Not quite "minor" but when I was on Wheel of Fortune Vanna came backstage and said to the contestants (they film multiple a day) "I'm really rooting for you all to win a bunch of money" and I said sarcastically "Thanks! I hope you get paid well for what you do to" and she shot me a withering look.

"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget." Public Universities FTW!

I wrote about Yglesias “defending liberalism” by joining a right wing moral panic over critical race theory. His vision of liberalism has room for bigots, but no room for scholars concerned about structural racism.

Happy to have @aefpweb.bsky.social @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social share key details from my chapter on grant aid from the AEFP Live Handbook. As these are intended to be "live" free free to share additions or disagreements as you see fit!

Deleted my post about Excel vs Sheets. As expected, it was some weird decimal rounding thing that was unobserved.

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!

📢 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...

Have any NCES data users gotten a disclosure review approved for a paper/report since spring? I've been waiting for 6+ months 😞

Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong. Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7. Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/.... @joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social

We wrote up a Brookings Post related to my recent paper with Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer: www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")? Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event. Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...

The White House has withdrawn its nomination of a woefully unqualified partisan hack — EJ Antoni — to be BLS Commissioner, and sometimes the system actually works. www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

When will these people stop spamming my phone? ;) @joshcowenmi.bsky.social

My paper with Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer now accepted in Econ of Ed here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

A little help: I want to know about what is affecting higher education changes that are NOT part of federal legislation (but could be federal actions). For instance: $100K H1s; cancelling research grants; firing ED dept staff; changes to PSLF qualifications; changes to undoc in-state tuition, etc.

A short 🧵 so everyone can learn that political violence is nothing new in America. Of the 1,331 Black officials who served during Reconstruction, 158 (10.4%) were subjected to political violence. 1/7

How much could an H1 cost Michael? $100,000?

An international student left the country and came back in with no problems and I breathed a sigh of relief. Sad state of affairs.

Nothing new, but If I was writing this while this *stuff* was happening, I might have thought a little deeper.

I wrote about the significant technical problems with the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component that ED wants to IPEDS. A couple quick points from the piece: 🧵 bit.ly/4mQRfX0

Anyone know of good estimates of the effect of BBB on college enrollment? Ideally by state? Thanks!

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...

REQUEST: I will be on a CU panel about the feds and higher education - where are we going, etc. I have not followed the day to day "policy" re: feds. If you have anything that you've read that you think is good - incl. things that are not policy per se but about our context - plz share!

For 6 months, I’ve followed ELLIS, a Bronx HS for newcomers, to understand what it means to educate immigrant students in Trump’s second term. Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”

Look at how Trump's tariffs are affecting retail prices.

It’s time to purchase tickets for our two LA shows coming up Friday and Saturday. PRR is tiny, the Smell is big. www.thesmell.org/eventtickets... dice.fm/event/eoq99o...

Kellan is very excited to start reading @drkevinrmcclure.com’s The Caring University

ICE attorney Adam Boyd resigns in protest, calling krasnov’s mass deportation policies “morally indefensible.” Boyd says ICE is targeting families, asylum seekers, & longtime residents & not just criminals. MORE OF THIS.

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life. 19thnews.org/2025/07/ice-... via @19thnews.org

Here’s one effort along these lines: theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...

Our band has 132 followers on Bluesky. Spin magazine just reviewed our band's new record. This is a new low for Spin magazine.

With generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Spencer Foundation, we are pleased to be offering the Just Education Policy Institute for doctoral students interested in research to reduce racial inequality in education policy this fall. Applications are open, due June 30.

If anyone wants to see 30 year old Oded looking goofy

Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?

This highlights an information problem - districts think the 4DSW will help them, and so they adopt the calendar. Leaders may then over-attribute regular changes in the labor market to be benefits from the 4DSW. So what's our recommendation for rural schools? I think this participant said it best:

I have been, and will continue to post this often. Your Guard, Reserve and active duty family, friends, neighbors and coworkers are going to need it. Please share far, wide and often!

EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn. BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS. #EconSky

Governing boards are at the center of every higher ed story these days. What do we know about board governance? What does board composition look like nationwide, and how is it shaped by partisan appointments? My new working paper introduces new data to these questions: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212

welp I sent an email

I remind you, AGAIN, that the Pacers ONLY play batshit games

Hi #EconSky! I was on the market this past cycle, specifically focused on the DC-Maryland-Virginia area because my fiancé is at the Fed Board (we get married this May). I had a few government offers, all of which ended up being affected by the current civil service cuts.

Is anyone familiar or have experience with PNAS Nexus? I had never heard of it. (Also about to board a flight so likely unresponsive)

The new newsletter from the PEER Center has really become my one stop shop for higher ed policy news and I've appreciated how it removes some of my stress trying to keep up with everything (full disclosure: I'm on the advisory board but this is not sponcon) www.american.edu/spa/peer/

🚨🚨 Deranged letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard’s president, cutting off federal funding for any new grants. Worth reading in full. It is NUTS.

"These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected data or writing, thoughtful project closure with community partners, or preparing grant proposals to continue the research."

New paper alert🚨: With Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer: "Costly Withdrawals Reduce Future College-Going for Low-Income Students: Evidence from Return of Title IV Funds" edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1179 /1

New paper alert🚨: With Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer: "Costly Withdrawals Reduce Future College-Going for Low-Income Students: Evidence from Return of Title IV Funds" edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1179 /1

Practically, what does this mean? The government is saying it will go back to garnishing wages, tax returns, social security payments, etc. in order to collect money from the >5 million people currently in default on student loans. I'll make this a lil mini thread that highlights the key points.