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Kristin Blagg

@kblagg.bsky.social

Education policy researcher at the Urban Institute.

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Matthew A Kraft@matthewakraft.com · 3mo ago

Check out the highlights from our #SustainableED conference in @carolinepreston.bsky.social's round-up of the cutting-edge research happening at the intersection of EducationXClimate in the @hechingerreport.org. hechingerreport.org/data-centers... @edsustainable.bsky.social

Data centers, air pollution, climate math: Lessons from a climate and education conference

New research tackles harms of learning near data centers and airports, how education can lead to climate action, and more.

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Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1. www.peer-center.org/research/sum...

APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center

June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to pa...

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Maggie Reeves@maggiereeves1.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Want to see how potential changes to #education Title funding might affect #K-12 districts? Check out this nifty data tool from @kblagg.bsky.social and me! You can choose your own scenarios and see projected impacts to keep up with the policy proposals from Congress. www.urban.org/research/pub...

How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District?

As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…

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Lois Miller@loismiller.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Haven't been on Bluesky in awhile, but popping in to say I wrote a policy piece based on my transfer paper for @brookings.edu Chalkboard! Many thanks to @econsarahreber.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social, & Michael Hansen for the opportunity and the editing. www.brookings.edu/articles/com...

Community college students don’t always benefit from transferring to a 4-year college | Brookings

Lois Miller examines community college transfer, finding it boosts degree completion but can reduce earnings afterward.

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Maggie Reeves@maggiereeves1.bsky.social · 12mo ago

📣📣📣The Student Upward Mobility Initiative's RFP will be launched later this month. Sign up for our webinar to learn more: www.urban.org/events/stude...

Student Upward Mobility Initiative 2025 Request for Proposals: Informational Webinar

,The Student Upward Mobility Initiative works to support students’ economic mobility by identifying the PK–12 skills and competencies that drive long-term success, especially for students from backgro...

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Urban Institute@urbaninstitute.bsky.social · 12mo ago

College and #career readiness measures help students highlight skills and guide colleges & employers in #student selection, advancement, and more. A new Urban #research report reviews 12 key benchmarks and offers a framework for policymakers.

Which College and Career Readiness Standards Best Align with Positive Outcomes after High School?

A student’s experiences and accomplishments in high school serve as the foundation for accessing college and career opportunities. Many states have defined a set of criteria for college and career rea...

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Kristin Blagg@kblagg.bsky.social · last yr.

1/ I have a new brief looking at the House reconciliation bill's proposed risk-sharing formula for higher education. I dig into the formula and analyze the incentives it creates: www.urban.org/research/pub...

The Congressional Risk-Sharing Proposal Creates New Incentives and Uncertainty for Postsecondary Institutions

The House reconciliation bill outlines a new risk-sharing formula that would have colleges pay back a portion of their students’ unpaid student loan bills.

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Kristin Blagg@kblagg.bsky.social · last yr.

My colleagues Jason Cohn, Jason Delisle, and I have a new brief out looking at the House Republicans' proposed Repayment Assistance Plan for student loans: www.urban.org/research/pub...

House Republicans’ Proposed Income-Driven Repayment Plan for Student Loans

In this brief, we analyze changes the House Committee on Education and the Workforce proposed to the income-driven repayment (IDR) plans for federal student loans under the fiscal year 2025 budget rec...

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Robert Kelchen@robertkelchen.com · last yr.

Financial aid administrators are sounding the alarm about how staffing cuts at Federal Student Aid are already negatively affecting students. The bigger changes are likely with the 2026-27 aid cycle, so stay tuned.

Financial Aid Officers Report “Breakdowns” in Federal System

Financial aid officers report widespread problems with the federal student aid system after Education Department layoffs, including processing delays they say could affect the current cycle.

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Michel Grosz@michelgrosz.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share this new Philly Fed working paper with Tomas Monarrez: We study how the Great Recession affected college enrollment, student loan borrowing, repayment, and default. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Effect of the Great Recession on Student Loan Borrowing and Repayment

We study the long-term effect of the Great Recession on federal student loan borrowing and repayment. Using detailed longitudinal data on federal student loan b

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Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · last yr.

Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.

Federal Workforce Transition Resources - Georgetown Graduate School

The Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is offering resources to assist in federal workforce transitions. Check out our career seminars to learn more.

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Matt Chingos@chingos.bsky.social · last yr.

House Republicans are reportedly considering changes to which schools are eligible to provide free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Urban's Emily Gutierrez runs the numbers on how many students and schools would lose CEP: www.urban.org/research/pub...

How Many Students Would Lose Access to Free Meals under House Republicans’ Proposed Changes to the Community Eligibility Provision?

Congressional Republicans are reportedly considering spending cuts to balance the cost of extending the tax cuts they enacted in 2017.

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Katharine Meyer@katharinemeyer.bsky.social · last yr.

Why we have and need a US Department of Education 🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does www.brookings.edu/collection/w...

Why we have and need a US Department of Education

This series considers what the U.S. Department of Education does to shape education policy and practice in the United States.

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Sue Popkin@sjpopkin.bsky.social · last yr.

Dismantling the Dept of Ed could have major implications for students with disabilities @alexis-weaver.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...

How Dismantling the Education Department Could Affect Disabled Students Across the US

Though states and local governments are primarily responsible for K–12 education, the US Department of Education is critical to ensuring disabled children in every community have access to a free, appropriate public education.

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