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Work, Education, & Labor VP at Urban Institute.
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🌟 Did you know that most federal education data are archived in the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Education Data Explorer? It's a great resource for research and analysis - and there's even a full API version linked in thread. 🌟 #EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer

In 2022, the Florida legislature expanded college tuition exemptions for homeless students and former foster youth. Did these policies reach the intended beneficiaries? Carrie Henderson and Katie Grissom look at newly available data in a recent Learning Curve essay: www.urban.org/research/pub...

How does your state really stack up on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)? www.urban.org/research/pub...

Demographically adjusted 2024 NAEP scores, hot off the presses! www.urban.org/research/pub...

Demographically adjusted NAEP scores for 2024 coming later this morning!

Urban's transition memo to the Trump Administration includes recommendations from Sandy Baum, Jason Delisle, & me on fixing student loan repayment: www.urban.org/research/pub...

The latest Learning Curve essay looks at how DC's prek program for 3-year-olds mitigated school enrollment declines during the pandemic. Read more from @anikaalam.bsky.social @ericahgreenberg.bsky.social & colleagues: www.urban.org/research/pub...

Since I throw shade when the government posts years-old education data, have to give props to NCES for getting the 2023-24 CCD posted in 2024:

Or just wait a few months for the Education Data Portal to take care of it for you!

Demographically adjusted NAEP scores for 2022 just dropped. How did your state do? www.urban.org/research/pub...

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Follow my @urbaninstitute.bsky.social colleagues! bsky.app/starter-pack...

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Cranberry sidecar for the occasion.

GA passed a $6,500/student/year voucher this year for tuition, tutoring, some transportation, or occupational, speech, behavioral, or physical therapy. Up to 1% of the state education formula (QBE) can be spent. Newly issued program rules got me interested but I’m left with more ?s.

New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social brief from Jason Cohn looks at how college graduates' earnings evolve over time and what that means for accountability policy: www.urban.org/research/pub...

What happened after California banned suspensions for willful defiance in grades K-3? Short answer: suspensions didn't decline faster than they already had been, and large disparities by race/SES/IEP remained. Longer answer: read the newest Learning Curve essay! www.urban.org/research/pub...

My daughter had a palatal expander installed a week ago. She still only eats chicken nuggets and pasta. What gives?

How did rural students' postsecondary attainment change following the new high school curriculum requirements put in place by HB5 in Texas? Check out @jjacobkirksey.bsky.social & team's Learning Curve essay: www.urban.org/research/pub...

This place seems to have really picked up since the last time I was here.

Excited to announce the first grants from the Student Upward Mobility Initiative! $3.5 million will support 16 projects that connect PK-12 measures to long-term success or develop new measures of skills that drive economic mobility. A quick overview🧵 studentupwardmobility.urban.org/student-upwa...

$3M for measurement research & development from the Urban Institute! I provided some feedback on this RFP, and I love its focus on developing mobility-relevant measures in line with modern measurement standards. LOIs due 4/30. RFP here: studentupwardmobility.urban.org/sites/defaul...