| Neighborhood economic disadvantage and children's cognitive and social-emotional development: Exploring Head Start classroom quality as a mediating mechanism DC McCoy, MC Connors, PA Morris, H Yoshikawa, AH Friedman-Krauss Early childhood research quarterly 32, 150-159, 2015 | 111 | 2015 |
| New findings on impact variation from the Head Start Impact Study: Informing the scale-up of early childhood programs PA Morris, M Connors, A Friedman-Krauss, DC McCoy, C Weiland, ... AERA Open 4 (2), 2332858418769287, 2018 | 87 | 2018 |
| Comparing state policy approaches to early care and education quality: A multidimensional assessment of quality rating and improvement systems and child care licensing regulations MC Connors, PA Morris Early Childhood Research Quarterly 30, 266-279, 2015 | 84 | 2015 |
| Differential effectiveness of Head Start in urban and rural communities DC McCoy, PA Morris, MC Connors, CJ Gomez, H Yoshikawa Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 43, 29-42, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
| Head start teachers’ professional development, well‐being, attitudes, and practices: understanding changes over time and predictive associations JF Harding, MC Connors, AF Krauss, N Aikens, L Malone, L Tarullo American Journal of Community Psychology 63 (3-4), 324-337, 2019 | 49 | 2019 |
| Creating cultures of learning: A theoretical model of effective early care and education policy MC Connors Early Childhood Research Quarterly 36, 32-45, 2016 | 45 | 2016 |
| Uses and misuses of kindergarten readiness assessment results E Regenstein, M Connors, R Romero-Jurado, J Weiner Ounce Policy Conversations 6 (11), 1-48, 2017 | 31 | 2017 |
| Staff Preparation, Reward, and Support: Are Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Addressing All of the Key Ingredients Necessary for Change? Policy Report. LJE Austin, M Whitebook, M Connors, R Darrah Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at …, 2011 | 29 | 2011 |
| Effective kindergarten readiness assessments: Influencing policy, informing instruction, and creating joyful classrooms E Regenstein, MC Connors, R Romero-Jurado, J Weiner YC Young Children 73 (1), 36-43, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
| Who participates in quality rating and improvement systems? JM Jenkins, JK Duer, M Connors Early Childhood Research Quarterly 54, 219-227, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
| Unpacking the treatment contrast in the Head Start Impact Study: To what extent does assignment to treatment affect quality of care? AH Friedman-Krauss, MC Connors, PA Morris Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 10 (1), 68-95, 2017 | 14 | 2017 |
| Varying states of Head Start: Impacts of a federal program across state policy contexts MC Connors, AH Friedman-Krauss Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 10 (4), 675-703, 2017 | 13 | 2017 |
| Embedding workforce development into scaled innovations to prevent declines in administration quality D Pacchiano, M Connors, R Klein, K Woodlock The Scale-Up Effect in Early Childhood and Public Policy, 350-369, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
| Pathways to quality: From internal program supports to early educators’ practice MC Connors Early Education and Development 30 (5), 569-589, 2019 | 10 | 2019 |
| Broadening the definition of collaboration in early care and education S Soliday Hong, N Yazejian, S Guss, A Stein, M Connors, D Horm, ... Early Education and Development 30 (8), 1084-1093, 2019 | 9 | 2019 |
| Closer to home: More equitable pre-k access and enrollment in Chicago SB Ehrlich, MC Connors, AG Stein, J Francis, JQ Easton, SE Kabourek, ... Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| A Path to Equity: From Expanded Pre-Kindergarten Access to Success in Elementary School. Research Brief. MC Connors, AG Stein, SB Ehrlich, J Francis, SE Kabourek, JQ Easton University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2021 | 3 | 2021 |
| The Role of Classroom Quality in Explaining Head Start Impacts. MC Connors, AH Friedman-Krauss, PA Morris, LC Page, A Feller Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014 | 3 | 2014 |
| Building Capacity for Research and Practice MC Connors, DM Pacchiano, AG Stein, MI Swartz The Future of Children 31 (1), 119-136, 2021 | 2 | 2021 |
| A New Method for Describing Chicago Neighborhoods. MC Connors, IC Farrar, AG Stein, SB Ehrlich, J Francis, SE Kabourek, ... Start Early, 2020 | 2 | 2020 |
