And no VFX; they were really in the fire. When I say you felt this scene, here’s another reason why. Thank you Autumn Durald Arkapaw!

Attention procrastinators! @arnoldventures.bsky.social LOIs are due in 3 days (March 6) for studies evaluating the causal impacts of U.S. social programs and policies. 🔗 Details + FAQs: bit.ly/4aXA43k

Join the Doctoral Student Community Group’s pre-conference webinar series 🧑‍💻 TOMORROW at 12 PM & 3 PM ET, they’ll host a session on navigating #AEFP2026 as a doctoral student. Register today! aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

Is there an alumni group for IES-funded PhD’s? IES supposedly funded over 1000 PhDs, of which I am apparently one of the last. With the training grants dying, it’d be great to have a formal alumni network where we could share jobs, grant opportunities, etc.

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Incredible findings on the importance of aspirations in future success. #EconSky @ifpri.org

Exciting news! We just posted an opening for a Survey Associate on @pewresearch.org's Methods team! This is an amazing opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to join what is, IMO, the most fun methods team in the business. Full description at the link below.

Join the Doctoral Student Community Group’s pre-conference webinar series 🧑‍💻 Next Wednesday, March 4 at 12 PM & 3 PM ET, they’ll host a session on navigating #AEFP2026 as a doctoral student. Register today! aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

Join the Doctoral Student Community Group TOMORROW at 1 PM ET for tips on creating strong poster & paper presentations for #AEFP2026 aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

Interesting piece in ASR. "This article argues that folklore [...] shapes far-right voting by inculcating feeling rules that resonate with nativist and autocratic ideas... we find a robust and considerable effect of the presence of fearful folktales on radical right voting."

Quick musing from what I've seen recently- If you're looking for job opportunities in the ed policy/research space, I think you should probably be on LinkedIn if you aren't already. I've mostly used Bluesky for research engagement, but feel like more job posts are over on LinkedIn (used to be on X).

The Department of Government at Colby College invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Policy to begin August 1, 2026. www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?... #PAJobMarket

For years, I've wanted to build interfaces for an ongoing data collection effort (web scraped job postings) but never had the time. In about 30 minutes with a gen AI tool I was able to make something passably decent: job-postings.andrewmcamp.com (@cedr.bsky.social)

Postdoc posting: Economics of education at Tufts with my colleague Elizabeth Setren. main.hercjobs.org/jobs/2203818...

Edu policy peeps! I'm co-chairing the edu section for APPAM 2026 conference with @doughesm.bsky.social @taylorodle.bsky.social and @brittanyvasquez.bsky.social - if you would be interested in reviewing submissions, please let us know! We're aiming for about ~10 per reviewer. @appam.bsky.social

New Postdoctoral Research Associate positions at @Princeton's Office of Population Research!

Happy lunar new year!

VERSION 2.0 of the Segregation Tracking Project is here! New data on racial and economic segregation between neighborhoods and schools over the last 30+ years for every school district, metro area, state, county, congressional district (new!), and more! edopportunity.org/segregation/

Celebrate presidents' day by voting for @jscottclayton.bsky.social!

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Glad to see @tomdee.bsky.social and Elizabeth Huffaker's work on accelerating opportunity in Algebra I out of the working papers and into @aeraedresearch.bsky.social! doi.org/10.3102/0002...

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Thanks to Ascendium Education Philanthropy, the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award supports researchers in postsecondary ed & workforce development attend #AEFP2026. Applications are due Feb 13. Learn more: aefpweb.org/ascendiu...

We’re launching an Informational Interview Directory to help AEFP members connect, explore career paths, and share research insights! Interested in being listed? Complete the form by February 9, 2026 aefpweb.org/mentoring

Join the Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group TODAY at 1 PM ET for an engaging forum on evidence-based literacy instruction. Register today: aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

1/ Around this time in 2025, I was feeling (like many of my academic colleagues) overwhelmed by the harmful policies that the new fed gov were pursuing/implementing. Then I spent a few days with @aryamerikaner.bsky.social and an amazing community of folks @brownspromise.bsky.social talking about

I've released a new version of strgroup, a Stata command that does fuzzy string matching. No new functionality, but the underlying C code has been optimized: it now uses much less memory and runs about 5 times faster github.com/reifjulian/s...

The Fairgrounds is set up for overnight shelter, and Southeast Community Center, Madison Community Center, and the Nashville Fire Dept training academy are also available as warming locations in addition to every police precinct (except Central and East) and fire station. Please stay warm and safe.

📢 Call for papers: CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education co-organized w/ Eric Hanushek (Stanford) 🏛️ 11-12 Sept 2026, Munich 🧑‍🏫 Keynote: John List (Chicago) @johnlist.bsky.social 👉 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev... ⏰ Deadline: 11 May 2026 🖼️ Past programs: sites.google.com/view/woessma...

The annual call for @nber.org nominations has been released, so if you're a researcher hoping to become affiliated, reach out to existing affiliates to get nominated. If you're an existing affiliate, advocate for talented researchers, particularly those with networks not already full of NBER folks.

#EdResearch folks - early bird registration for the annual Association for Education Finance & Policy conference ends TODAY! Join us in Chicago for lots of great discussions about the research and policy. aefpweb.org/2026conference

BREAKING: Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in College Football Playoff final.

Sarah did not like that experience but the Hoosiers are champs yall

🚀 Postdoc in School Choice & Admissions Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment. 📅 Apply by Feb 8 candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Project Implicit is a research nonprofit behind tools millions use to understand bias. Like many public science orgs, sustaining this work has become increasingly difficult. We are at risk of closing without additional support. Help protect this impt work by donating here: 4agc.com/donate/impli...

Immigration policy is #EdPolicy 😞

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

As a faculty member at Vanderbilt who is married into an IU family, I did not ever expect to say that our household is a college football family Go Hoosiers!

To ring in the new year, I'm excited to announce the launch of the Politics of Education Lab (PEdL) at the Stanford GSE. The goal is to advance understanding of the political dimensions of education policymaking to help policymakers and practitioners strengthen school systems. pedl.stanford.edu

Echoing @mpolikoff.bsky.social here- @bethschueler.bsky.social is wonderful and if you are looking for a postdoc in politics of education check this out

Haven't tried this recipe but I am flagging it for myself and for everyone who has leftover clementines after the holidays. Dope idea

Taking the train to Philly tomorrow for the #ASSA2026 Reach out if you want to get a coffee or drink! I’ll be on this cheery panel about the future of higher ed on Sunday

I can’t believe she actually put in this joke about Cornell Is RF Kuang actually a genius

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...

One week left to apply for funding to attend #AEFP2026! This year, there are two opportunities for grad students. Travel grants are available for paper and poster presenters. Students can also volunteer to be a conference ambassador. Apps are due Jan 5. See details at: aefpweb.org/funding-oppo...

CFP: Society for the Study of Measurement will be held at the University of Edinburgh June 22-25, 2026. Submit proposals for papers, symposia, & poster on any topics in the theory, history, philosophy, & application of measurement by January 15, 2026 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80364... #HPS

Free research idea: Add arrests/convictions/days incarcerated as an outcome, to any impact evaluation related to health, education, or employment. Crime and incarceration are expensive - if an intervention reduces either, it pays for itself quickly. That's very useful info!

i have read for fun this year as much as i have had in a long time lots of RF Kuang and Ken Liu in my life in 2025 and i am not mad about it all lots of ideas about assimilation AI technology colonialism revolution and transformation it's been a good year of reading - here's to even more in 2026