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Andrew Camp

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Senior Research Associate at the Annenberg Institute. I study teachers. All opinions my own. andrewmcamp.com

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 12d

🚨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

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Sep 6

New "don't mistake correlation for causation" example is about to drop:

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jul 25

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https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/24/dysart-schools-defends-500k-vegas-trip-students-lose-bus-service/

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jul 25

As a side note, props to this reporter for a very astute observation about the internal validity of a study.

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jul 25

... which can be hard!

But, I think the need for evidence and this reminder that there are real tradeoffs on how those $s are spent highlights the importance of rigorous research. Esp. in a post-ESSER world where federal dollars are being held up.

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jul 25

To be clear, I fully believe that districts want to do what's best for kids. I think that's (probably) what administrators here were trying to do.

But I think they also felt a lot of push and pull in different directions. They have to weigh evidence from industry and academia...

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jul 25

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/

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

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jun 9

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:

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jun 9

When we look at districts in MO, however, we see essentially no evidence that 4DSWs have a significant impact on teacher recruitment or retention. The point estimates are so small, in fact, that if taken at face value, would correspond to (on average) < 1 teacher retained per district per year.

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jun 9

We conduct a series of semi-structured interviews to better understand districts' motivations for adopting the 4DSW. Consistent with much of the media coverage surrounding this topic, staying competitive in the teacher labor market was a major driver of adoption.

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jun 9

From small positives in AR to nulls in CO and negative impacts in OR, the 4DSW doesn't seem to help recruit and retain teachers. This is especially surprising given the rapid growth in 4DSWs recently.

In Missouri, where this study takes place, growth in 4DSWs has been rapid since the pandemic

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Jun 9

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 🧵⬇️

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · May 7

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?

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · May 5

Facts are very 20th Century. To be successful in today's interconnected world LLMs need 21st Century skills like creativity.

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Rua M. Williams @fractalecho.bsky.social · May 3

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.

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · May 3

This! 👇

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Rua M. Williams @fractalecho.bsky.social · May 3

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.

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Wesley T. Morris @wesleytmorris.bsky.social · May 2

🚨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:

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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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · May 1

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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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · May 2

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.

Tom Wallis @tsawallis.bsky.social · Apr 16

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

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Apr 29

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.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Apr 29

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

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Apr 26

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!

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Apr 24

{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

Andrew Camp @andrewmcamp.com · Apr 23

Every time someone asks me if I've checked the news lately:

A wide-eyed dog who appears to be expressing emotions of shock and worry