Hi everyone. Some exciting news. We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Public Policy here at Rockefeller College. We are pretty flexible on topic areas. We have a great team here and Albany is a great place to live. #econsky #academicsky

Posting: albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

We have a new EdWorkingPaper up, from @edutuan.bsky.social, @haeryunkim.bsky.social, Chanh Lam, Mariam Saffar Pérez, Jinyoung Hur, Colleen Lewis, and me:

The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301

This paper examined the effects of identifying the lowest 5% of performing schools in Ohio per ESSA. They found *negative* effects on attendance, graduation, and test scores. Why? More staff attrition, unclear how to improve, and did not come with more resources. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Our consensus study was released today! So very grateful to have been a part of this and with some of the very best people🩷 (And...here's to a world and future for our kids where these drills are no longer needed).

nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/291...

Shoutout to amazing PhD student coauthors Sodiq Ambali and @miyeunjung.bsky.social (who's on the job market this year!). We look forward to any feedback.

Overall, school infrastructure quality matters for student health, well-being, and learning.

Our research shows that not all students have access to safe and healthy buildings. . . but there are funding mechanisms available to solve this problem!

We find that:
🔹 Schools serving more students of color have worse building conditions across dimensions.
🔹 These disparities remain even after accounting for poverty, geography, and school type.
🔹 Property tax revenue is the biggest driver of the gap, but state building aid helps narrow the gap.

New working paper out where we analyze building inspection reports to show how exposure to physical school building conditions varies by student race/ethnicity in New York State 👉 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1251 . . .

Schools are increasingly vulnerable to climate change & vital to advancing solutions.

Our synthesis illustrates why efforts to create more resilient schools & a more sustainable future need to be a central focus of education research, policy & practice.

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1238

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This provocative, data-infused essay by James Wyckoff — edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1197 — serves as a reminder that fully understanding the declines in student achievement requires us to look well before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Time Use Survey is up for renewal, or cancellation.

OMB is gathering input on the data's importance.

@ipums.bsky.social organized a rapid response briefing to equip us with tools to effectively comment.
#EconSky #sociology #policysky

Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#TakeawayTuesday: “The Effect of Universal Free School Meals on Child BMI” by Will Davis, Daniel Kreisman, and Tareena Musaddiq. The study finds no increase in obesity risk, while also noting small reductions in underweight prevalence.
Read more: doi.org/10.1162/edfp...
#EFP @aefpweb.bsky.social

www.nber.org/papers/w33904

whew.

“We are well aware of the view held by many physicians that oxycodone is weaker than morphine. I do not plan to do anything about that.” (Purdue Pharma Company Exec)

Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!)

Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

Congratulations, Jeremy!! 🎉

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New research from [email protected]

Congress is pushing work requirements for Medicaid&SNAP. You’ve heard these kick eligible folks off (@pamherd.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social), don't increase work&cause hunger (@laurenhlb.bsky.social @chloeneast.bsky.social). But wait there's more! 1/n

🚀 Launching the EdWorkingPapers Policy & Practice Series!

Too much good research never reaches the people making real decisions.

Our new series changes that. Each 2-pager highlights key findings from #EdWorkingPapers, made for busy leaders and policymakers.

📄 Read the first three: bit.ly/3Z1Kok2

Help needed! Please provide us with nominations (including self-nominations) for the AEFP Board of Directors by 5/27. We're looking for potential at-large members, governmental affiliates, teacher org affiliates, & president-elects. Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Congratulations!!! This is awesome!!

Urban's data tool is great for this. Here's VA district expenditures and enrollment for 2017-18: educationdata.urban.org/data-explore.... You just need to download and divide expenditures by enrollment.

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.

www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

🚨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:

I’ll be joining several brilliant scholars for a Presidential Session on race, racism, and K-12 school finance on Sat. There’s no path to just school funding without confronting the historical and persistent role of racism. Join us for what will surely be a dynamic and timely conversation. #AERA2025