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Gema Zamarro

@gzamarro.bsky.social

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(hEH-muh za-MA-roh) Education and Labor Economist. Professor at the University of Arkansas. Working a lot on Teacher Labor Markets these days. Mom. Hufflepuff

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · May 2

Honored to have been recognized by my College this morning and more so being recognized alongside such great colleagues and friends. This award means so much to me and even more after learning about the amazing impact that George Denny had in our college ❤️

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 1h

Got to try a brownie from the place where it was invented! 😋

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 1d

@taylornwilson.bsky.social doing a great job presenting her work at #SREE2025. PS: Taylor is in the job market this year

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 1d

Here we go #SREE2025

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful venue for a conference. In Chicago for #sree2025

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 2d

I am here too. Hope to see you around soon

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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 2d

📢 Call for papers:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

30-31 March 2026, Munich

Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)

PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!

www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 3d

Two AEFP proposals submitted from my team 🎉 Did you submit yours? Deadline is TODAY

AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 4d

Have you submitted your proposal for #AEFP2026 yet? The deadline is TOMORROW - Monday, October 6th! Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 4d

This #WorldTeachersDay let’s think about how to better support our teachers, how to improve their working conditions and their wellbeing

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 4d

Have you submitted your proposal for #AEFP2026 yet? The deadline is TOMORROW - Monday, October 6th! Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 4d

Excited to present our results at @sreesociety.bsky.social #SREE2025 next week. Come join us. I will be presenting on teacher wellbeing and @taylornwilson.bsky.social will be presenting on teacher preparation and retention. Important topics this #worldteachersday

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 5d

Check out the new text book Economics of Education! Including my chapter with Ildefonso Mendez on Non Cognitive skills link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 5d

Our first Marching Band competition! #bandmom

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 6d

Here for the band! ❤️🎶 #bandmom

Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 7d

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 8d

The Gadfly tackles what is arguably the most important issue we face in education: how to measure school quality and the use of tests in particular. It's a good conversation.

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Beyond test scores: Debating how to measure school quality | Episode 988 of The Education Gadfly Show

This week, Fordham’s president emeritus Checker Finn and Laura Hamilton of the Center for Assessment join us for a polite debate on whether school quality should be judged by more than test scores.

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 8d

11 years living in Fayetteville and we had no idea this parade existed 😅 But now we know. #HOCO2025 parade. #bandmom

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 8d

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.

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Laura Wherry @laurawherryr.bsky.social · 8d

Job opportunity - come and join our incredible research team led by Maria Steenland at UMD as a health data analyst - partial or full telework will be considered. Happy to answer any questions over email, info here: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j... #healthpolicy

Faculty Specialist

Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: Assistant Professor Dr. Maria Steenland is seeking a health data analyst (functional title) / Faculty Specialist (business title) to join a re...

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Emma Zang @dremmazang.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 We’re hiring! Yale Sociology is searching for a Senior Quantitative Sociologist to join our department.

Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174709

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 10d

Make sure to submit all your proposals. The new deadline is next Monday, October 6th!

AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 11d

Let the spooky reading begin 👻

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Roddy Theobald @roddy-theobald.bsky.social · 13d

Important new evidence from the great team at University of Arkansas that the "bench" of potential teachers who already have their teaching credentials & are working in public schools but not yet teaching is a lot shorter than we've found using older data in WA: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 13d

Full draft here: edre.uark.edu/_resources/p...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 13d

🚨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

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 14d

Trying to find a way to enjoy being a marching band mom 🙃

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 15d

🍎 Millions of children in the U.S. struggle with food insecurity. In this policy brief, @orgulozturk.bsky.social (@sc.edu) makes the case for expanding the Community Eligibility Provision Program, the largest schoolwide free meals initiative in the U.S.

Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution...

"Expanding access to schoolwide free meals has the potential to address food insecurity among students, decrease stigma, and reduce pressure on local nonprofits."

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Marita Freimane @maritafreimane.bsky.social · 15d

With a great feature in @theguardian.com! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you @drkevinrmcclure.com for coming over and sharing all about the Caring University with us today

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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · 16d

My book, a labor of love, with 15 years of my own research and the stories of countless women, is out today!! I document why women's time has gotten so squeezed, and then provide actionable, evidence-based strategies on what we can do about it! So many people on here did the research in the book! 🙏

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