Francis, S. & Mairaj, F. (Anticipated January 2025). From theory to practice: Logic models for evaluating portfolio school districts. Texas Education Review.
Francis, S. S., Margolis, J., & King, F. (2025). Spanners and enhancers: The role of teacher leaders in school evolution. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/17411432241307788
Sands, S. (2024). A review of Texas educator preparation program policy, 2019-2023. TxEP: Texas Educator Preparation, 8(1), 1–10. Retrieved from https://txep.csotte.com/index.php/txep/article/view/55
Sands, S. (2023). Institutional change & the rise of an ecosystem model in education philanthropy. Educational Policy, 37(6), 1511-1544. https://doi.org/10.1177/08959048221120271
Sands, S., Margolis, J., & Murphy, M. J. (2022). Understanding teacher leadership in New York City through complexity theory. International Journal of Complexity in Education, 3(1), 1-32. https://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/ijce/article/view/9456
Heller, B. H. & Francis, S. S. Information, student achievement, and preferences for state control in education: Evidence from a survey experiment. Submitted to Economics of Education Review.
Sands, S. Democratic policymaking in schools: The influence of teacher empowerment on student achievement. Submitted to Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis. Revisions requested September 2024.
Heller, B. H. & Francis, S. S. (2024). Information, student achievement, and preferences for state control in education: Evidence from a survey experiment. University of Houston Center for Public Policy. https://uh.edu/hobby/cpp/white-paper-series/_docs/hisd_survey-experiment.pdf
Sands, S. (2024). Democratic policymaking in schools: The influence of teacher empowerment on student achievement. EdWorkingPapers. https://edworkingpapers.com/ai24-989
Sands, S. (2023). Complexity in action: Evaluating teacher leadership through the lens of complexity theory. SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4590354
Sands, S. (2024, August 22). Opinion: This Houston ISD program could be a Mike Miles success story. Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/hisd-takeover-teacher-leader-mike-miles-19658062.php
Francis, S. S. (2024). Policy review: Governing Texas educator preparation programs: A look at accreditation, accountability, and assignment policies. TxEP: Texas Educator Preparation, 8(1), 1–10. https://txep.csotte.com/index.php/txep/issue/view/4/2
Quant for What Collective (2023). (How) Can funders support transformative educational research? A call to reflective practice in support of quantitative criticalism. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJB5UFYeiGPLVRxWHs2ZBaiSoM5YVpCi/view
Templeton, T. Horn, C., Sands, S., Mairaj, F., Burnett, C., & Lowrey, S. (2022). 2022 Texas Teacher Workforce Report. University of Education Research Center. https://www.uh.edu/education/research/institutes-centers/erc/reports-publications/texas-teacher-workforce-report-2022_final.pdf
Templeton, T., Sands, S. R., Mairaj, F., Horn, C. L., & Narvaez, J. (2022). First look: An exploratory analysis of Senate Bill 1882 partnerships in Texas. University of Houston Education Research Center. https://www.uh.edu/education/research/institutes-centers/erc/reports-publications/first_look_sb1882_partnerships.pdf
Templeton, T., Horn, C. L., & Sands, S. (2022). Texas Charter Authorizer Accountability Report 2020-21 School Year. University of Houston Education Research Center. https://www.uh.edu/education/research/institutes-centers/erc/reports-publications/2020-21-texas-charter-authorizer-accountability-report.pdf
Sands, S. (2021, June). Chancellor’s teacher advisory council: Distributed leadership & teacher leadership. NYCDOE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SF14k9p171M1Dk5TSw_dirBT-tV_PbaF/view
Sands, S. (2021, April). Chancellor’s teacher advisory council: Culturally responsive-sustaining education & equity. NYCDOE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yyrr7RdSYR3Kz-wuQvjhyCTObP7YKKPt/view
Sands, S. (2021, February). Chancellor’s teacher advisory council: Curriculum development, pedagogical approach, & assessment. NYCDOE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1niNO7pWEssa7tcvAM9CqA4mWPc_77ZKj/view
Sands, S. (2020, November). Chancellor’s teacher advisory council: Family engagement. NYCDOE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13-UA9BEP6uZQlBsiAC7eyrYbtUKPDGG6/view