{new} The rate at which teachers leave the profession has been remarkably stable for the last 40 years. Read my latest for @educationnext.bsky.social --> www.educationnext.org/are-teachers...

I almost let this go without saying anything, but I can't. This issue of the non-value (to student test achievement) of the generic MA is such an old one (e.g., www.jstor.org/stable/20439...). Why aren't we learning from the evidence? www.the74million.org/article/is-a...

{new} It makes sense that for kids to learn, they should be gradually eased into more challenging material. But how gradual is too gradual? A powerful new book argues that America’s classroom literacy practices are moving far too slowly --> www.the74million.org/article/in-n...

I was sufficiently annoyed with a piece claiming that inflation-adjusted college costs have doubled over the last 20 years that I wrote a response. There really haven't been increases over the last decade, but I fear that promising trend may be changing.

Watch: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/8hec1...

When satire is actually pretty good advice. theonion.com/nation-s-par...

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)

I love this lede from NYT's Victor Mather on the death of the penny

Interactive —10,000 districts, 3 million kids: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/thes...

{new} Which schools do a good job teaching kids to read? In a new project @the74.bsky.social, we set out to find schools where third-grade reading scores are much higher than might be expected, based on the schools’ poverty rates alone --> www.the74million.org/article/thes...

"Imagine two elementary students: One struggles to read because she has dyslexia. The other struggles to read because she received poor reading instruction. The first student is entitled to specialized instruction ... The second student is entitled to nothing." www.chalkbeat.org/2025/10/28/a...

"I want to double back on Sherrill’s casual slams on MS & LA. Do they have some of the “worst schools” in the nation, as Sherrill claimed? And by implication, is NJ doing better than these states? The answer to both...is no." via @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.chadaldeman.com/p/thank-good...

The dangerous war on Tylenol (and what's really causing the rise in Autism) open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

Just in case you need another reason to read Squawk of Spanish, it’s not only #HispanicHeritageMonth but also #NationalPetBirdDay 🦜 Complement the book with fun mazes, word searches, and crafts. Check out the activity kit here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5d0e4...

“over the last decade, [achievement] declines have not been about specific student groups. Instead, the story is largely about a growing divergence between higher- and lower-performing kids” Read my latest piece @the74.bsky.social --> www.the74million.org/article/stud...

Analysis: Student achievement is down overall, but kids at the bottom are sinking faster. Read more here from @chadaldeman.bsky.social:

The responses here are a nice balm today

Actual importance of college is probably about as high as ever. // Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low news.gallup.com/poll/695003/...

#BookFestival time is here! Meet me at the #BaltimoreBookFestival in September And at the #CrozetBookFest this October. See here for more: www.writebetween.com/events @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

{new} Join us TOMORROW for a webinar on the education research we need for the future: eduprogress.org/building-a-n...

Reading the Project 2025 doc for the first time. I know irony is dead, but in the education section writing "Stopping executive overreach. Congress should set policy—not Presidents through pen-and-phone executive orders, and not agencies through regulations and guidance." is...

(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news. @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

{new} Want to see more girls in STEM fields? In my latest piece @studentsuccess.bsky.social, I look at a large study in France which found that math gender gaps start early: weareallsolvers.org/the-gender-g...

{new} Great teachers matter. We all know this, but Texas is actually acting on it: www.the74million.org/article/texa...

This is an incredible story.

Chicago Public Schools budget deficit rises to nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... "for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"

{new} Parents and policymakers should take 3rd grade math scores seriously and respond accordingly. Check out this interactive tool I built with @studentsuccess.bsky.social to visualize math gaps by state --> weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-em...

Are states doing enough to close early math gaps? New analysis from @chadaldeman.bsky.social shows most gaps start in 3rd grade and widen by 8th. #WeAreAllSolvers weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-em...

Story Time & Craft Event: Loudoun County, VA 📚 Brambleton Library. July 7 📚Ashburn Library. July 9 📚Gum Spring Library. July 10 📚Purcellville Library. July 14 📚Lovettsville Library. July 15 All at 3pm @freespiritbooks.bsky.social

The combined effect of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” and his tariffs would literally make the bottom 80% of America poorer Incredible analysis from @budgetlab.bsky.social

{new} This morning I wrote a personal note about my journey creating Read Not Guess, along with summer reading tips for parents: www.chadaldeman.com/p/read-not-g...

{new} I talked with Jessica Sobin, the Director of D.C.'s high-impact tutoring program, to hear how it's going and what they've learned so far --> Via @studentsuccess.bsky.social: eduprogress.org/making-tutor...

Why should tax deductions for private school vouchers be treated differently than every other kind of deduction?

Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme www.the74million.org/article/chro...

Per @chadaldeman.bsky.social "school district leaders in some of the biggest, most expensive places to live are making budgetary decisions that add to the housing difficulties in their communities." Read the rest of his analysis here: 3/n

I'm still collecting these stories! Please let me know if you have anything you're willing to share -->

{new} As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws. But what about math? I interviewed Arun Ramanathan @ PowerMyLearning to hear what's missing on the math side --> eduprogress.org/comparing-in... via @studentsuccess.bsky.social

It's frustrating that The Discourse often frames teacher evaluation/pay reforms as failing when a more accurate take is that they are politically & logistically difficult to implement well but effective when this is done. I try to describe this literature here: www.the74million.org/article/40-y...

I'm looking for ways parents got their kids to use math around the home, for a fun summer blog post @studentsuccess.bsky.social. Feel free to post it here, or DM me if you have an example you're willing to share! Thanks, ~Chad

{new} Is teacher turnover too low? That may seem like a crazy question at first blush, but I take a look at the data --> www.chadaldeman.com/p/is-teacher...

"the flowery pro-apprenticeship rhetoric from Trump’s cabinet members and executive orders doesn’t fit an administration that is cutting funds for apprenticeship programs" the-job.beehiiv.com/p/make-ameri...

{new} The worst of the teacher turnover surge appears to be in the rearview mirror: www.the74million.org/article/teac... via @the74.bsky.social

The Trump Administration is for local control... except when it doesn't align with their "priorities" -->

{new} Long vesting periods are bad for teachers —> www.chadaldeman.com/p/vesting-pe...

{new} Five Takeaways on Evidence-Based Practices for Algebra 1 --> eduprogress.org/five-takeawa... via @studentsuccess.bsky.social

{new} For Teacher Appreciation Week, we should figure out why school spending is up but teacher salaries are not --> www.the74million.org/article/inte... via @the74.bsky.social

VA now leading the nation with a law requiring the release of test scores within 45 days!

One way that the testing bill @helmerva.bsky.social and I just passed (and Governor Youngkin just signed) is game changing is in transparency for parents, students and teachers. Thanks to @chadaldeman.bsky.social for highlighting that part of the legislation!