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  1. Bring in the Subs: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Substitute Teacher Labor Market in Michigan

    Article • American Educational Research Journal, April 2026, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    Dr Chris Torres

  2. Distributional Trends and the Induction Supports and Preparedness of Early Career Teachers: Evidence From Longitudinal Nationally Representative Data

    Article • Educational Researcher, January 2026, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    Dr Chris Torres

  3. Gaining a better understanding of teacher absenteeism: How structural and organizational factors impact a teacher’s decision to be absent

    Article • Education Policy Analysis Archives, June 2025, Education Policy Analysis Archives

    Dr Chris Torres

  4. Are resources and demands from accountability policies productive? How leaders build district capacity in response to school turnaround policy

    Article • Journal of Educational Administration, June 2024, Emerald

    Dr Chris Torres

  5. Principals or Agents? How State Education Agencies Build Trust to Balance Support and Accountability in Turnaround Policy Implementation

    Article • Educational Administration Quarterly, February 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  6. Compliance, Chaos, or Coherence? How Superintendents, Districts, and Schools Craft Coherence From School Turnaround Policy

    Article • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, April 2023, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    Dr Chris Torres

  7. The Efficacy and Implementation of Michigan’s Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround: Mixed-Methods Evidence From the First 2 Years of Reform Implementation

    Article • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, January 2023, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    Dr Chris Torres

  8. Causal Stories and Problem Definitions: How Policymakers and Superintendents Frame School Turnaround

    Article • AERA Open, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  9. Shared Leadership for Learning in Denver’s Portfolio Management Model

    Article • Educational Administration Quarterly, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  10. If They Come Here, Will They Fit? A Case Study of an Urban No-Excuses Charter Management Organization’s Teacher Hiring Process

    Article • Urban Education, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  11. Control as Care: How Teachers in “No Excuses” Charter Schools Position Their Students and Themselves

    Article • Equity & Excellence in Education, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chris Torres, Julianna Kershen

  12. Push, Pull, Tap and Switch: Understanding the Career Decisions of Charter School Leaders

    Article • Leadership and Policy in Schools, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chris Torres

  13. Learning to lead in externally managed and standalone charter schools: how principals perceive their preparation and support

    Article • International Journal of Leadership in Education, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chris Torres

  14. Do no-excuses disciplinary practices promote success?

    Article • Journal of Urban Affairs, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chris Torres

  15. The New Professionalism? Charter Teachers’ Experiences and Qualities of the Teaching Profession

    Article • Education Policy Analysis Archives, February 2018, Education Policy Analysis Archives

    Dr Chris Torres

  16. Charter School Leadership and Exclusionary Discipline: Navigating the Intersection of Autonomy, Equity, and Accountability

    Article • Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  17. Is This Work Sustainable? Teacher Turnover and Perceptions of Workload in Charter Management Organizations

    Article • Urban Education, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  18. Teacher Efficacy and Disciplinary Expectations in Charter Schools: Understanding the Link to Teachers’ Career Decisions

    Article • Journal of School Choice, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chris Torres

  19. Different location or different map? Investigating charter school teachers' professional identities

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Torres

  20. The Uncertainty of High Expectations

    Article • January 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Chris Torres

  21. “Are we architects or construction workers?” Re-examining teacher autonomy and turnover in charter schools

    Article • Education Policy Analysis Archives, December 2014, Education Policy Analysis Archives

    Dr Chris Torres