New paper! w/ @edizonross.bsky.social, @cedr.bsky.social, Tom Kane, Andrew McEachin, and @ermorton.bsky.social. We know the pandemic hit student test scores hard. But what happened to attendance, discipline, and grades? Did ESSER-funded intervention programs affect students on these measures?

We are glad to share a new report just released on the experiences of school board members in the diverse California context live-gdtf3.pantheonsite.io/reports/loca.... It's part of the "Getting Down to Facts III" initiative on the state of the state of CA's ed systems. live-gdtf3.pantheonsite.io

A lot of folks were approvingly sharing Kelsey Piper's post about the problems of educational research. Here's my take. // Ill-Informed Essays About Education Research are Weak and Sloppy. Why? edpolicyhub.substack.com/p/ill-inform...

Ill-Informed Essays About Education Research are Weak and Sloppy. Why?

Morgan Polikoff

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Reflecting on #AEFP2026: @dbassok.bsky.social, Michal & I talk about the amazing work the @aefpweb.bsky.social community is doing 💗 Many thanks to the @brookings.edu team, especially Jon Valant, @rachelmarisa.bsky.social & Mike Hansen for helpful feedback. www.brookings.edu/articles/reb...

Rebuilding IES to amplify the impact of education research on student outcomes | Brookings

Leaders of AEFP discuss the state of education policy research and the future of the Institute of Education Sciences.

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"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.

New Advanced Placement course designed to broaden access promotes participation and demographic diversity in computer science education www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... "new exams were concentrated in AP CS Principles, no statistically significant reduction in counts for the preexisting AP CS course"

New Advanced Placement course designed to broaden access promotes participation and demographic diversity in computer science education | PNAS

Advanced Placement (AP) provides college-level courses to over 1 million US secondary students annually. Black, Hispanic, and female students have ...

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Objective, comprehensive, rigorous, timely, and useful: A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research. #EdResearch #EdPolicy livehandbook.org

Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook

Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.

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Let’s just assume No Child is Left Behind. Let’s just believe Every Student Succeeds. Let’s just trust all states have high standards. George W Bush once condemned “the soft bigotry of low expectations.” This is the hard bigotry of no expectations.

Jill Barshay@jillbarshay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hearing that nearly all the employees in the statistics agency inside the Education Department -- NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) -- have lost their jobs. Rumors that the NAEP test -- the nation's report card -- will no longer be run by NCES. This info is not confirmed.

In the DC area? This is the last day to register for the annual CALDER Conference! We are close to capacity, so please register soon if you want to join us.

CALDER Center@caldercenter.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 Happening TOMORROW! Join us tomorrow at 9 ET in Arlington, VA for the 16th Annual CALDER Conference. Come hear new research from CALDER and join the discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners! Register to save your spot: forms.gle/Y7EjoGW6UHL9... #CALDER2025

Heading to @aefpweb.bsky.social this week? So am I! Here are a few of the sessions that I'm particularly excited about, and you might be too. Starting out strong on Thursday with two great (and complementary) sessions focusing on teacher licensure & supply.

It's that time of year to circulate this list of orgs for those seeking ed policy jobs/internships. Please let me know if there are opportunities/orgs I should add. Good luck out there! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The Unofficial List of Ed Policy Orgs for Job/Internship Seekers

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Heading to #AEFP2025? We've been thinking a lot about what's happening at the Institute of Education Sciences and what it means for the field. More news coming soon on programming updates. For now, some thoughts with our SREE colleagues www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...

Cutting research funding would make education less effective and efficient

Presidents of education research associations explain the impacts of recent funding cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

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In this op-ed, we - the presidents of SREE and AEFP - joined forces to argue for the importance of evidence on "what works" and how cutting such funding is not "efficient" - it is wasteful. www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...

Cutting research funding would make education less effective and efficient

Presidents of education research associations explain the impacts of recent funding cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

brookings.edu

This year's Bozeman Applied Micro Conference is June 16-17, 2025. Travel funding available courtesy of @arnoldventures.bsky.social if you do criminal justice research! Paper submissions open now through March 7 www.montana.edu/econ/summerc...

District Pandemic Policies and Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Working Conditions in Virginia journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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After teaching intro stats to recent college grads for a decade, watching them live clean govt data feels a little on-the-nose as a personal national nightmare.

{new} Please don’t go around saying ESSER “didn’t work” —> www.chadaldeman.com/p/remember-t...

Remember the counter-factual

ESSER money helped; it just wasn't enough

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Understanding “what works” in education is HARD and is what many of us have dedicated our professional lives to figuring out. Having some wanna-be tech bros come in and decide they know better than researchers & experts is beyond infuriating and insulting to the ed research community.

Every Child Left Behind

Five years later, what have we learned about student recovery & teacher labor markets since the pandemic? Join us for Session I at #CALDER2025 to hear the latest from Cory Koedel, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @ermorton.bsky.social, @cedr.bsky.social, & Kevin Mahnken. Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk

This is our big in-person event of the year where you'll see the latest and greatest of new work + policy discussion. We are still a long way out, but I'd recommend you sign up early as this will fill up over time!

CALDER Center@caldercenter.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 Registration for the 2025 CALDER Conference is now open! Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025 Register: forms.gle/zXbjH4GQ6jCy... @airinforms.bsky.social

New from me in Education Finance & Policy: Pandemic-Era School Staff Shortages: Evidence from Unfilled Position Data in Illinois doi.org/10.1162/edfp...

Holy cow! President Biden honors my colleague @lizbettini.bsky.social, my coauthor @doughesm.bsky.social, and my friend Elizabeth Setren, among others. Huge congrats to all!

The issue of classroom management shows up again and again as an issue for starting teachers. I think it points to a lack of inservice-preservice connections in diagnosing what new teachers need. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...

Hi! ECE & policy folks: I'm looking for a postdoc to join our (really terrific) SEE-Partnerships team, doing research on ECE access & workforce issues! Please spread the word! uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/...

Postdoctoral Research Associate

The School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate with strong interests in early childhood education policy to join the...

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I was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring. The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)

CSWEP@aeacswep.bsky.social · 2y ago

@aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social

‘The kids everyone forgot’: The faltering post-pandemic push to reengage teens and young adults not in school, college, or the workforce https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/12/19/employment-programs-in-detroit-help-reconnect-opportunity-youth/

How can America help 4.2 million young people not in school, college, or the workforce?

Post-pandemic, advocates and others have been rethinking efforts to help “opportunity youth,” adolescents who have disconnected from school and work. A resurgent Detroit offers a case study.

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