Very good advice! Instructional time matters and is an important contributor to educational inequality (as Matt's review has shown us journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...)

Today, I had the opportunity to testify before the Oregon House Education Committee on the importance of instructional time as they reassess their current state policies on minimum instructional time. I encourage other states to consider raising instructional time minimums as well.

Join us!

A new @edweek.org article highlights the nation’s top education scholars. Congratulations to those recognized, including Professors John Diamond, Lindsay Page, John Papay, and affiliates Emily Oster, @matthewakraft.com, and Prudence Carter.

If you are a scholar working on topics related to sustainability, climate change, or the environment and your work has implications for education systems/policy (or vice versa) please consider applying to the #SustainableED Conference. Let's build a community together. Friends - thanks for sharing!

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

If you are a scholar working on topics related to sustainability, climate change, or the environment and your work has implications for education systems/policy (or vice versa) please consider applying to the #SustainableED Conference. Let's build a community together. Friends - thanks for sharing!

Fabulous postdoc opportunity at Stanford to work on the politics of education with one of the best @bethschueler.bsky.social postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...

We spent some time in the enchanting town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico over the winter break. I was thrilled to see these solar panels covering the entire parking lot at Walmart, providing clean energy and shade from the sun. More of this please.

We @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social are hiring a director for our Policy-Aligned Research Agenda Buildling Lab (PARABL), to help education system leaders build research roadmaps to effect change in a particular area. More info here: wheelockpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...

A hopeful story in your news feed: Land owned by an Illinois school district that was used as a brownfield site for industrial waste has been remediated and converted to a massive solar array. More of this please. #SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Great list of education research. www.edutopia.org/visual-essay...

Updated! livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...

So glad to see @matthewakraft.com putting this on the record. I've been disappointed how much of the news cycle has focused on swipe access and surveillance. I always felt safe at Brown, and much of that is because the openness and sense of community. We're all so heartbroken.

A short piece on the tragedy at Brown University—and why we must refuse to accept mass school shootings as normal. matthewakraft.substack.com/p/the-insani...

Because we cannot say it enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

A short piece on the tragedy at Brown University—and why we must refuse to accept mass school shootings as normal. matthewakraft.substack.com/p/the-insani...

I am numb with grief and horror and rage. Brown has been my home for thirteen years. I've taught in Barus and Holley. It was an econ class. Hug your loved ones and tell them how much they mean to you.

Impressive new RCT on professional learning/teacher beliefs/instructional practices. It uses a team-based, theory-driven, methodologically rigorous & large scale research design to uncover core insights about increasing student engagement & learning. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Excited to see our latest paper examining student-tutor ratios in online math tutoring highlighted in @crpe.bsky.social's latest Evidence Project round up. Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Evidence Project Substack: evidenceproject.substack.com/p/notes-from...

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!

Thanks to The Learning Agenda for inviting me to give a Thought Leader talk on *Implementing* and *Scaling* Effective Teacher Coaching Programs at their annual conference. Happy to share a few of my key takeaways. What else is the secret sauce of sustaining effective teacher coaching programs?

One of my very favorite holiday traditions! Kevin Mahnken's top graphs from ed research via @the74.bsky.social. www.the74million.org/article/12-c...

I'm thrilled to share the recording of our first #SustainableED Virtual Seminar @jorgecuartas.bsky.social's talk does an amazing job outlining the multiple pathways through which climate change affects childhood development. Highly accessible for all audiences. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pRI...

Professor of Education @matthewakraft.com provided commentary on the challenges and hopes of implementing successful tutoring at scale. www.edweek.org/leadership/w...

Join us this afternoon! Register here: buff.ly/BD7cCv5

I'm excited to kick-off our SustainableEd virtual seminar series with Jorge Cuartas this Monday! @edsustainable.bsky.social It is open to the public and free - join us!

🌍How does climate change impact our youngest learners? In our new #SustainableED Speaker Series, @jorgecuartas.bsky.social will explore emerging evidence connecting climate change and child development. 🗓️: 12/1 | 🕐 1:00-1:45 EST Register here: buff.ly/BD7cCv5

@edsustainable.bsky.social is hosting our first annual interdisciplinary conference! Research at the intersection of education and the environment. 🎓🌎 May 1st, 2026 Providence, RI Easy one paragraph abstract submission ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share w/ your networks!

📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg! The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement! More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...

H/t to @shermandorn.com for reminding me about this important article by @matthewakraft.com on how typical interpretations of Cohen's d (.20 = small, etc.) are oversimplified. Decision-makers often want... (1/2) #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

📢 Announcing the 25-26 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series! We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change: 12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social 2/9 Jaimie Davis 3/11 Hunter Gehlbach 4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable

The aggressive immigration raids we now see across the nation began 10 months ago in California's Central Valley. Their impact on children, families, and communities is an important & active area of research I'm pleased my study of the initial raid's early impact on students is now out in @pnas.org

📢 Announcing the 25-26 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series! We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change: 12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social 2/9 Jaimie Davis 3/11 Hunter Gehlbach 4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable

What are the tradeoffs of one-on-one vs. small group (3:1) tutoring in an online setting? We ran an RCT and surveyed tutors working in both conditions to find out. Now out in EEPA journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/... @annenberginstitute.bsky.social working paper edworkingpapers.com/ai24-976 🧵

The public education system has engaged in a profoundly unique experiment to take tutoring to scale as part of pandemic recovery efforts. I had the pleasure of speaking w/ @lizcohen12.bsky.social about what we've learned & where we go from here. thefutureoftutoring.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ma...

Another job opportunity for scholars studying sustainability and education!