Reflecting on #AEFP2026: @dbassok.bsky.social, Michal & I talk about the amazing work the @aefpweb.bsky.social community is doing 💗 Many thanks to the @brookings.edu team, especially Jon Valant, @rachelmarisa.bsky.social & Mike Hansen for helpful feedback. www.brookings.edu/articles/reb...

Join us tomorrow at 2 PM ET for An Introduction to the Data Analyst Augmentation Framework (DAAF) facilitated by Brian Heseung Kim, Ph.D., Founder and Chief Data Scientist, Open Augments. Register today: aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

Just signed up for this @aefpweb.bsky.social session with @brhkim.bsky.social! Register here 👉 aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

Let's gooo! Great team filling big shoes @efpjournal.bsky.social.

Presenting this morning at #AEFP2026. Loved the conversation! Heading on the job market this fall and excited to keep this work going.

Congratulations @dbassok.bsky.social on an amazing program! 🎉 I learned so much from the sessions at #AEFP2026 and I'm thrilled to see the Policymakers & Practitioners community thriving. Truly a blessing of Golden Unicorns 😉

Excited and honored to be part of the team of new lead editors for the journal Education Finance and Policy @efpjournal.bsky.social. Sponsored by @aefpweb.bsky.social, we strive to publish rigorous papers on all levels of education policy to make improve outcomes for students

What an amazing time at #AEFP2026 Chicago! So grateful to reconnect with my friends and colleagues. You all always motivate me, and I'm lucky to be part of this lovely community. See you all in San Diego next year! ✈️

Thank you to our outgoing board members for their service!

Fun times!!

It is always a delight to be in community with the @aefpweb.bsky.social community! This conference was extra special with the chance to check out some Chicago museums with my fam. If we didn’t get a chance to talk or connect please reach out! Would love to hear folks’ feedback on how AEFP26 went.

Totally agree - great conference! I will do my best not to mess it up, no pressure at all :) I simply request that nothing unexpected happen in the meantime. That’s not too much to ask, right?

Great conference with great people. @dbassok.bsky.social killed it, obviously. Can’t wait to see even bigger and better next year! (No pressure, @jscottclayton.bsky.social)

Reminder: Bring a completed bingo card and claim one these fabulous prizes! Download the Guidebook app & search for AEFP to access your bingo card

Happy #AEFP2026 Day 2!

Photos from my time off thus far from @aefpweb.bsky.social

🚨 Hey You! 🚨 Still at #AEFP tomorrow? Come check out my presentation at 11:45 AM in Vevey 2, where I’ll present some extremely hot off the press work on a statewide teacher compensation policy in Texas

The #SustainableED team is finishing strong at @aefpweb.bsky.social with two presentations as part of a panel on "The Educational Impacts of Pollution" along w/ @joshua-goodman.com & others. Join us at 11:45 in St. Gallen 3. #AEFP2026 @edsustainable.bsky.social

It was great to see John Easton, Senior Advisor on EdWorkingPapers Review Board. In the plenary session shortly after this selfie was taken, former U.S. Secretary of Education gave John & the Chicago Consortium for School Research a huge shoutout. We're honored to work with John on EdWorkingPapers.

I chaired an awesome session on understanding + responding to student absenteeism this morning. The panel highlighted findings from qual + quant studies from 5 states, underscoring the role of policy + practice, sense making + discretion, and the need for resources in promoting attendance #AEFP2026

So excited for this @aefpweb.bsky.social session on the teacher pipeline @ 8:15 am on Friday in Vevey 2 w/ @carlyrobinson.bsky.social @susannaloeb.bsky.social @brendanbartanen.bsky.social Don't miss @drdsedwards.bsky.social presenting new work on CTE education courses. #AEFP2026 Join us!

A special thank you to our Bronze Sponsor, University of Virginia EdPolicyWorks!

A Special Thank You to our Bronze Sponsor, the Overdeck Family Foundation!

Day 1 of #AEFP2026 features several presentations from WEPC and @buwheelock.bsky.social faculty, including brand new research on early educator wage growth from @piacar.bsky.social. We will also be hosting a can’t miss Policy Dialogue on higher ed finance at 3:15. Join us!

I’ve decided I’m running the unofficial #AEFP 2026 Free Pen Competition. Please provide any thoughts below—although I have appointed myself the ultimate arbitrator

Let’s do this #aefp2026

I'm presenting at @aefpweb.bsky.social this week in Chicago! Looking forward to seeing all of this week's great sessions - hope to see you in one of the sessions I'm presenting or a co-author on Thursday or Friday!

Happening today! An entire @aefpweb.bsky.social panel on "Climate Change and Education" #AEFP2026 Don't miss @emilykpenner.bsky.social @andrewpenner.bsky.social & many others at session 3.10 in St. Gallen 3. Grace will be presenting our WP: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1238

Takeoff for Chicago in 30 for #AEFP2026! I'll be at these sessions: - Thursday @ 10am (Vevey 4): Chairing "LLMs for Qualitative Coding" (My first time chairing! 🎤) - Friday @ 1pm (Vevey 2): Presenting "A Sandbox for Hard Choices" (School closure simulations 📉) See you there! @aefpweb.bsky.social

What a beautiful dusk this evening in Chicago. Looking forward to seeing folks bright and early tomorrow at #AEFP2026 @aefpweb.bsky.social

Wheels up soon to #AEFP2026. I’ll be chairing a session in the first block tomorrow and presenting in the second. If you’re interested in higher ed finance, I’ll see you at both!

@aefpweb.bsky.social conference (#AEFP2026)! I’m proud to share research with 🌟 collaborators built on strong partnerships. Our sessions are linked! @annenberginstitute.bsky.social @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social @andrewpenner.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@aefpweb.bsky.social is already in full swing! Lot's of good stuff, but if you want to see an interesting session on Saturday morning, I know that 10.02 is a blockbuster having read all the papers.

The Association for Education Finance and Policy conference kicks off tomorrow with several presentations from EPI faculty and students! Join us for the following presentations on Thursday morning.

Congratulations to our #AEFP2026 Use of Evidence in Policy & Practice Award winner!

I just discovered the Education Finance and Policy (EFP) journal has a bluesky account. Join me in following them as they transition to new editorial leadership!

POSTDOC OPENING! We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow for a mixed-methods project aimed at supporting and researching implementation of high-quality preschool curricula. The position is 1-2 years and can be in person or remote. More details here: edpolicy.umich.edu/what-we-do/j...

At AEFP and looking for some Thursday presentations? At 10am I'll be presenting some work with a terrific group of coauthors looking at how researchers can *responsibly* use LLMs in qual (or qual adjacent) research... (Vevey 4)

Heading to Chicago for #AEFP2026 this week? Don't miss these panels featuring CALDER research from Cory Koedel, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, Preeya Mbekeani, @afgilmour.bsky.social, @zeyuxu.bsky.social, John Krieg, @edizonross.bsky.social, & @brbackes.bsky.social!

How dare the architecture in Chicago be so beautiful?! (That's it, that's the post)

Headed to @aefpweb.bsky.social? Find me to chat about @peerresearch.bsky.social! We help fund and support #highered scholars to translate timely & relevant higher-ed and workforce research to policymakers. Learn more about our priorities at peer-center.org. We'd love to hear what you're working on!

Congratulations to our #AEFP2026 Thomas A Downes Best Paper Award winner!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Planning my #AEFP2026 itinerary. Grace & @dbassok.bsky.social did a great job providing FAQs and Chicago content. And you can find the sessions with food! virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75879/...

See you all in Chicago! Faculty members and doctoral students from the @bostoncollege.bsky.social Lynch School will be presenting 10 insightful papers/sessions at @aefpweb.bsky.social. My presentation is on Friday where I'll discuss about the value of CTE for lower-achieving students! #AEFP2026

I'm really excited to be selected for this award! Huge thanks to @aefpweb.bsky.social and Ascendium Education Group for providing such meaningful support for postsecondary scholars 🙌

With 8 students and 4 faculty in attendance the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas will be well represented at #AEFP2026 👇

Heading to Chicago today for my favorite conference, #AEFP2026! 🤗 I'm looking forward to chairing this great higher ed session with @curs.bsky.social, @crossancooper.bsky.social, Cristhian Molina, and Victor Quispe on Friday morning. Come join us!

Hey, that’s me (and friends)! Some say if you’re not first you’re last… but I’m pretty happy with the company that puts me in today. And of course, congrats to the actual first place, Jordy!

Congratulations to EPI alum Jordy Berne for his Outstanding Dissertation Award!! Watch Jordy receive his award on Thursday night at the Association for Education Finance and Policy conference in Chicago. Don't miss it!

Going to AEFP this week? Find me at the Conversation Tables on Friday to learn more!