MICHAEL DeARMOND
EXPERIENCE RESEARCH ANALYST
Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2001 present
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1999 2001
MIDDLE SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER
Thomas Academy, Kent, WA 1989 1990
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Seattle, WA PhD Candidate, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education, 2011
MPA, Education and Social Policy, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, 2001
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Providence, RI BA American History, 1992
PUBLICATIONS Goldhaber, Dan, Michael DeArmond, and Scott DeBurgomaster. "Teacher Attitudes About Compensa
tion Reform: Implications for Reform Implementation." Industrial Labor Relations Review 64, no 3
(2011): 441 463.
DeArmond, Michael, Betheny Gross, and Dan Goldhaber Is it better to be good or lucky? Decentral
ized teacher selection in 10 elementary schools. Education Administration Quarterly 46, no 3
(2010): 322 362.
Gross, Betheny and Michael DeArmond How Do Charter Schools Complete for Teachers? A Local
Perspective. Journal of School Choice 4, no 3 (2010): 254 277.
DeArmond, Michael, and Dan Goldhaber "Scrambling the Nest Egg: How Well Do Teachers Under
stand Their Pensions and What Do They Think About Alternative Pension Structures." Education
Finance and Policy 5, no 4 (2010): 558 586.
Honig, Meredith I., and Michael DeArmond Where s the Management in Portfolio Management?
Conceptualizing the Role of Urban School District Central Ofcices in Implementation. In Between
Public and Private: Politics, Governance, and the New Portfolio Models for Urban School Reform, edited
by Katrina E. Bulkley, Jeffery Henig, and Henry M. Levin, 195 216. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Educa
tion Press, 2010.
DeArmond, Michael, Kathryn L. Shaw, and Patrick M. Wright. "Zooming in and Zooming Out: Re
thinking School District Human Resource Management." In Creating a New Teaching Profession,
edited by Dan Goldhaber and Jane Hannaway, 53 79. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press,
2009.
DeArmond, Michael, and Dan Goldhaber "A Leap of Faith: Redesigning Teacher Compensation." Seat
tle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2008.
Goldhaber, Dan, Michael DeArmond, Albert Liu, and Daniel Player. "Returns to Skill and Teacher
Wage Premiums: What Can We Learn by Comparing the Teacher and Private Sector Labor Markets?"
Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2008.
Goldhaber, Dan, Michael DeArmond, Daniel Player, and Hyung Jai Choi. "Why Do So Few Public
School Districts Use Merit Pay?" Journal of Education Finance 33, no. 3 (2008): 262 89.
Goldhaber, Dan, and Michael DeArmond. "Teacher Characteristics, Workforce Policies, and the
Search for Teacher Quality: Implications for Research and Data." In National Center on Education
Statistics Supply and Demand Symposium. Washington, D.C., 2007.
DeArmond, Michael, Betheney Gross, and Dan Goldhaber. "Look Familiar? Charters and Teachers." In
Hopes, Fears, and Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2007, edited by Robin
Lake. Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2007.
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MICHAEL DeARMOND
Campbell, Christine, Michael DeArmond, and Kacey Guin. "No Longer the Only Game in Town: Help
ing Traditional Public Schools Compete." Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2006.
Campbell, Christine, Michael DeArmond, and Sara Taggart. "Toward a Portfolio of Schools: High
School Renewal in San Diego." In Urban School Reform: Lessons from San Diego, edited by Frederick
Hess, 139 56. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2005.
DeArmond, Michael and Dan Goldhaber. "The Back Ofcice: A Neglected Side of Teacher Quality." Edu
cation Week, February 9 2005.
Campbell, Christine, Michael DeArmond, and Abby Schumwinger. "From Bystander to Ally: Trans
forming the District Human Resources Department." Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Edu
cation, 2004.
DeArmond, Michael. "Getting out of the Facilities Business." In Making School Reform Work: New
Partnerships for Real Change, edited by Paul T. Hill and James Harvey, 26 40. Washington, D.C.:
Brookings Institution Press, 2004.
Murphy, Patrick, and Michael DeArmond. "From the Headlines to the Frontlines: The Teacher Short
age and Its Implications for Recruitment Policy." Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Educa
tion, 2004.
Murphy, Patrick, Michael DeArmond, and Kacey Guin. "A National Crisis or Localized Problems?
Getting Perspective on the Scope and Scale of the Teacher Shortage." Education Policy Analysis Ar
chives 11, no. 23 (2003).
Portin, Bradley, Michael DeArmond, Lauren Gundlach, and Paul Schneider. "Making Sense of Leading
Schools: A Study of the School Principalship." Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education,
2003.
DeArmond, Michael, Sara Taggart, and Paul T. Hill. "The Future of School Facilities: Getting Ahead of
the Curve." Seattle, WA: Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2002.
PRESENTATIONS Investing in Selection: Hiring in Charter Schools. The Association for Education Finance and Policy
annual conference, 2011. Seattle, WA.
Where s the Management in Portfolio Management? Conceptualizing the Role of Urban District
Central Ofcices in Implementation. American Educational Research Association annual conference,
2010. Denver, CO.
Teacher Turnover in Charter Schools: Examining Patterns and Motivations. American Educational
Research Association annual conference, 2010. Denver, CO.
"How Do Charter Schools Compete for Teachers? A Local Perspective." American Education Finance
Association annual conference, 2009. Nashville, TN
"How Well to Teachers Understand Their Pensions?" Edvance Research: REL Southwest, Educator
stafcing, quality, and teacher retirement benecit systems forum 2009. Dallas, TX
Invited Keynote: From Bystander to Ally: Transforming the Hr Department." Mid Atlantic Regional
Teachers Project (MARTP) annual meeting, 2005. Baltimore, MD
Invited Keynote: From Bystander to Ally: Transforming the Hr Department." American Association
of School Personnel Administrator's summit: The personnel administrator's role in NCLB: Ensuring
quality instruction, 2005. Phoenix, AZ
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