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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 21h

Join me on Zoom Thursday 10/16 to hear about my report on declining school enrollment

Event Details:
📅 Date: October 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 12 – 1 PM
📍 Location: Via Zoom – Registration link below

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Navigating Declining Enrollment. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join us to hear about how declining student enrollment poses unique challenges for school districts. It increases budget pressures in our already underfunded public schools. As pressures from declinin...

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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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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 7d

PSA: Our department of Curriculum & Instruction is hiring for an open-rank position in secondary literacy! illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Not *my* department, but my College. So come work with me! (Or let me know if you want to talk about UIUC [which is great]!)

College of Education: Professor (Open-Rank) – Secondary Literacy

Duties and Responsibilities

illinois.csod.com

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Taylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · 7d

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 15d

Again, if your story on NCGA budget negotiations fails to mention that state leaders are under an open court order to fully fund the Leandro Plan, then you're ignoring a massive constitutional crisis and the biggest issue in the biggest part of state government

#ncpol

NC Senators push 'mini budget' spending plans, but deals appear elusive

North Carolina Republican lawmakers, unable to reach a state budget deal, are attempting to pass smaller and more targeted spending plans.

www.wral.com

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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…

www.future-ed.org

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Kevin R. McClure @drkevinrmcclure.com · 16d

Important story about University of Nebraska’s plan to cut its educational administration department, which is home to a highly regarded higher education program.

www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

UNL Proposes Cutting Educational Administration Department

University leaders say they need to slash the budget. Education administration professors say it’ll sever a pipeline to education leadership roles.

www.insidehighered.com

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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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Erica Frankenberg @efrankenberg.bsky.social · 16d

Through October 3, free access to Urban Education special issue marking the 70th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Ed. decision, including our article:
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

with
@janellescott.bsky.social @edebray.bsky.social @sarahmccollum.bsky.social @talialeibovitz.bsky.social

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.

Why does that matter? Well...

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 23d

#Econsky check the Economics Department at the University of Arkansas is hiring two open-rank Economics professors, including an opening in public economics and public policy.

Public Economics/Public Policy:
lnkd.in/eQTEgPM9

Macroeconomics:
lnkd.in/ewxxNSh8

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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sarahcordes.bsky.social @sarahcordes.bsky.social · 23d

I'm hiring a postdoc to assist with creating a longitudinal dataset of state charter school funding laws. More info in the position description. Please share!

Cordes postdoc position description.pdf

drive.google.com

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Victor Cadilla @victorcadilla.bsky.social · 27d

This is a great resource! @rachelmarisa.bsky.social @brookings.edu

Bruce D. Baker @schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 27d

The status of litigation against the Trump administration’s K-12 education agenda: A guide for education leaders www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

The status of litigation against the Trump administration's K-12 education agenda: A guide for education leaders | Brookings

Rachel M. Perera and co-authors track litigation over President Trump’s K-12 orders, showing courts have blocked key actions.

www.brookings.edu

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Every Child NC @everychildnc.bsky.social · Aug 13

While we applaud Chairman Davis's efforts to lift up the amazing work going on in our public schools, we respectfully disagree that anti-public-school myths are a bigger issue than the unfortunate reality: legislators continue to violate the constitution by under-funding our schools

#ncpol

NC Board of Education chairman names ‘biggest issue’ facing state’s public schools

“Somewhere along the line, somebody decided that it’s good for our state to discredit and attack our public school system,” Eric Davis told the Hood-Hargett Breakfast Club Tuesday.

www.newsobserver.com

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Erica Frankenberg @efrankenberg.bsky.social · Jul 31

Glad to see this out—brief describing our research findings to date on dual immersion schools and strategies for promoting equity. Please share widely. With @lucasantibanez.bsky.social & others not on here.

UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools @uclacts.bsky.social · Jul 31

A new policy brief highlights how dual language immersion programs can promote equity, integration, and opportunity when access is inclusive and intentional. The brief draws on two decades of data from LAUSD and offers key strategies to ensure all students are served.

Read: tinyurl.com/uv6tfb72

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · Jul 2

Can anyone explain why Leandro has been memory-holed despite being an ongoing scandal and constitutional crisis?

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · May 21

I'd love to hear from #ncpol journalists on these questions

@dawnbvaughan.bsky.social @raleighreporter.bsky.social @keunghui.bsky.social @bryanranderson.bsky.social @rebeccanoel.bsky.social @timboyumnews.bsky.social @lauraleslie.bsky.social @kyleingram.bsky.social @lucillesherman.bsky.social

If you’re a journalist, please let me know, why aren’t you covering this issue? Is it not a big deal that 1.5 million children are having their basic rights violated? Is it not a major scandal that the General Assembly has been openly violating a court order for the past 1,283 days? Are we not in the midst of a constitutional crisis when legislators argue that they can simply ignore the parts of the constitution they disagree with?

If the answer to any of those questions is “yes” then I implore you to start centering Leandro in your reporting.

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · May 21

Leandro is a big deal. It's an incredibly juicy story. So why won't the mainstream media cover it?

My latest on @ncnewsline.com

#ncpol

Leandro is a big deal so why won’t the mainstream media acknowledge it? • NC Newsline

From January through May, the word “Leandro” has shown up in just one news story in North Carolina's two largest newspapers

ncnewsline.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 30

Here's the recording of the event I organized focused on how to become an ed consultant. There's lots of really useful, practical information regardless of your subject area, but I obviously had my colleagues who've recently lost their jobs in mind.

youtu.be/50hWMIyR6bw?...

Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths [Webinar]

YouTube video by Association for Education Finance & Policy

youtu.be

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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · Jul 1

Nearly $7 billion for schools in jeopardy as U.S. Department of Education holds up federal funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/near...

Nearly $7B for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds

The department is reviewing whether funding for migrant students and afterschool programs fits Trump’s priorities.

www.the74million.org

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jun 25

🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥

Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:

“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”

In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:

Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?

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Kevin R. McClure @drkevinrmcclure.com · Jun 20

Not feeding into the Bluesky debate but I would love to see more academics sharing papers on here. Revive the ‘ol “here’s a thread about this paper” thing. I think it’s good for the information ecosystem.

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · Jun 20

This report from @heatherk2027.bsky.social of @publicschoolsfirstnc.org is so good and I'm ecstatic to see it getting some of the coverage it deserves: www.wunc.org/education/20...

#ncpol

NC made vouchers open to any family, then many private schools raised tuition

Research by Public Schools First NC found many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships raised tuition by 15% or more after the state increased voucher funding.

www.wunc.org

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Victor Cadilla @victorcadilla.bsky.social · Jun 18

I'm happy to help too, if it's still needed. Thanks!

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · May 30

The position has a salary of $70,000 and can either be in Ann Arbor, MI, or remote. This is funded through IES, and we want to be transparent that it is contingent on continued funding. We'll start reviewing applications on June 12, so please submit before then! 🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Research Area Specialist Associate | U-M Careers

careers.umich.edu

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