For context, this drop in attendance rates related to the measles outbreak (about 93% to 90%) is almost as large as the initial drop in TX attendance rates from pre-pandemic to post-pandemic (95% in 2018-19 to 91% in 2021-22). (TX attendance trends over time here: www.aei.org/research-pro...)

"Our evidence suggests [two-way dual language immersion] programs in LAUSD are acting as school choice mechanisms and are, to a modest extent, overcoming residential segregation." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨There is a lot of policy movement to expand career & technical Ed but little evidence of what to expect from such expansion. Our WP provides evidence from MA on take up & ➕impacts in the first 5 yrs after HS. #cte

The biggest consequence is that 1.5 million public school students continue to have their constitutional rights violated because lawmakers are failing to adhere to the court order calling on them to fully fund the Leandro Plan. It's unclear why @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social forgot this. #ncpol

Join the Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group tomorrow at 2 PM ET for an engaging forum on dual enrollment research. Register today: aefp.zoom.us/meeting...

Join me on Zoom Thursday 10/16 to hear about my report on declining school enrollment Event Details: 📅 Date: October 16, 2025 ⏰ Time: 12 – 1 PM 📍 Location: Via Zoom – Registration link below

Come work with us! We’re really excited about our research on attendance and chronic absenteeism. And we’d be really excited to work with you! Reach out if you have any questions. Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.

PSA: Our department of Curriculum & Instruction is hiring for an open-rank position in secondary literacy! illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Not *my* department, but my College. So come work with me! (Or let me know if you want to talk about UIUC [which is great]!)

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

Again, if your story on NCGA budget negotiations fails to mention that state leaders are under an open court order to fully fund the Leandro Plan, then you're ignoring a massive constitutional crisis and the biggest issue in the biggest part of state government #ncpol

NEW from me and Amie Rapaport at @futureedgu.bsky.social: New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis // www.future-ed.org/new-parent-r...

Important story about University of Nebraska’s plan to cut its educational administration department, which is home to a highly regarded higher education program. www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

New paper! Using data from NC, we estimate that getting attendance rates back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023-24 could have improved state math achievement by 0.017-0.025 SDs in this year, or 13-19% of what would be needed for a full academic recovery. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Through October 3, free access to Urban Education special issue marking the 70th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Ed. decision, including our article: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec... with @janellescott.bsky.social @edebray.bsky.social @sarahmccollum.bsky.social @talialeibovitz.bsky.social

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education. Why does that matter? Well... www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

#Econsky check the Economics Department at the University of Arkansas is hiring two open-rank Economics professors, including an opening in public economics and public policy. Public Economics/Public Policy: lnkd.in/eQTEgPM9 Macroeconomics: lnkd.in/ewxxNSh8

I'm hiring a postdoc to assist with creating a longitudinal dataset of state charter school funding laws. More info in the position description. Please share!

This is a great resource! @rachelmarisa.bsky.social @brookings.edu

While we applaud Chairman Davis's efforts to lift up the amazing work going on in our public schools, we respectfully disagree that anti-public-school myths are a bigger issue than the unfortunate reality: legislators continue to violate the constitution by under-funding our schools #ncpol

Glad to see this out—brief describing our research findings to date on dual immersion schools and strategies for promoting equity. Please share widely. With @lucasantibanez.bsky.social & others not on here.

Can anyone explain why Leandro has been memory-holed despite being an ongoing scandal and constitutional crisis?

I'd love to hear from #ncpol journalists on these questions @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social @raleighreporter.bsky.social @keunghui.bsky.social @bryanranderson.bsky.social @rebeccanoel.bsky.social @timboyumnews.bsky.social @lauraleslie.bsky.social @kyleingram.bsky.social @lucillesherman.bsky.social

Leandro is a big deal. It's an incredibly juicy story. So why won't the mainstream media cover it? My latest on @ncnewsline.com #ncpol

Here's the recording of the event I organized focused on how to become an ed consultant. There's lots of really useful, practical information regardless of your subject area, but I obviously had my colleagues who've recently lost their jobs in mind. youtu.be/50hWMIyR6bw?...

Nearly $7 billion for schools in jeopardy as U.S. Department of Education holds up federal funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/near...

🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥 Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper: “School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic” In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask: Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?

Not feeding into the Bluesky debate but I would love to see more academics sharing papers on here. Revive the ‘ol “here’s a thread about this paper” thing. I think it’s good for the information ecosystem.

This report from @heatherk2027.bsky.social of @publicschoolsfirstnc.org is so good and I'm ecstatic to see it getting some of the coverage it deserves: www.wunc.org/education/20... #ncpol

The position has a salary of $70,000 and can either be in Ann Arbor, MI, or remote. This is funded through IES, and we want to be transparent that it is contingent on continued funding. We'll start reviewing applications on June 12, so please submit before then! 🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

🚨Attention Job Seekers: We're hiring a quantitative researcher for a 1-year (possibly renewable for 2nd yr) position to study Career & Technical education! While not technically a postdoc, this would be a great fit for a recent PhD graduate! 🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

#ChurchStateSeparation #PublicEducation #DepartmentOfEducation #FederalCourt @edlawcenter.bsky.social

This happened at a school that the Education Department is supposed to be monitoring. The latest from me and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/garr...

ELC is dedicated to protecting immigrant students and families. Learn more about ELC's recent advocacy efforts with partners in NJ to make sure advocates and families know their rights. edlawcenter.org/resisting-tr...

On this day before the 71st anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared school segregation inherently unequal, sharing a new publication written for the 70th anniversary examining why integration is eroding (open access): 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 One day left to sign up for the paper swap! Submit your article using the link below — I’ll match papers and connect authors next week.

Remarkable disparate impact waffle. Thought y’all wanted that concept gone.

We don't need band-aids, we need proven policies: - competitive pay - support staff at recommended levels - school capital improvements to ensure each school offers a healthy, inviting learning environment - Restore funding for PD and mentoring - End rhetorical attacks & micromanaging

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects. (Published July 2024)

What is missing from these pieces on Penn, Columbia, and Maine (others?) losing funds, is the process the admin is using to withhold funds. I haven't seen any reporting on 1) how the admin is deciding schools are in violation and 2) whether they're following their own policies for withholding funds

"The entire Office for Civil Rights teams based in Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Cleveland, Boston and New York were let go. That represents half of regional civil rights offices." Tell me how this helps kids www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/11/e...

"The limiting factor here isn’t our funding system; it’s the will and competence of lawmakers." As always, I appreciate @krisnordstrom.bsky.social sharp and thoughtful analysis

Come to the Joint Community Group Happy Hour on March 14th from 6-8pm during the @aefpweb.bsky.social conference. All are welcome! Details are below. 🥂

🚨 Join us this Fri 2/28 @ 1:30PM, ET for an online webinar with education and legal scholars, including experts in civil rights enforcement, to discuss the legality of the Department of Education's Feb 14 Dear Colleague Letter & the potential threat of enforcement. www.brookings.edu/events/what-...

A great, clear brief for an urgent problem. A nugget Rachel mentions that's SO important to bring up, is that civil rights are intertwined with short-term and long-term outcomes for students.

What’s notable about this reporting is that it makes clear that the administration’s intent is to weaponize OCR *while foregoing* the agency’s routine civil rights enforcement work— like resolving issues of accessibility for disabled students www.brookings.edu/articles/wit...

Hearing from a govt contractor that Dept of Education is terminating What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) contracts. WWC is a website that rigorously evaluates education policies, programs, and products to determine what's effective and not. It's an invaluable tool for school, district, state leaders

Considering everything going on, I needed some crazy NBA drama-filled trade to happen

Seems hard to believe that more staff in OCR at ED (or any other dept) won't eventually be put on leave too. So many have backgrounds that could be construed as DEI-related.

Trump Education Department revives DeVos-era Title IX sex discrimination rules https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/31/trump-revives-title-ix-sex-discrimination-rules-for-schools-from-2020/