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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to MA DESE's @clj1177.bsky.social, @nctq.bsky.social's Hannah Putman, WA OSPI's Kaori Strunk, & CALDER'S @cedr.bsky.social & @mdearmond.bsky.social for their work on these reports!

Short on time? Be sure to check out our one-pager for both research briefs: caldercenter.org/publications...

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 1d

Traditional state data systems often lack the info needed to answer fundamental questions about teacher supply & demand. Two new CALDER briefs explain how new approaches can help fill these gaps.

➡️ SUPPLY: bit.ly/3WchGex
➡️ DEMAND: bit.ly/4nJtLnA

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to announce that @caldercenter.bsky.social just released two IES-funded briefs - they really are BRIEF! - about how to get a better handle on teacher demand and future teacher supply:

Supply side: caldercenter.org/publications...

Demand side: caldercenter.org/publications...
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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 13d

Hot off the presses a new @caldercenter.bsky.social paper on which college students are opting into a path toward becoming a teacher (by applying to a teacher ed program): caldercenter.org/publications...

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Aug 18

What is the prevalence of late hiring & what factors predict it? New CALDER paper by @cedr.bsky.social & Maia Goodman Young uses scraped job posting data from WA to examine late staffing & how it varies by district & subject area.

Read here: caldercenter.org/publications...

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Given what we know about late teacher hiring, it's quite likely that late posting of teacher job openings indicate trouble for student achievement. We look at this phenomenon in Washington state using scraped job openings.
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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Aug 15

Some evidence on the impact of COVID-era teacher licensure waivers (& nice write up of recent @caldercenter.bsky.social working papers).

What Happened When States Dropped Teacher Licensing Requirements? www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

What Happened When States Dropped Teacher Licensing Requirements?

New research into that period offers clues about what more permanent changes to licensure requirements could effect.

www.edweek.org

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Aug 11

For your Monday morning enjoyment!: two new @caldercenter.bsky.social papers looking at the effects of pandemic-era teacher licensure test waivers on the teacher labor market:

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Aug 1

New @caldercenter.bsky.social paper alert! We (big group of authors) look at summer school as a pandemic recovery strategy.

What do we find? 👇

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Summer School as an Academic Recovery Strategy After COVID-19: Evidence from Summer 2023 | CALDER Center

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Jul 31

New CALDER report by @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold & Marcy Stein analyzes administrative, survey, & interview data related to 7 Attract Prepare Retain projects in PA, all targeting the special educator pipeline.

Read 👉 caldercenter.org/publications...

The Special Education Teacher Pipeline in Pennsylvania: Year 3 Report | CALDER Center

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · Jul 31

In a recent @caldercenter.bsky.social study, @lindseykaler.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @lizbettini.bsky.social, and @natejones.bsky.social show how #SpecialEducation teacher turnover negatively impacts test scores—making teacher retention a critical priority.

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Impacts of Staff Turnover on Test Scores for Students With and Without Disabilities | CALDER Center

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Jul 29

CALDER partnered with @bellwetherorg.bsky.social on a new series looking at how pandemic-era research can help education leaders navigate today’s K–12 policy challenges. Check out the first report here: bellwether.org/publications...
@cedr.bsky.social

The Pandemic Learning Project: Using Research on COVID-Era Policy Change to Strengthen K-12 Education | Bellwether

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Lindsey Kaler @lindseykaler.bsky.social · Jul 22

Excited to circulate another @caldercenter.bsky.social WP! Another study from my dissertation, w/ @roddy-theobald.bsky.social‬. Using data from WA, we track individual paraeducators to predict exit from the state education workforce. Ungated WP here: ‬ tinyurl.com/3wtfrm2m
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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Jul 21

What career paths do CTE teachers take before entering the classroom? NEW CALDER working paper analyzes WA state employment records and teacher staffing data to understand the "front end" of the CTE pipeline. Learn more: bit.ly/4164PNv

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Alli Gilmour @afgilmour.bsky.social · Jul 17

Excited to share a new working paper with Bluesky-less Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold and @roddy-theobald.bsky.social : Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania

Read it here- tinyurl.com/372h4bcy

Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania | CALDER Center

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Jun 9

This study is part of a broader IES funded project—the CALDER Recruitment & Retention Center, which is a cross-state effort that will evaluate teacher recruitment & retention policies around the country. Click here to learn more about CALDER R&R: bit.ly/45gxSkv

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Jun 9

Are four-day school weeks actually helping to ease staffing challenges like districts hope? New CALDER study examines the impact of 4DSWs on teacher recruitment & retention outcomes in Missouri, and finds no evidence of improvement so far. Learn more: bit.ly/43xXzvI

CALDER Working Paper 320-0625
The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention by Andrew M. Camp, J. Cameron Anglum, Cory Koedel, Se Woong Lee, & Tuan D. Nguyen

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Lindsey Kaler @lindseykaler.bsky.social · May 20

New @caldercenter.bsky.social WP! A study from my dissertation, w/ @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @natejones.bsky.social‬, & @lizbettini.bsky.social. We find staff turnover matters for SWDs. Ungated WP & one pager:
• Working paper: tinyurl.com/j3rykkp9
• One-pager: tinyurl.com/bddtzxtp

Abstract of CALDER working paper, Impacts of Staff Turnover on Test Scores for Students with and without Disabilities."

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · May 2

We answer this question in our just published @aeraedresearch.bsky.social paper. Here's the ungated @caldercenter.bsky.social version: caldercenter.org/publications...

So, what do we find?
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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · May 1

New CALDER working paper by @zeyuxu.bsky.social & @brbackes.bsky.social finds that in 2-year colleges in KY, HS GPA is a stronger predictor of gateway course success than test scores-- though neither has very strong predictive power alone. Read the full paper to learn more: bit.ly/4iNTibV

Figure 4 from CALDER Working Paper 318-0525

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Apr 29

Are you a chess fan? What about a fan of wonky statistical work? Put these things together and you get an interesting (& new) @caldercenter.bsky.social paper on male-female ratings gaps in high-level chess:

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Apr 29

New CALDER Working Paper by @briankisida.bsky.social , Matthew Pepper, Michael Podgursky, and Michelle Wickman uses longitudinal data from the US Chess Federation to analyze male-female ratings gaps among young chess players.

Read the full paper here! 👉 bit.ly/3YNTGzJ

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Apr 16

Thanks to Amber for the shout out about the new
@caldercenter.bsky.social paper on the longish-run effects of departmentalization in elementary schools: caldercenter.org/publications...

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Mar 31

Does departmentalized instruction (DI) in elementary school actually help students better transition into middle school? Check out our new CALDER paper by @brbackes.bsky.social, James Cowan, & @cedr.bsky.social to learn about the impacts of DI on long-term achievement in MA.

👉 bit.ly/3FNAX0N

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · Mar 31

Evidence on teacher shortages in Washington state from the @caldercenter.bsky.social helps motivate #SPARCCenter work to address #SpecialEducation workforce challenges. Prioritizing these issues is key to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Teacher Shortages Are Improving—With Two Big Exceptions

New job posting data suggests staffing support needs to be targeted at particular areas.

www.edweek.org

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · Mar 24

Missed our 16th Annual CALDER Conference earlier this month? You can now view slides from the paper presentations here: caldercenter.org/news-and-ins....

Thank you to everyone who attended!

American Institutes for Research @airinforms.bsky.social · Mar 19

New data presented at the @caldercenter.bsky.social Annual Research Meeting shows there's no one-size-fits-all solution to addressing teacher shortages. Staffing challenges vary from district to district, and even between subject areas. More in @edweek.bsky.social:
www.edweek.org/leadership/t...

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