me and @cmulhern.bsky.social's paper on school counselors is out in econ of ed review We find more funding for counselors in California in the 2000s increased grad rates, college enrollment & school climate in short: counselors improve student outcomes and we should invest more in them!

I’m really glad to see that our paper is now out at Ed Researcher! We examine turnover among the half of school employees who are not teachers to understand how their turnover compares. Using Oregon data (2007-23) for all public school employees, there are 3 new patterns that we document: A 🧵

Compelling new evidence on the positive impact of the community schools model from @oppinsights.bsky.social. Substantial positive impact on academic outcomes and later-in-life earnings, especially for lower-income/higher-risk students. opportunityinsights.org/paper/cis/

Some carnage going on with US official statistics ‘The hardest hit agency was the National Center for Education Statistics, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, which lost 95% of its staff.’ apnews.com/article/cens...

We provide early evidence on the impact of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on learning opportunities, and the schooling disruptions that the growing number of low-coverage communities could face if outbreaks continue to spread. See working paper: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1358

ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 million over six years through a state-funded program. At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s. (Published Nov. 2024)

Fascinating / dark paper: www.nber.org/papers/w34747

"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."

#QJE Feb 2026, #1, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'" They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

This new paper shows that shortening the length of parole supervision from 12 months to 6 months reduced prison readmissions within a year by ~45%, driven by reductions in technical revocations. This decrease in incarceration was achieved with no increase in new crime. ⬇️ www.nber.org/papers/w34663

The Department of Education's negotiated rulemaking session on higher ed accountability starts today. Here is my first look at new program-level data that ED released, which also highlights the 30 percent of graduate and professional programs where average borrowing exceeds the new federal caps.

AEFP is expanding our conference subsidies program to offer financial assistance to a broader membership base so that more researchers, policymakers & practitioners have the opportunity to connect at the conference. The deadline to apply is January 5, 2026 aefpweb.org/conferen...

Experienced teachers help other teachers improve more quickly, through collaboration ⬇️

I appeared on American Campus podcast to discuss my new book, High School Students Unite!, with historian @llassabe.bsky.social. Check it out: americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

A tough read for everybody who loves kids: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

DEADLINE TODAY: The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper today! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...

Hey #econsky! I'm organizing a workshop at Brown this Spring in partnership with Eric Nielsen and Viviana Rodriguez. The topic is educational measurement. Please submit a paper/extended abstract! We'd love to consider your work. And please help us spread the word to folks who aren't on bluesky!

Nationwide, the supply of infant and toddler #ECE does not meet demand, and the costs of care are #unaffordable for many #families. Curious about the status in your state? Check out our new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social snapshots! www.urban.org/data-tools/s...

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Carycruz Bueno, Za Eng Mawi, @linzpage.bsky.social, and Jonathan Smith show that Achieve Atlanta scholarship recipients take out fewer loans, borrow less, earn more credits, and achieve higher GPAs in their first semester of college. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1337

🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Hadley Wickham made a GenZ version of dplyr 😂 hadley.github.io/genzplyr/

Amazing study showing that deactivating social media improved mental health. [It has so many coauthors that the sample size was sufficient to run the RCT on themselves.]

Civic engagement rises among LGBTQ youth, but so do mental health challenges. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports

✨What does the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce look like within and across states? Our new interactive data visualizer tool looks at the composition, stability, and distribution of the workforce in our seven partner states. Explore the tool: sparccenter.org/data-explore...

📝 #EconSky I'm excited to announce that I am on the market this year! In my JMP, I (and Jose Montalban) study affirmative action in the context of school choice at age 3 —when skills are most malleable and returns are the highest! 👶🏫

Going to #APPAM2025? Come to our panel where @bertabartoli.bsky.social will present our paper on the impact of sleep and time policy on student disciplinary outcomes. Paper draft (with a title we are very proud of) linked ⏰Friday, November 14, 3:30 to 5:00pm 📍Room: 504 - Foss tinyurl.com/3earym6n

Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...

School (in)Security: A Tennessee retiree was jailed as a would-be school shooter after trolling Trump. @markkeierleber.bsky.social reports

I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics. My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6

I'm on the job market! My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on 🔹College admissions test scores 🔹College enrollment 🔹College performance 🧵(1/10)

New study on student cellphone bans finds short-term increases in discipline issues but ultimately improvements in both attendance and student achievement. www.nber.org/papers/w3438...

New working paper on contemporary child labor in the U.S. and its impacts on school attendance ⬇️ edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302 With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon

Hi everyone. Some exciting news. We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Public Policy here at Rockefeller College. We are pretty flexible on topic areas. We have a great team here and Albany is a great place to live. #econsky #academicsky Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

We have a new EdWorkingPaper up, from @edutuan.bsky.social, @haeryunkim.bsky.social, Chanh Lam, Mariam Saffar Pérez, Jinyoung Hur, Colleen Lewis, and me: The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301

This paper examined the effects of identifying the lowest 5% of performing schools in Ohio per ESSA. They found *negative* effects on attendance, graduation, and test scores. Why? More staff attrition, unclear how to improve, and did not come with more resources. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Our consensus study was released today! So very grateful to have been a part of this and with some of the very best people🩷 (And...here's to a world and future for our kids where these drills are no longer needed). nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/291...

New working paper out where we analyze building inspection reports to show how exposure to physical school building conditions varies by student race/ethnicity in New York State 👉 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1251 . . .

This provocative, data-infused essay by James Wyckoff — edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1197 — serves as a reminder that fully understanding the declines in student achievement requires us to look well before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Time Use Survey is up for renewal, or cancellation. OMB is gathering input on the data's importance. @ipums.bsky.social organized a rapid response briefing to equip us with tools to effectively comment. #EconSky #sociology #policysky Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#TakeawayTuesday: “The Effect of Universal Free School Meals on Child BMI” by Will Davis, Daniel Kreisman, and Tareena Musaddiq. The study finds no increase in obesity risk, while also noting small reductions in underweight prevalence. Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp... #EFP @aefpweb.bsky.social

www.nber.org/papers/w33904 whew. “We are well aware of the view held by many physicians that oxycodone is weaker than morphine. I do not plan to do anything about that.” (Purdue Pharma Company Exec)

Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!) Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

New research from me&@agpines.bsky.social Congress is pushing work requirements for Medicaid&SNAP. You’ve heard these kick eligible folks off (@pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social), don't increase work&cause hunger (@laurenhlb.bsky.social @chloeneast.bsky.social). But wait there's more! 1/n

🚀 Launching the EdWorkingPapers Policy & Practice Series! Too much good research never reaches the people making real decisions. Our new series changes that. Each 2-pager highlights key findings from #EdWorkingPapers, made for busy leaders and policymakers. 📄 Read the first three: bit.ly/3Z1Kok2