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J. Celeste Lay

Associate Professor & Sr. Associate Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College, Tulane University

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Education Politics

“Policy Learning & Transformational Change: University Policies on Sexual Harassment”

August 24, 2019
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy 40 (2019)
p.156-165

Private Governance of Public Schools: Representation, Priorities & Compliance in New Orleans Charter School Boards

December 3, 2017
Urban Affairs Review 55 (2019)
p.1006-1034Additional Authors: with Anna Bauman (undergraduate student)

“The Buck Stops with the Education Mayor: Mayoral Control and Local Test Scores in U.S. Urban Mayoral Elections”

September 22, 2017
Politics & Policy 45
p.964-1002Additional Authors: with Michael Tyburski

“Ignorance Is Bliss: Information Sources and Parents’ Beliefs about School Choice in New Orleans”

November 2, 2015
Urban Affairs Review 52
p.973-994

“Put to the Test: Understanding Differences in Support for High-Stakes Testing”

August 18, 2008
American Politics Research 37
p.429-448Additional Authors: with Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown

“Smaller Isn’t Always Better: School Size and Participation among Young People”

July 5, 2007
Social Science Quarterly 88
p.790-815

“Simulating a Senate Office: The Impact on Student Knowledge and Attitudes”

February 24, 2007
Journal of Political Science Education 2
p.1-16Additional Authors: with Kathleen J. Smarick
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