Under Review

* 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, Mingyan*, 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

Earn-and-Learn into the Classroom: The Labor Market Effects of K-12 Teacher Apprenticeship Programs

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.