Andrew Camp
@andrewmcamp.com
Senior Research Associate at the Annenberg Institute. I study teachers. All opinions my own.
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Hi folks attending #2025APPAM #APPAM2025! Excited to see many of you in Seattle this week.
As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hi folks attending #2025APPAM #APPAM2025! Excited to see many of you in Seattle this week.
As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
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“Standard Empirical Policy Analysis Does Not Support Universal Vouchers/ESAs” - killer title that is also 100% true.
Check out this debate btw Doug Harris & Pat Wolf.
Check out this debate btw Doug Harris & Pat Wolf.
Standard Empirical Policy Analysis Does Not Support Universal Vouchers/ESAs
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Standard Empirical Policy Analysis Does Not Support Universal Vouchers/ESAs” - killer title that is also 100% true.
Check out this debate btw Doug Harris & Pat Wolf.
Check out this debate btw Doug Harris & Pat Wolf.
Not sure why one of my students asked me if I was doing alright after this lecture
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Not sure why one of my students asked me if I was doing alright after this lecture
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Check out this new book, including my chapter with @andrewmcamp.com and @jbmcgee.bsky.social "Educators' Job Burnout and Intentions to Leave During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
bookstore.emerald.com/instructiona...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Check out this new book, including my chapter with @andrewmcamp.com and @jbmcgee.bsky.social "Educators' Job Burnout and Intentions to Leave During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
bookstore.emerald.com/instructiona...
bookstore.emerald.com/instructiona...
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How about instead:
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
How about instead:
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This conference was great for so many reasons (7 person foosball games are intense), but getting to spend time with Gema and Taylor might have been the best part.
This conference was great for so many reasons (7 person foosball games are intense), but getting to spend time with Gema and Taylor might have been the best part.
I had a great time at the 20 year celebration conference for the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. Enjoyed visiting with some great folks!
@andrewmcamp.com @gzamarro.bsky.social
@andrewmcamp.com @gzamarro.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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This conference was great for so many reasons (7 person foosball games are intense), but getting to spend time with Gema and Taylor might have been the best part.
This conference was great for so many reasons (7 person foosball games are intense), but getting to spend time with Gema and Taylor might have been the best part.
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Full draft here: edre.uark.edu/_resources/p...
edre.uark.edu
September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Full draft here: edre.uark.edu/_resources/p...
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🚨New Working Paper🚨 Check out our new working paper "Trajectories into Teaching of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs Enrollees", together with @taylornwilson.bsky.social @andrewmcamp.com, and @jbmcgee.bsky.social. Taylor is in the job market this year. Keep her in mind as you build your team
September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨New Working Paper🚨 Check out our new working paper "Trajectories into Teaching of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs Enrollees", together with @taylornwilson.bsky.social @andrewmcamp.com, and @jbmcgee.bsky.social. Taylor is in the job market this year. Keep her in mind as you build your team
New "don't mistake correlation for causation" example is about to drop:
September 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
New "don't mistake correlation for causation" example is about to drop:
When you have limited $, how do you decide how to spend it?
A lot of districts are grappling with this question right now, and this story is a great window into those decisions.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/24/dysart-schools-defends-500k-vegas-trip-students-lose-bus-service/
A lot of districts are grappling with this question right now, and this story is a great window into those decisions.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/24/dysart-schools-defends-500k-vegas-trip-students-lose-bus-service/
Dysart Schools defends $500K Vegas trip as students lose bus service
Dysart Unified School District sent nearly 200 employees to Las Vegas for a training event that cost $500,000 weeks after ditching its school bus service for hundreds of students.
www.azfamily.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When you have limited $, how do you decide how to spend it?
A lot of districts are grappling with this question right now, and this story is a great window into those decisions.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/24/dysart-schools-defends-500k-vegas-trip-students-lose-bus-service/
A lot of districts are grappling with this question right now, and this story is a great window into those decisions.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/24/dysart-schools-defends-500k-vegas-trip-students-lose-bus-service/
New working paper from me and a great group of coauthors: The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
June 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New working paper from me and a great group of coauthors: The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Curious what conferences will be like once they have AI review the obviously AI-generated submissions.
Will presenters just hit play and let ChatGPT talk about how OLS can identify causal effects from observational data by controlling for 3 variables?
Will presenters just hit play and let ChatGPT talk about how OLS can identify causal effects from observational data by controlling for 3 variables?
May 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Curious what conferences will be like once they have AI review the obviously AI-generated submissions.
Will presenters just hit play and let ChatGPT talk about how OLS can identify causal effects from observational data by controlling for 3 variables?
Will presenters just hit play and let ChatGPT talk about how OLS can identify causal effects from observational data by controlling for 3 variables?
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Facts are very 20th Century. To be successful in today's interconnected world LLMs need 21st Century skills like creativity.
May 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Facts are very 20th Century. To be successful in today's interconnected world LLMs need 21st Century skills like creativity.
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If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
May 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
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This! 👇
If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
May 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This! 👇
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🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap
The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...
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May 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
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This is Gunner. He is a big strong dog who happens to not be able to sleep until he's tucked into bed with two pillows and his Eeyore stuffy. 13/10
May 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is Gunner. He is a big strong dog who happens to not be able to sleep until he's tucked into bed with two pillows and his Eeyore stuffy. 13/10
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I thought exactly the same many, many times. Reviewers entirely ignore the methodological part of the paper and take its results at face value, but they will debate the "framing" of it in every little detail.
It's bonkers that in academic science we spend hours obsessing over the wording of a paper, but often only one person has seen the code that produced the results! 2/N
May 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I thought exactly the same many, many times. Reviewers entirely ignore the methodological part of the paper and take its results at face value, but they will debate the "framing" of it in every little detail.
Would love to see more critiques in this style for ed policy research.
Not only do we have a professional duty to enforce quality standards, but the ways the original article was used highlights how bad science can be used to justify positions that are otherwise indefensible on empirical grounds.
Not only do we have a professional duty to enforce quality standards, but the ways the original article was used highlights how bad science can be used to justify positions that are otherwise indefensible on empirical grounds.
I'm calling for a total and complete shutdown of JAMA Pediatrics until we can figure out what is going on goodscience.substack.com/p/the-resear... I mean, come ON
April 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Would love to see more critiques in this style for ed policy research.
Not only do we have a professional duty to enforce quality standards, but the ways the original article was used highlights how bad science can be used to justify positions that are otherwise indefensible on empirical grounds.
Not only do we have a professional duty to enforce quality standards, but the ways the original article was used highlights how bad science can be used to justify positions that are otherwise indefensible on empirical grounds.
When I taught, I tried to encourage my students while also pushing them to be realistic. I'd remind them the odds of becoming a pro athlete weren't in their favor.
Happy to have been proven wrong today as one of my former students was drafted to the Bucs!
Happy to have been proven wrong today as one of my former students was drafted to the Bucs!
April 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When I taught, I tried to encourage my students while also pushing them to be realistic. I'd remind them the odds of becoming a pro athlete weren't in their favor.
Happy to have been proven wrong today as one of my former students was drafted to the Bucs!
Happy to have been proven wrong today as one of my former students was drafted to the Bucs!
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{new} Call me crazy, but I think policymakers should try to expand popular, successful school choice programs like Boston's METCO: www.chadaldeman.com/p/expand-pop...
Expand popular, successful school choice programs
The Boston METCO program is extremely successful, so why is it stuck at 1980 levels?
www.chadaldeman.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
{new} Call me crazy, but I think policymakers should try to expand popular, successful school choice programs like Boston's METCO: www.chadaldeman.com/p/expand-pop...
Every time someone asks me if I've checked the news lately:
April 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Every time someone asks me if I've checked the news lately:
Fun fact: if you preregister classified attack plans on OSF you can embargo them until after you lose your job.
If Hegseth had put classified info on Github, no one would have been able to access it.
April 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fun fact: if you preregister classified attack plans on OSF you can embargo them until after you lose your job.