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Yerin Yoon

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Ph.D. Candidate at Boston College studying the impact of Ed Policy with an equity lens | School & Program Choice • Career and Technical Education | Transition into College & Workforce #FirstGen https://www.yerinyoon.com/

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Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 13d

📢New working paper (a chapter from my dissertation), co-authored with @doughesm.bsky.social, is now posted at the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston!

Does Expanding Access to High Quality Technical Education Induce Participation and Improve Outcomes? (1/n)

www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 1d

I finally wrote up my advice to PhD applicants in FAQ format. It's only my unofficial, personal perspective for folks interested in working with me at Harvard @harvardeducation.bsky.social. I also plug other measurement programs at @ncme38.bsky.social! andrewho.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/file...

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 7d

Sure! I just emailed you and Abby :)

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 7d

Does anyone know of any good references for post-pandemic trends in public school enrollment in countries other than the US?

Have other countries seen a turn away from public schools and toward private/independent schools?

Trying to add some international evidence to a paper on our local context.

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 7d

The drop in 2024 should be interpreted with caution, as the rules were changed after the 2023 peak to allow applications to up to three private schools (where previously there had been no limit).

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 7d

Many outlets explain this trend as being linked to the schools’ differing responses during pandemic: while private schools allowed students to attend in-person classes about four days a week, public schools generally offered only two to three days.

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 7d

In South Korea the admission competition ratio for private elementary schools has dramatically increased during and post-pandemic. In Seoul, it rose from 2.1 : 1 in 2020 to 6.8 : 1 in 2021, 11.7 : 1 in 2022, and peaked at 12.6 : 1 in 2023, before dropping to 7.8 : 1 in 2024.

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 8d

Wonderful summary and resource by Hannah C. Kistler and @doughesm.bsky.social —for policymakers and researchers interested in Career & Technical Education (CTE)!

Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 8d

What makes a Career & Technical Education program more than a set of electives?

New research synthesizes decades of studies to highlight what works—and what doesn’t—in CTE → buff.ly/luCPS7F

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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.

www.newamerica.org

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 13d

3️⃣ College enrollment and completion effects are more mixed.
▪️Overall decreases in 4-year enrollment, but suggestive increases for some subgroups (e.g., female in Education, Black/Hispanic students in IT). (5/5)

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 13d

2️⃣ Conditional on employment, CTE exposure increases earnings one year after graduation (especially for male students), though these gains fade from age 23 onward.
▪️Early earning benefits are concentrated in skilled-trade and male-dominated clusters. (4/n)

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 13d

Key Findings:
1️⃣ Expanding access induces 11.5% of prior non-participants to newly enroll.
▪️Student demographics (especially gender) shape career cluster selection (e.g. female in Health/Education; male in Construction/Transportation/Manufacturing). (3/n)

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 13d

We provide the first known causal evidence on the impact of expanding high-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Massachusetts comprehensive high schools, focusing on heterogeneity by student demographics and program career clusters. (2/n)

Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · 13d

📢New working paper (a chapter from my dissertation), co-authored with @doughesm.bsky.social, is now posted at the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston!

Does Expanding Access to High Quality Technical Education Induce Participation and Improve Outcomes? (1/n)

www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...

www.hks.harvard.edu

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · Sep 4

We’re excited to launch the Secondary Transitions and Education Pathways in Career and Technical Education (STEP-CTE) website, featuring highlights and emerging research focused on Career and Technical Education!
Visit our page -> www.step-in-cte.soe.umich.edu

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Shaun M. Dougherty @doughesm.bsky.social · Sep 4

New publication showing how high school #CTE can help smooth the transition to the workforce for students with #Disability - Joint w/ @UConn colleagues & @CTTechHS doi.org/10.3102/0013... Excited to see this in print!

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Yerin Yoon @yerinyoon.bsky.social · Aug 29

📣Come join Boston College Lynch School and be our colleague!
I’ve really enjoyed studying and working here, and I’m always happy to share my experience as a PhD student in my department and in Boston.

Shaun M. Dougherty @doughesm.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨Interested in a PhD focusing on quant methods and education & social policy? I'm recruiting this year at @bclynchschool in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment program www.bc.edu/bc-web/schoo...

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College

MESA has been training students to examine educational programs, design quantitative research studies, develop assessment instruments, and analyze educational data to help inform policy-making for ove...

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Jun 16

If we're heading into summer that means academic job market season is looming. As a reminder, my collected tips are here (along with my standing offer to set up time to chat with folks): www.paul-bruno.com/2021/07/tips...

Some Basic Tips About the Academic Job Market – Paul Bruno

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jun 12

Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:

"How to Write a Title and Abstract"

Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on abstracts.

(The quoted thread focuses on titles.)

#EconSky #AcademicSky

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jun 11

Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:

"How to Write a Title and Abstract"

Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.

#EconSky #AcademicSky

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jun 11

Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:

"How to Write a Title and Abstract"

Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.

#EconSky #AcademicSky

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · Jun 3

By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · May 30

Please share this position with your networks! You'll get to work with me, @harbatkat.bsky.social, Christine Mokher, Stacey Rutledge, & a great team at the U of Michigan, Florida State U, and the CTE Research Network. Please reach out w/questions - [email protected]!🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Research Area Specialist Associate | U-M Careers

careers.umich.edu

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · May 15

Claude just gave a pretty impressive answer to my question:

"What academic journals are most similar to JHR and JPAM, for education-related research?"

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Todd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · Apr 14

I've added 43 new tips to my book, bringing the total to 140.

You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....

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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · Apr 4

Lynch School Professor Shaun M. Dougherty has been selected for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the Institute of Education Sciences—the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on early-career scientists and engineers.
on.bc.edu/SDougherty...

Institute of Education Sciences honors Shaun M. Dougherty

Lynch School faculty member receives highest award bestowed by U.S. government on early-career scientists and engineers

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · Apr 4

BREAKING NEWS - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol REMOVED from office by the court's unanimous decision www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

South Korean court removes president from office, says he violated duties

The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law, a decision expected to exacerbate political divisions.

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