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Georgetown CEW @georgetowncew.bsky.social · Mar 18

Markets operate more efficiently with better information. Data help educators prepare students for jobs, help policymakers effectively invest taxpayer dollars, and promote US national competitiveness by supporting human capital development. bit.ly/3QZtJZO

Good Policy Requires Good Data - CEW Georgetown

Good data is the backbone of sound policy decisions, and the US Education Department is no exception to this rule.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Mar 12

"Economics is actually beautiful because it's the study of human cooperation... It's that cooperation that grows the pie bigger that is the most exciting part of economics, and it's also the part that's completely absent from the Trump agenda."

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Peter Bergman @peterbergman.bsky.social · Mar 7

The farce that this is to protect Jews is beyond offensive and insulting. Cancelling grants, threatening deportation of students based on their speech does not make me feel either safe or supported as a Jew. No admin in my life has made me feel *less* safe. Disgusting. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancelation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 Million

Government agencies today announced the immediate cancelation of approximately $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent h...

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 24

The older I get, the more convinced I become that when ordering coffee out there should be a separate line for those of us who only want drip.

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 20

Last month we went to Costco for Super Bowl snacks. Bought a giant bag of tortilla chips. It literally goes up to my knee (that's more a comment on the size of the bag and not on my height).

Now I feel guilty when I have any other snack other than chips. I just keep saying, one more on repeat.

a bald man in a red shirt is eating a blue bag of chips .

ALT: a bald man in a red shirt is eating a blue bag of chips .

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 20

The ball was also frozen? Let's just blame that entire game on the weather, oh and being terrible this year.

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 20

It's so cold the basket froze over.

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 18

The amount of time I spend thinking about creating an anonymous BlueSky account so that I can release my sarcasm to the world is unreasonable.

Thank you to all those who have already created these outlets, they are satiating to my soul.

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Feb 14

Great piece on the important studies killed off at IES

Incredibly shortsighted behavior

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Inexplicable Cuts at the Dept. of Education

Recently, DOGE has bragged about terminating 89 contracts worth a collective $881 million at the Institute for Education Sciences at the US Department of Education.

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Shaun M. Dougherty @doughesm.bsky.social · Feb 13

Knowing what works, for whom, and under what conditions is one of the most powerful tools I can imagine in public policy. Adding cost effectiveness analysis can improve efficiency while understanding context supports generalizability.

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Georgetown CEW @georgetowncew.bsky.social · Feb 13

The annual benefits of equalizing educational attainment:
- $58.7B by lowered public health spending
- $33.7B from decreased need for federal assistance programs
- $13.8B as a result of reduced public costs related to incarceration
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The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education - CEW Georgetown

Postsecondary attainment gaps by economic status and race/ethnicity result in a loss of economic and social benefits to the US.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Feb 12

You already know I'm hiring a postdoc for next year, but the @uscedpolicyhub.bsky.social is also hiring two OTHER positions, a research scientist (usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalUSCC...) and a data analyst (usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalUSCC...). Apply today!

Research Scientist

Research Scientist The Research Scientist will be part of a growing team at the USC EdPolicy Hub at the USC Rossier School of Education. The “Hub” collaborates with Southern California schools, educat...

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Why not go wild and put a colon? Learning: Design and Technology

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Feb 12

"Federal research provides real benefit to every state and district ... States and districts need this information on what works ... Without it, students are less prepared and the well-being of all Americans suffers." dataqualitycampaign.org/news/the-adm...

The Administration's Cancellation of IES Contracts | DQC

This statement, signed by a coalition of advocacy organizations, warns against canceling almost 100 Institute of Education Sciences contracts.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Feb 12

Fab quote from @taylorodle.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Odle said the loss of federal dollars is “an assault on the U.S.’s education data infrastructure.” He added that “at some point in their career, every education researcher in the United States has leveraged a product produced by the U.S. Department of Education or IES.”

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 11

Yeah, just not a fan of an ELITE team.

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 11

I feel like this is validation and a burn at the same time. Well played.

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Kevin R. McClure @drkevinrmcclure.com · Feb 11

The Caring University is now available for pre-order!

It's about structural and cultural change to improve the higher ed workplace.

See the ToC ⬇️

I'd be grateful if you would consider reposting to your networks to spread the word.

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Feb 11

Look at it this way...you could be watching NC State play.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Feb 10

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

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Feb 10

I have also heard of IES contract cancellations, affecting friends and colleagues.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Feb 10

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

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Greg King @gregoryjkingphd.bsky.social · Jan 31

Come be an intern with my amazing team at @curriculumassoc.bsky.social!

We're looking for a PhD students with an interest in understanding and researching what works so we can build the best products/services for kids and teachers, alike!

Feel free to apply directly/reach out with questions!

Efficacy and Implementation Research Intern

At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what ...

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Jan 29

This remains the biggest part of the story to me - the ongoing trend of the bottom falling out of the performance distribution.

Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · Jan 28

NAEP scores show disheartening trends for the lowest-performing students
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/29/naep-reading-scores-decline-and-struggling-students-fall-behind/

Struggling students just posted their worst NAEP reading scores in 32 years

The National Assessment for Educational Progress results show a dispiriting and growing gap between students who are academic stand-outs and those who struggle. Reading scores also fell. But fourth grade math was a bright spot.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Jan 29

A candid take on the sobering NAEP results.

Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Jan 29

New results from "The Nation's Report Card" just dropped and they are pretty bad. I got a sneak peek as a member of IES’s Standing Committee, so I had an extra day or so to ruminate about them. A few thoughts 👇
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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Jan 28

Ten years old and still as relevant as ever!

Dan Gordon @dangordondc.bsky.social · Jan 28

Amid all the other crises, don’t forget you have one more day to inoculate yourself from the #misNAEPery that’s coming starting with tomorrow’s NAEP scores release

h/t @mpolikoff.bsky.social

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Friends don’t let friends misuse NAEP data

At some point the next few weeks, the results from the 2015 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) will be released. I can all but guarantee you that the results w…

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