Need a mood boost? Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl

everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight

NYT confirming MS NOW reporting: Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop. Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.

Hey @dbassok.bsky.social, can we make it happen at #AEFP2026?

Someone should start a bill to introduce Mea Culpa citizenship: if the government breaks laws or wastes taxpayers' dollars flying you to detention centers in the midst of a legal asylum claim, you are granted citizenship as an apology.

Javier, our CEO, wanted to check in with everybody. He hopes you're doing alright. If not, you're welcome to take a few deep breaths with him and think of something you're looking forward to. Javi is looking forward to the Bad Bunny halftime show ❤️

Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care. Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/

What football teams are playing at the Bad Bunny/Green Day concert?

Clever and interesting paper on (literally) bridging political cultures www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Well that's hateful.

"Nick, a Tibetan spaniel, is a therapy dog at a senior living center in Washington. He is one of several champion show dogs that have busy lives outside of the competition." Gift link for my fellow fans of doggos: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/s...

Swinging for the bleachers this morning, my friends, asking my students to reconsider the game they are playing (GPA and CV values) and reclaim what they came here to grow. I made a list of one-minute moves to practice these goods below - would love your suggestions ⬇️

We are pleased to announce four new Rapid Response Research Grants to support collaborations between researchers and policymakers, with the central goal of reducing inequality in youth outcomes in the United States. Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/4tgWEup

Since it’s time to play the music; it’s time to light the lights: If you had to be a Muppet, who’d you be on the Muppet show tonight?

We're at a crossroads—what's next for education policy and research? Join us at #CALDER2026 on March 2 for a roundtable discussion with @carajackson.bsky.social, Nat Malkus (AEI), Amber Northern (U.S. Department of Education), and @cedr.bsky.social. 📝Register now: caldercenter.org/events/17th-...

Cool workshop in DC in June for higher ed policy academics with less than 10 years of research experience. Deadline to apply is March 1. www.peer-center.org/research/sum...

📢 New paper accepted at Economics of Education Review! @simonbriole.bsky.social “From teacher quality to teaching quality: Instructional productivity and teaching practices” 1/N #EconSky #EconomicsOfEducationReview

Here’s what they found: Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars. Those interruptions are more likely to: - Cut women off mid-sentence - Come from men - Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature

Today, ‘Sesame Street’ resident Elmo is celebrating his birthday – he’s turning three and a half (again)! 📷 Sesame Street via YouTube

Today in higher ed news...

My most normie centrist hill-to-die-on is that public funding requires public accounting. That’s the deal.

Planet Money went to the annual meeting of the American Economics Association, and we saw some fascinating papers presented there. n.pr/4rxs3ak

"This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them." 🔥

BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New Census Working Paper: "Life-Cycle Effects of Women's Education on their Careers and Children" by Na'ama Shenhav and Danielle H. Sandler www.census.gov/library/work...

On scaling literacy tutoring effectively: "Embrace iterative implementation. SAUSD's small pilot revealed operational insights that prevented major problems when scaling." drive.google.com/file/d/1ZGeD...

What factors determine who becomes a teacher? Join us at the 2026 CALDER Conference on March 2 to dig into teacher preparation and hiring pipelines with John Krieg (WWU), @brbackes.bsky.social, @cedr.bsky.social, and Sara DeLano (Dallas College). 📝 Register now: caldercenter.org/events/17th-...

Private after school tutoring centers have tripled in number over the last 25-30 years. Thrilled to see EFP Takeaways' excellent summary of this, one of my best-titled papers ("Kumon In"). aefpweb.org/files/Kim_Su...

Congrats @carajackson.bsky.social! wtgrantfoundation.org/announcing-f...

The Education Department's efforts to fire staff in the Office of Civil Rights cost over $28 million, watchdog says www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...

"Children raised in revitalized public housing units earned more, were more likely to attend college, and were less likely to be incarcerated." www.nber.org/papers/w3472...

Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do. #BlackHistoryMonth

Consecutive snow day #6. Live shot of parents' reactions:

Let’s be clear- the cost here is dead kids.

Great that RAND is carrying the water here. But the fact that they have to just highlights the dreadful position higher education is in by way of polarization. Lots of experts here, but not a lot of trust. Thanks to @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social for the coverage. WV 🏛️

"These results reinforce the importance of providing additional resources to support school improvement, particularly for post-pandemic school improvement policy."

The administration that uses "defending women" as justification for its anti-trans agenda is spending your taxpayer dollars to pepper-spray PTA moms. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." — Maya Angelou

“You are scaring schools, people and the world.” 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

"There's only one profession that is protected in the Constitution of the United States, and that is a free press. That is because the founders understood that, for a democracy to survive, it needs to have an informed citizenry," says Jonathan Capehart. https://to.pbs.org/4qKNgxr

I appreciate the suggestions for how to support the election process. I went with my son to set up the polls in the last election - it's a great opportunity for civic engagement.

Since it's an otherwise slow news days (!!), check out our new policy brief on "The Economics of the Market for Early Childhood Care and Education in California"! Had the pleasure of working with the phenomenal team @siepr.bsky.social on this project. Read more: siepr.stanford.edu/news/how-fix...

How can we stop "Summer Melt" & increase student enrollment? From @NCANetwork: Annenberg members @linzpage.bsky.social, @aizatnurshat.bsky.social, @ellenbryer.bsky.social, & Christina Claiborne offer evidence-based strategies to support students transitioning from K-12 to college. buff.ly/e0TWM7e

This horrifying @mprnews.org @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social story should shake you to your core. It’s a tremendous piece of journalism.

Ascendium Education Philanthropy is providing support for researchers working in postsecondary education and workforce development to attend #AEFP2026! @aefpweb.bsky.social Details and link to application here: aefpweb.org/ascendium-aw... #EdResearch

new to bluesky, but this moment felt worth it for a first post. i successfully defended my dissertation prospectus yesterday! officially a PhD candidate 🫡

The punchline here is about snow days, but this is just yet another manifestation of a consistent finding: virtual learning is typically inferior to in-person learning--whether the reason for switching to virtual is snow, the pandemic, or terrorizing law enforcement

New, from me @the74.bsky.social

School districts have SO MUCH data just waiting to be transformed into insights and I love how Haeryun and Paul made use of that in this study.