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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · 26d

Well done, Kaiser Permanente...hope to hear similar news from other insurance providers.

Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nice summary of this paper by @futureedgu.bsky.social

www.future-ed.org/research-not...

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Aug 25

I am so sorry for your loss, Daniel...

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Aug 1

Like Chris, I am from a country with two inflation numbers - the official one and the unofficial one that is significantly higher.

I hope we can avoid that here in the U.S.

Chris Karbownik @chriskarbownik.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you don't like the numbers just make them up. I was born in a country that had "full employment". Based on experience I don't recommend going this way. Also it's ironic that he hates China so much but basically is turning US into China

Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is incredibly concerning for the reliability of federal data moving forward...

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is incredibly concerning for the reliability of federal data moving forward...

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner

www.nytimes.com

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Aug 1

Such a waste of talent...

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Henning Hermes @henninghermes.com · Jul 16

We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀

Amazing team at @ifoeducation.bsky.social & the perfect place to thrive with ifo, @cesifo.org + @econmunich.bsky.social 🫶🏻🌟

Please share widely 🙏🙏

Link below 👇

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 9

Really glad that this paper found a great home!

This is the third paper that came out of a project that started in 2018...hard to believe that we will have (at least) one more related paper after 7 years!

The JHR @j-humanresources.bsky.social · Jul 9

High school remediation might hurt college chances? A study by @uozek.bsky.social finds students assigned remedial ELA courses in FL were 20% less likely to earn a 2 or 4 year degree, largely due to being tracked away from advanced courses. #Education
doi.org/10.3368/jhr....

The Effects of High School Remediation on Long-Run Educational Attainment
Umut Özek
This study examines the effects of remedial courses in high school on postsecondary outcomes using a regression discontinuity design and explores the mechanisms behind these effects. I find that being placed in the remedial schedule and taking an additional remedial course in high school reduces the likelihood of attaining a 2- or 4-year college degree by 20 percent. The findings also suggest that nearly half of this adverse effect is driven by the tracking effect of remediation, which significantly reduces students’ access to advanced courses in high school not only in the remediation subject but also in other core subjects.

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 2

What to do?

- target students with lower baseline achievement

- allow students in remedial schedule to take advanced courses in non-remediation subjects to alleviate tracking concerns

- provide remediation outside of regular school hours to alleviate crowding out concerns.

Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 2

These negative effects take place despite the fact that students in remedial schedule receive additional instructional resources in remediation subject (as intended by the policy) such as:

- smaller classrooms
- additional instruction time
- higher value-added teachers

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 2

Results also suggest that remedial high school courses could crowd out electives, especially CTE courses...

...which could, in turn, hurt students beyond the adverse effects on college attainment given the potential benefits of some CTE courses on labor market outcomes.

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 2

This is a great summary!

In a nutshell, I show that high school remediation could hurt college degree attainment.

Why?

Mostly because it hinders student access to advanced high school courses...especially for those with higher baseline achievement.

Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 New #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series summary features @uozek.bsky.social‬’s “The Effects of High School Remediation on Long-Run Educational Attainment”!

📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
#EdExchange

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 1

I am sure you can give yourself a fellowship. After all, you are the director!

Why do I have to say these out loud, Josh?

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jul 1

Doesn't that make it easier for you to get in?

I see no problem here.

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jun 24

Here is a great non-techical summary of the paper that came out as part of Annenberg policy and practice series:

edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks, Riley! Not much has changed since I presented at Miami :)

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · Jun 23

Forthcoming @j-humanresources.bsky.social!

Hoping to do a thread soon, but currently busy with this!

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Access, Detracking, and Tracking Special Interest Group @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social · Jun 6

A new working paper from @uozek.bsky.social‬ finds that remedial classes significantly reduces a student's likelihood of completing an associate or bachelor degree. Find out why here: www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 31

This means that, outside of NAEP, IES will have $124m (instead of $600m) to work with.

https://www.ed.gov/media/document/fiscal-year-2026-budget-summary-110043.pdf, page 58.

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 31

Meanwhile, the Institute for Education Sciences, the department’s research arm, would see two-thirds of its budget disappear, dropping to $261.3 million from $793.1 million. It would retain reduced funding for its assessment activities, but lose most of its funding that supports education research.

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 31

What a wonderful way to start the weekend 🙃

www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump's Education Budget Calls for Billions in Cuts, Major Policy Changes

The proposal includes a plan to eliminate 18 existing grant programs and replace them with one funding stream.

www.edweek.org

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 28

Well, it is hard to clarify insanity!

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 28

www.state.gov/releases/off...

New Visa Policies Put America First, Not China - United States Department of State

Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to ...

www.state.gov

Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 25

Also created a hybrid co-author for me: mix of Krzysztof Karbownik and Kristian Holden :)

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Umut Özek @uozek.bsky.social · May 24

Well, better than "Uzma", I guess :)

Figlio, David, Krzysztof Holden, and Uzma Ozek. 2018. "Do Students Benefit from Longer School Days? Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Florida’s Additional Hour of Literacy Instruction." Economics of Education Review 67: 171–83.

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