assignment. She is an author of the Once and For All and Quest for Quality reports on the public school workforce in Philadelphia, published by RFA as part of the Learning from Philadelphia’s School Reform project. Recent publications include "The Effects of Magnet Schools on Neighborhood High Schools," in the Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (2004) and "Parent Management of School Choice in an Urban District," in Urban Education (2005).
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Selected Research for Action projects:
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Selected Publications:
- Neild, R. C., Useem, E., & Farley, E. (2005). The Quest for Quality: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Research for Action.
- Neild, R. C., Useem, E., Travers, E., & Lesnick, J. (2003, Sep 20). Once & For All: Placing a Highly-Qualified Teacher in Every Philadelphia Classroom. Philadelphia: Research for Action.
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Educational Background:
Ph.D.: University of Pennsylvania, Sociology
A.B.: Bryn Mawr College, Sociology and History
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