Under Review

α Authors listed in alphabetical order.

Chi, Olivia L., and Mingyan Ma. (2026). Paraeducators as Prospective Teachers: Interest, Support, and Challenges. Under Review.

Ma, Mingyan, Joshua Goodman, Christine Mulhern, Tiffany Berglund, and Tadeja Gračner. (2026). Data on the Implementation of the 1958 National Defense Student Loan Program in the United States. Revise and Resubmit.

Ma, Mingyanα, and Marcus A. Winters. (2025). Reclassifying English Learners. (EdWorkingPaper: 25-1234). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/ph0k-1t67. Under Review.

Ma, Mingyan, and Abigail Francis. (2025). Full-Day Kindergarten and Enrollment Patterns: Evidence from Massachusetts. Under Review.

Work in Progress

Beginning Teacher Challenges and Early-Career Retention (with Marcus A. Winters and Christopher H. Cleveland)

Workforce-Focused Financial Aid and Career Outcomes: Evidence from the National Defense Student Loan Program (with Joshua Goodman, Tadeja Gračner, and Christine Mulhern)

Subject-Specific School Investment and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the National Defense Education Act (with Michael Briskin, Joshua Goodman, Tadeja Gračner, and Christine Mulhern)

Policy Briefs

Ma, Mingyan, and Marcus A. Winters. (2024). Reclassifying English Learners. Wheelock Educational Policy Center, Policy Brief.

Huang, Mingxing, Huidi Liu, Mingyan Ma, and Hongmei Yi. (2024). Urban-Rural Disparities in School and Home Reading Resources and Their Impact on Children’s Reading Behaviors and Achievement. The Land of Mobility.

Other Working Papers

Li, Shanshan, Mingyan Ma, Jieyuan Feng, and Hongmei Yi. “Early Home Literacy Activities and its Relation to Reading Skills in Chinese Children”. China Center for Agricultural Policy Working Paper, 2023.

Ma, Mingyan, Mingxing Huang, and Hongmei Yi. “Resources, Support, Time, and Environment: Effects of An Independent Reading Program on Student Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits, and Reading Achievement”. China Center for Agricultural Policy Working Paper, 2021.

Ma, Mingyan, Yang Deng, Mingxing Huang, and Hongmei Yi. “Independent Reading and Primary School Student Development: A Systematic Review”. China Center for Agricultural Policy Working Paper, 2021.

Ma, Mingyan, Mingxing Huang, Xiao Liang, and Hongmei Yi. “Should There Be More Emphasis on General Courses in China’s Vocational Education and Training? Evidence from the Labor Market”. China Center for Agricultural Policy Working Paper, 2021.