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Kristin Blagg
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Education policy researcher at the Urban Institute.
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I appreciate the nuanced discussion in the slide deck as well!
On the left, a chart that shows estimates of engagement in school falling over time from 2012 to 2015, with newly phone-free schools following the trend until 2025, where there is a substantial swing upward. The right side notes that this is not proof of causation, but shows that phone-free policies are a potentially promising approach.
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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3/ The formula itself generates non-linear incentives in some cases. For example, increasing median completer income only matters for programs that would likely owe for their completer cohort.
A line graph showing median income of graduates (X-axis) and total amount paid per borrower (Y-axis). Four lines - representing certificate, associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, are first flat, then trend down linearly, then are flat again.
May 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM