Daphna Bassok
@dbassok.bsky.social
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Looking for a way to support AEFP and bring high-level visibility to your organization? Consider one of our sponsorship opportunities for #AEFP2026. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/sponsors...
October 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Looking for a way to support AEFP and bring high-level visibility to your organization? Consider one of our sponsorship opportunities for #AEFP2026. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/sponsors...
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Starting soon!
Join the Doctoral Student Community Group TODAY at 2 PM ET for a virtual event where panelists will share valuable insights and strategies to help doctoral students navigate the industry job market aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Starting soon!
Super excited to host Arne Duncan and Diane Schanzenbach at #AEFP2026! Remember: you now have til Monday to submit your conference proposals! @aefpweb.bsky.social
We are excited to announce our keynote for #AEFP2026: Arne Duncan in conversation with Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach 🎉 We hope to see you in Chicago!
September 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Super excited to host Arne Duncan and Diane Schanzenbach at #AEFP2026! Remember: you now have til Monday to submit your conference proposals! @aefpweb.bsky.social
Education policy, pals: the AEFP submission deadline is now Monday Oct 6! Papers, posters, policy dialogues and conversation groups are all very welcome. Reach out if you have any questions!
Good news! The deadline for submissions has been extended. You now have until Monday, October 6th at 11:59pm PT to submit your proposal. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Education policy, pals: the AEFP submission deadline is now Monday Oct 6! Papers, posters, policy dialogues and conversation groups are all very welcome. Reach out if you have any questions!
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We're excited to announce the next webinar in the BRIDGE Webinar Series: Applying to Dissertation Fellowships. This session will offer valuable guidance to strengthen your chances of success. Register today: aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
September 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We're excited to announce the next webinar in the BRIDGE Webinar Series: Applying to Dissertation Fellowships. This session will offer valuable guidance to strengthen your chances of success. Register today: aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
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How can we build more -- and better -- child care in America? @justinbdoromal.bsky.social and I have been studying one answer: raise wages for the early childhood workforce.
Here are three key lessons from state and local wage boost initiatives from coast to coast: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
Here are three key lessons from state and local wage boost initiatives from coast to coast: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
Three Considerations for Improving the Supply and Quality of Child Care by Raising Early Educators’ Wages
To improve child care access and quality, pay raises for the early childhood workforce must be implemented with careful consideration for which staff members are eligible, what the potential drawbacks...
www.urban.org
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
How can we build more -- and better -- child care in America? @justinbdoromal.bsky.social and I have been studying one answer: raise wages for the early childhood workforce.
Here are three key lessons from state and local wage boost initiatives from coast to coast: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
Here are three key lessons from state and local wage boost initiatives from coast to coast: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
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Such a great resource w/ info related to early childhood, K-12, & higher ed....along w/ misc. cross-cutting topics like mine on research use. #education #edresearch #edpolicy #researchevidence @aefpweb.bsky.social @dbassok.bsky.social @carajackson.bsky.social. Check it out and share with others👇
Developing a syllabus for the upcoming academic year? Consider including the AEFP Live Handbook. It provides a dynamic, evolving collection of insights from education finance and policy experts. A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research: livehandbook.org/
Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
livehandbook.org
August 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Such a great resource w/ info related to early childhood, K-12, & higher ed....along w/ misc. cross-cutting topics like mine on research use. #education #edresearch #edpolicy #researchevidence @aefpweb.bsky.social @dbassok.bsky.social @carajackson.bsky.social. Check it out and share with others👇
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Interested applicants for the EFP Editorial team are encouraged to register for a Q&A session tomorrow at 1 PM, hosted by current editors Dr. Li Feng and Dr. Cassandra Hart 📚 aefp.zoom.us/meeting...
August 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Interested applicants for the EFP Editorial team are encouraged to register for a Q&A session tomorrow at 1 PM, hosted by current editors Dr. Li Feng and Dr. Cassandra Hart 📚 aefp.zoom.us/meeting...
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If you love #EdResearch & #EdPolicy, you should check out the Live Handbook! livehandbook.org
This research did not grow on trees! Much of it was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, either directly or through investments in education research infrastructure (training, standards, etc.)
This research did not grow on trees! Much of it was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, either directly or through investments in education research infrastructure (training, standards, etc.)
Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
livehandbook.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you love #EdResearch & #EdPolicy, you should check out the Live Handbook! livehandbook.org
This research did not grow on trees! Much of it was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, either directly or through investments in education research infrastructure (training, standards, etc.)
This research did not grow on trees! Much of it was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, either directly or through investments in education research infrastructure (training, standards, etc.)
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More details on stats, assessments and research activities that @usedgov.bsky.social has restarted. (click within the story to see the full table) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
June 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
More details on stats, assessments and research activities that @usedgov.bsky.social has restarted. (click within the story to see the full table) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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A fed judge in DC today denied a preliminary injunction that 4 ed research organizations had wanted. That means the Education Department doesn't have to rehire all the employees it axed and reinstate contracts while the courts decide whether the Trump admin exceeded its exec authority. (1/7)
June 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A fed judge in DC today denied a preliminary injunction that 4 ed research organizations had wanted. That means the Education Department doesn't have to rehire all the employees it axed and reinstate contracts while the courts decide whether the Trump admin exceeded its exec authority. (1/7)
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Live footage of Michal, @dbassok.bsky.social, Grace and I all trying to process the great ideas from the @aefpweb.bsky.social board meeting.
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Live footage of Michal, @dbassok.bsky.social, Grace and I all trying to process the great ideas from the @aefpweb.bsky.social board meeting.
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Highlight of my week: spending part of today with people who view education research as a public good. ❤️
May 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Highlight of my week: spending part of today with people who view education research as a public good. ❤️
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Education Researchers Sue Trump Administration, Testing Executive Power by @jillbarshay.bsky.social www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...
Education Researchers Sue Trump Administration, Testing Executive Power | KQED
Prominent scholars ask the courts to reverse DOGE cuts at the Education Department.
www.kqed.org
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Education Researchers Sue Trump Administration, Testing Executive Power by @jillbarshay.bsky.social www.kqed.org/mindshift/65...
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Today in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is good, actually: the Broader Benefits of ECE by @chloergibbs.bsky.social livehandbook.org/early-educat... #LiveHandbook #EdResearch #EdPolicy
Broader Benefits of ECE
Discover the far-reaching impact of early childhood education programs on families, communities, and society. Explore benefits beyond participants.
livehandbook.org
April 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Today in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is good, actually: the Broader Benefits of ECE by @chloergibbs.bsky.social livehandbook.org/early-educat... #LiveHandbook #EdResearch #EdPolicy
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Just filed: DOGE and the Department of ED have decided to eliminate the Institute of Education Sciences. They can't do that. On behalf of education researchers, we've sued.
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…
www.citizen.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just filed: DOGE and the Department of ED have decided to eliminate the Institute of Education Sciences. They can't do that. On behalf of education researchers, we've sued.
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
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Hours after we published this story on our site we received news that staffers in five of Head Start's 10 regional offices were put on leave. We're trying to track the on-the-ground implications -- please email me at [email protected] or Signal cas.37
hechingerreport.org/head-start-i...
hechingerreport.org/head-start-i...
Head Start is turning 60. Will the federal child care program make it to 61?
Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about the possibility of deep cuts
hechingerreport.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hours after we published this story on our site we received news that staffers in five of Head Start's 10 regional offices were put on leave. We're trying to track the on-the-ground implications -- please email me at [email protected] or Signal cas.37
hechingerreport.org/head-start-i...
hechingerreport.org/head-start-i...
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The new @aefpweb.bsky.social Live Handbook is an awesome source for quick comprehensive looks at key education policy topics. No better time for resources showing the value of research to policymakers & the public. I'm grateful to have contributed a chapter on state takeovers of districts.
Takeovers of School Districts
Explore K-12 school district takeovers in the U.S., including state & mayoral control. Discover impacts on student outcomes, finances & politics.
livehandbook.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The new @aefpweb.bsky.social Live Handbook is an awesome source for quick comprehensive looks at key education policy topics. No better time for resources showing the value of research to policymakers & the public. I'm grateful to have contributed a chapter on state takeovers of districts.
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Thanks to everyone who attended #AEFP2025 and safe travels home!
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
March 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended #AEFP2025 and safe travels home!
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
We're thinking about how to support members in the year ahead. Feel free to reach out with suggestions, or you can provide ideas on the post-conference survey.
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#AEFP2025 heads up to folks with restricted-use licenses
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#AEFP2025 heads up to folks with restricted-use licenses
Great flash talks this morning from @chloergibbs.bsky.social and @anawhit.bsky.social about the impacts of early childhood education policies, part of the new AEFP Live Handbook! #AEFP2025
March 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Great flash talks this morning from @chloergibbs.bsky.social and @anawhit.bsky.social about the impacts of early childhood education policies, part of the new AEFP Live Handbook! #AEFP2025
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Crystal clear lede from @jillbarshay.bsky.social: “President Donald Trump promises he’ll make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds.”
While other units inside @usedgov.bsky.social lost more employees in absolute numbers, the Institute of Education Sciences lost the highest %age of employees — roughly 90 percent of its workforce — this week hechingerreport.org/proof-points... via @jillbarshay.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org
Chaos and confusion as the statistics arm of the Education Department is reduced to a skeletal staff of 3
Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear
hechingerreport.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Crystal clear lede from @jillbarshay.bsky.social: “President Donald Trump promises he’ll make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds.”
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Still at #AEFP2025?
Come see me talk about using large language models to assess the quality of feedback given to preservice teachers!
Session 11.05 at 11:45 AM
Come see me talk about using large language models to assess the quality of feedback given to preservice teachers!
Session 11.05 at 11:45 AM
March 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Still at #AEFP2025?
Come see me talk about using large language models to assess the quality of feedback given to preservice teachers!
Session 11.05 at 11:45 AM
Come see me talk about using large language models to assess the quality of feedback given to preservice teachers!
Session 11.05 at 11:45 AM