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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 13d

The dangerous war on Tylenol (and what's really causing the rise in Autism) open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

The dangerous war on Tylenol

Autism diagnoses have increased because diagnostic practices changed.

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Gabriella Aldeman @writebetween.bsky.social · 21d

Just in case you need another reason to read Squawk of Spanish, it’s not only #HispanicHeritageMonth but also #NationalPetBirdDay 🦜

Complement the book with fun mazes, word searches, and crafts. Check out the activity kit here:

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · 21d

“over the last decade, [achievement] declines have not been about specific student groups. Instead, the story is largely about a growing divergence between higher- and lower-performing kids”

Read my latest piece @the74.bsky.social --> www.the74million.org/article/stud...

Student Achievement Is Down Overall — But Kids at the Bottom Are Sinking Faster

Aldeman: It's not about race, income or parents' education. But across tests, grades and subjects, gap between higher and lower performers is growing

www.the74million.org

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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · 22d

Analysis: Student achievement is down overall, but kids at the bottom are sinking faster.

Read more here from @chadaldeman.bsky.social:

Student Achievement Is Down Overall — But Kids at the Bottom Are Sinking Faster

Aldeman: It's not about race, income or parents' education. But across tests, grades and subjects, gap between higher and lower performers is growing

www.the74million.org

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 27d

The responses here are a nice balm today

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 27d

Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling.

I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 27d

Actual importance of college is probably about as high as ever. // Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low news.gallup.com/poll/695003/...

Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low

The percentage of Americans who consider a college education "very important" has slipped below the majority level.

news.gallup.com

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Gabriella Aldeman @writebetween.bsky.social · Sep 1

#BookFestival time is here!

Meet me at the #BaltimoreBookFestival in September
And at the #CrozetBookFest this October.

See here for more: www.writebetween.com/events

@freespiritbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Aug 26

{new} Join us TOMORROW for a webinar on the education research we need for the future: eduprogress.org/building-a-n...

Building a new education research agenda | EduProgress

On Wednesday, August 27th, I’m going to be moderating a panel for The Collaborative for Student Success on, “Filling the Void: Setting the Academic Research Agenda for Education.”

eduprogress.org

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Oded Gurantz @odedgurantz.bsky.social · Aug 18

Reading the Project 2025 doc for the first time. I know irony is dead, but in the education section writing "Stopping executive overreach. Congress should set policy—not Presidents through pen-and-phone executive orders, and not agencies through regulations and guidance." is...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 14

(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news.

@ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Jul 31

{new} Want to see more girls in STEM fields? In my latest piece @studentsuccess.bsky.social, I look at a large study in France which found that math gender gaps start early: weareallsolvers.org/the-gender-g...

The Gender Gap in Math Starts Early - We're All Solvers

Gender gaps in math start have been growing in recent years. A recent report from NWEA found that, from 2021 to 2024, boys have steadily pulled away from girls in both math and science. Importantly, t...

weareallsolvers.org

Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Jul 24

{new} Great teachers matter.

We all know this, but Texas is actually acting on it: www.the74million.org/article/texa...

Texas Pays Its Best Educators up to $32,000 to Keep Them in the Classroom

Aldeman: Incentive program rewards schools and teachers for educational quality with real cash payments. Your state should, too.

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · Jul 12

This is an incredible story.

Peter Greene @palan57.bsky.social · Jul 12

In 1965, the feds tried recruiting high school jocks to replace migrant farm workers. It didn't work out so well. www.npr.org/sections/the...

When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers

In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.

www.npr.org

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Andrew Ujifusa @andrewujifusa.bsky.social · Jun 27

Chicago Public Schools budget deficit rises to nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

Here’s why the budget deficit for Chicago Public Schools just went up by $205 million

Macquline King, the interim CEO of CPS, said the budget gap for the district has risen to $734 million due to costs related to pensions and charter schools. District labor leaders and school board mem...

www.chalkbeat.org

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Jun 26

Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

"for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"

Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay

(July 2025) - I examine teacher preferences using a discrete-choice experiment linked to data on teacher effectiveness. I estimate willingness to pay for a rich set of compensation elements and workin...

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Jun 20

{new} Parents and policymakers should take 3rd grade math scores seriously and respond accordingly. Check out this interactive tool I built with @studentsuccess.bsky.social to visualize math gaps by state --> weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-em...

Math Gaps Emerge Early. Students Deserve Early Interventions - We're All Solvers

Did you know that 3rd grade reading scores are highly predictive of later-life outcomes? It's true. My favorite paper on this comes from Dan Goldhaber, Malcolm Wolff, and Tim Daly, who looked at how a...

weareallsolvers.org

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Collaborative for Student Success @studentsuccess.bsky.social · Jun 16

Are states doing enough to close early math gaps?

New analysis from @chadaldeman.bsky.social shows most gaps start in 3rd grade and widen by 8th.

#WeAreAllSolvers

weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-em...

Math Gaps Emerge Early. Students Deserve Early Interventions - We're All Solvers

Did you know that 3rd grade reading scores are highly predictive of later-life outcomes? It's true. My favorite paper on this comes from Dan Goldhaber, Malcolm Wolff, and Tim Daly, who looked at how a...

weareallsolvers.org

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Gabriella Aldeman @writebetween.bsky.social · Jun 18

Story Time & Craft Event: Loudoun County, VA

📚 Brambleton Library. July 7
📚Ashburn Library. July 9
📚Gum Spring Library. July 10
📚Purcellville Library. July 14
📚Lovettsville Library. July 15

All at 3pm
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · Jun 12

The combined effect of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” and his tariffs would literally make the bottom 80% of America poorer

Incredible analysis from @budgetlab.bsky.social

Change in resources by decile. Only the top decile comes out ahead

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Jun 6

{new} This morning I wrote a personal note about my journey creating Read Not Guess, along with summer reading tips for parents:

www.chadaldeman.com/p/read-not-g...

Read Not Guess: How to Help Your Child Become a Skilled Reader

Tools, strategies, and free resources for early reading success

www.chadaldeman.com

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · Jun 5

{new} I talked with Jessica Sobin, the Director of D.C.'s high-impact tutoring program, to hear how it's going and what they've learned so far -->

Via @studentsuccess.bsky.social: eduprogress.org/making-tutor...

Making Tutoring Work: A Deep Dive on the D.C. High-Impact Tutoring Program with Jessica Sobin | EduProgress

As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws setting requirements around evidence-based requirements for teaching kids how to read.

eduprogress.org

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · Jun 5

Why should tax deductions for private school vouchers be treated differently than every other kind of deduction?

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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Jun 3

Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme www.the74million.org/article/chro...

Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Data Shows It Is More Extreme

Amid a wave of new research on the pandemic’s shattering effect on classrooms, one expert called it the ‘question that keeps me up at night.’

www.the74million.org

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Katherine Bowser @katherinembowser.bsky.social · Jun 3

Per @chadaldeman.bsky.social "school district leaders in some of the biggest, most expensive places to live are making budgetary decisions that add to the housing difficulties in their communities." Read the rest of his analysis here: 3/n

In Dozens of Districts, Teachers Can’t Afford to Live Near Their Schools

Aldeman: District spending is up, but educator pay isn't. Efforts to provide affordable housing for teachers have run into trouble

www.the74million.org

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Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · May 30

I'm still collecting these stories! Please let me know if you have anything you're willing to share -->

Chad Aldeman @chadaldeman.bsky.social · May 23

I'm looking for ways parents got their kids to use math around the home, for a fun summer blog post @studentsuccess.bsky.social.

Feel free to post it here, or DM me if you have an example you're willing to share!

Thanks, ~Chad

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