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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 3h

@cohodes.bsky.social @dmhouston.bsky.social here is that database! reachcentered.org/publications...

National Longitudinal School Database | REACH

The mission of REACH is to provide objective, rigorous, and applicable research that informs and improves school choice policy design and implementation to increase opportunities and outcomes for disa...

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 23h

The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

These Detroit students say free bikes helped address some systemic issues that cause chronic absenteeism

The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort

The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

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Bridge Michigan @bridgemi.com · 2d

Michigan cash aid program for moms and babies gets $270 million in new budget

The additional funding will allow Rx Kids to expand in more low-income communities and reach about 100,000 babies over the next few years.

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 29d

Come work with us! We’re really excited about our research on attendance and chronic absenteeism. And we’d be really excited to work with you! Reach out if you have any questions.

Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.

Sarah W. Lenhoff @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Job Posting! 📢 We are hiring TWO postdocs at Detroit PEER at Wayne State (detroitpeer.org)! We are looking for one quant/mixed methods expert and one qual/mixed expert to work with me & @jeremylsinger.bsky.social on attendance research. Apply by Oct. 10, but flexible on start date! Please share!

Detroit PEER Postdoc Job Description 2025.pdf

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 5d

Supporters of the plan said the new budget would help close opportunity gaps for at-risk students and other kids who need additional support, Bridge Michigan reports. (via @bridgemi.com)

Michigan schools budget includes free meals and a big bump in funding for at-risk students

Supporters of the plan said the new budget would help close opportunity gaps for at-risk students and other kids who need additional support, Bridge Michigan reports.

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Harvard Education Press @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social · 5d

HEP authors @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social and @jeremylsinger.bsky.social were quoted in an article published by @chalkbeat.org, which delves into the problem of chronic absenteeism in Michigan. Read the piece here:

More Michigan kids continue to miss too many school days compared to pre-pandemic years

The state’s chronic absenteeism rate is still higher than it was before COVID, but some districts made big improvements.

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Bridge Michigan @bridgemi.com · 5d

Michigan gets a new state budget: Winners, losers in the $81B deal

Days after missing the deadline, Michigan lawmakers finally passed a budget at around 2 am Friday. Here's what's in the $81B spending plan.

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Bridge Michigan @bridgemi.com · 6d

Michigan budget takes shape: Free school meals, $10k per student, nearly $2B for roads

Michigan lawmakers could vote on a new state budget today. Here’s what we know will – or won’t – be in it.

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 6d

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Bridge Michigan @bridgemi.com · 7d

Some Michigan schools to limit free student meals — starting Wednesday

No such thing as a free lunch? That’s the case in some Michigan public schools as state officials approach a budget deadline.

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 8d

For grad students or postdocs out there: let me know if you'd like to present in my department's (Ed Policy, Org, & Leadership) Quantitative Working Group meeting Wednesday of next week (October 8) at 3pm Central time. Work at any stage is fine, it's very informal. I have a presenter gap this month.

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Zahava Stadler @zahavastadler.bsky.social · 13d

I'm very proud to share a new, first-of-its-kind analysis and data tool from my team at @educationwork.newamerica.org.
Redrawing the Lines is a first-ever look at how, if states draw school district borders with equity as the goal, they can HUGELY reduce funding inequality and segregation. #edusky

Redistricting School Systems Can Increase Funding Fairness and Decrease Segregation

A new report and interactive data tool show how specific redistricting choices can create fairer school systems for our children.

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 12d

@fchriscurran.bsky.social can you share a link to the brief?

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 12d

Community schools are amazing:
- chronic absenteeism ⤵️
- suspension rates ⤵️
- test scores ⤴️

with historically underserved students experiencing the largest gains

Community Schools Impact on Student Outcomes: Evidence From California

Research on California’s historic investment in community schools reveals that schools implementing the strategy have experienced substantial reductions in chronic absenteeism, notable decreases in su...

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 14d

ED is requesting public comments on the direction that they should take the Institute of Education Sciences. Feedback is due October 15.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18608.pdf

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 15d

3) Many of the most absent children had relatively rare or extreme events that kept them away, so overly simplistic approaches that assume common reasons for absence may not work. Schools need to understand the issues of each student.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 15d

NEW from me and Amie Rapaport at @futureedgu.bsky.social: New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis // www.future-ed.org/new-parent-r...

New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis

Though chronic absenteeism has declined from its post-COVID peak, too many students are still missing too much school. Research shows that absent students fall behind academically and are more likely…

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EPIC @epicedpolicy.bsky.social · 16d

New EPIC report: three decades of Michigan school finance—what’s changed, what $ reaches classrooms, and what that means for students. Read: bit.ly/47UWWPq

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative | Funding Michigan’s Future: Three Decades of School Finance and the Policy Questions Ahead | Teacher Workforce

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, a research center devoted to rigorous evidence about education policy. Producing research with consequence

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Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social · 16d

Congress is debating changes to the Department of Education’s budget that could impact how federal funds support #students. Urban's new #tool lets you explore how different funding scenarios might affect your K-12 school district.

Access the #data today.

How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District?

As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…

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Tom Swiderski @tswid.bsky.social · 16d

New paper! Using data from NC, we estimate that getting attendance rates back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023-24 could have improved state math achievement by 0.017-0.025 SDs in this year, or 13-19% of what would be needed for a full academic recovery. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 16d

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 18d

Here’s how Pulaski Elementary-Middle School dropped its chronic absenteeism rate by 47 percentage points.

This Detroit school had the biggest decline in absenteeism in the state compared to pre-pandemic years

Here’s how Pulaski Elementary-Middle School dropped its chronic absenteeism rate by 47 percentage points.

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Maggie Reeves @maggiereeves1.bsky.social · 19d

Want to see how potential changes to #education Title funding might affect #K-12 districts? Check out this nifty data tool from @kblagg.bsky.social and me! You can choose your own scenarios and see projected impacts to keep up with the policy proposals from Congress. www.urban.org/research/pub...

How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District?

As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 20d

Like Carla Brown, the people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children — those between birth and 3 years old — receive low pay for a challenging job that plays a critical role in early childhood development, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Michigan child care workers face high stakes, hard work at $15 an hour

Like Carla Brown, the people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children — those between birth and 3 years old — receive low pay for a challenging job that plays a critical role in early childhood development, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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