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Danielle Edwards

@drdsedwards.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy, Old Dominion University. I study geographic inequities in access to effective schools & teachers

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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An @edweek.org article highlights research from @matthewakraft.com on high school education academies and the teacher pipeline, exploring how early exposure may shape the future of the profession. Read the EdWorkingPaper: buff.ly/48aGkSC Read the EdWeek article: buff.ly/rT2H2je
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High School Teacher Academies Work. But There's a Break in the Pipeline
Aspiring teachers of color often hit a wall before making it to the classroom, a new study finds.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nice write-up from @edweek.org's Sarah Sparks on @matthewakraft.com & my paper on HS education courses in TX www.edweek.org/leadership/h... "lack of higher education support after high school may prevent these prospective teachers of color from ever making it to a classroom of their own"
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High School Teacher Academies Work. But There's a Break in the Pipeline
Aspiring teachers of color often hit a wall before making it to the classroom, a new study finds.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Takeaway: interest in teaching is probably broader than assumed but courses alone won't grow the pipeline w/o financial support to get students through college and into the classroom. Full paper: www.nber.org/papers/w35776
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Can Early Exposure to the Teaching Profession Increase Teacher Supply and Diversity? New Evidence on the Teacher Pipeline
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We also find that teachers who took HS education courses are similarly effective to other teachers and have higher retention rates. Early interested individuals may be more committed to teaching, a good thing for students.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is particularly concerning b/c White, Black & Hispanic students enroll in HS ed courses at the same rate, suggesting similar interest levels. Racial gaps emerge after high school. Gender gaps emerge earlier. <1/4 of course enrollees are male.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In particular, Black & Hispanic course takers disproportionately exit the teacher pipeline prior to college enrollment.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why didn’t HS education courses increase teacher supply or diversity? Over half of HS education course takers don’t enroll in a TX public 4 yr college.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Using the staggered rollout of these courses across TX, we find access alone did NOT increase entry into teaching. Course takers were likely already interested in teaching when they enrolled.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Students who take HS education courses are 4x more likely to become teachers. Is that because the courses work or b/c kids already interested in teaching are the ones who sign up?
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨New NBER Working Paper w/ @matthewakraft.com! 🚨 Can Early Exposure to the Teaching Profession Increase Teacher Supply & Diversity? New Evidence on the Teacher Pipeline www.nber.org/papers/w35776 We examine whether HS ed courses can expand new teacher supply in TX. We find:
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Can Early Exposure to the Teaching Profession Increase Teacher Supply and Diversity? New Evidence on the Teacher Pipeline
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2) Public school choice can provide educational stability when residence isn’t. For these benefits to reach historically disadv. families, we likely need to lower participation costs. District-provided transportation, clearer information, and simpler enrollment processes. 6/6
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Takeaways: 1) School choice is dynamic behavior, responsive to families' changing circumstances. It’s not a one-time, permanent decision. High exit rates from choice programs don't necessarily mean dissatisfaction or program failure. 5/6
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So school choice can cushion the disruption of moving. But this benefit skews White & economically advantaged. The students who could benefit most from stability are least likely to get it via choice programs. 4/6
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Many families use choice programs to stay put. ~1/3 of entrants use inter-district choice to keep attending the district they just moved away from. Nearly half of inter-district exiters just became residents of the district they were already in. 3/6
Choice use and district attended after entering public school choice, exiting inter-district choice, and exiting charter school choice by residential mobility. The most common type of movers enters or exits school choice programs to remain in the same school or district
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We tracked MI kindergarteners through 6th grade in the state's two big choice programs (inter-district & charter). Half of initial choosers exit by 6th grade, but residential moves explain far more of that churn than student or school characteristics do. 2/6
Survival analyses that compare residentially mobile and non mobile students' entry into public school choice, exit from interdistrict choice, and exit from charter schooling. Residentially mobile students enter and exit at higher rates between kindergarten and 6th grade
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New paper in Education Economics w/ @joshcowenmi.bsky.social! When families move they rethink sch choice participation tinyurl.com/3zr73fbh Residentially mobile students are: 9x more likely to enter public sch choice 19x more likely to exit interdistrict choice 5x more likely to exit charters 🧵
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Home is where the school is? Residential mobility and dynamic school choice in a statewide educational market
We examine how families update their participation in public school choice programs when they change residences. Residential changes are more predictive of school choice participation than student ...
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Erica Harbatkin @harbatkat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are hiring a tenure track assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at FSU for the 2026-27 year! I am co-chairing the search, so feel free to reach out with questions. jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_e...
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The Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (ELPS) in the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at Florida State University invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-earning assistant professor position. We seek a colleague committed to research, mentorship, teaching, and advising. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in ongoing research in well-defined scholarship areas with clear connections to K-12 educational policy, advise professional doctoral students in our online EdD program, chair EdD dissertation committees, contribute to academic service, and apply for external funding to support new research projects.
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 06/08/2026
Brown just opened a cluster hire for two tenure-track positions in Education Policy. Come join our vibrant community of scholars at @brownedudept.bsky.social & @annenberginstitute.bsky.social! apply.interfolio.com/190527 Please help spread the word.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NOW HIRING: Prof. Matthew Kraft is seeking to hire a Research Associate or Sen. Research Associate, depending on applicant experience, to collaborate on a broad agenda related to research on the teacher labor market. 🔗 Research Associate: buff.ly/PHwZYrT 🔗 Senior Research Associate: buff.ly/4AvkvQx
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Research Associate
Job Description: About Brown: Brown University is a leading research university distinct for its student-centered learning and deep sense of purpose. Our students, faculty and staff are driven by the…
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 24/06/2026
🚨 I'm hiring for a (Senior) Research Associate position to work with me on a broad research agenda focused on teacher labor markets. Great opportunity to be a part of the vibrant @annenberginstitute.bsky.social community of researchers at Brown University. Links in reply Please spread the word
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 20/03/2026
So excited for this @aefpweb.bsky.social session on the teacher pipeline @ 8:15 am on Friday in Vevey 2 w/ @carlyrobinson.bsky.social @susannaloeb.bsky.social @brendanbartanen.bsky.social Don't miss @drdsedwards.bsky.social presenting new work on CTE education courses. #AEFP2026 Join us!
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Educational Researcher - AERA @erjournal-aera.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
"Grow Your Own" (GYO) programs were created to encourage members of local communities to become teachers: aiming to address shortages and increase diversity within the profession. Researchers offer new ways to measure the effectiveness of such programs: bit.ly/3IcXMwz.
Illustration of people interacting with light bulb flowers on a plant.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
My paper with @matthewakraft.com describing the variety of Grow Your Own teacher programs nationally is out in print in @erjournal-aera.bsky.social! EdResearcher: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/... Open Access: edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...
“Grow Your Own” (GYO) programs have emerged as a new approach to expanding teacher supply, addressing localized shortages, and diversifying the profession. However, little is known about the scale and design of GYO programs, which recruit and support individuals from the local community to become teachers. We conduct a quantitative content analysis of 94 GYO initiatives and find that “GYO” is an umbrella term used to describe teacher pipeline programs with very different purposes, participants, and program features. Although nearly all GYO initiatives aim to increase local supply, far fewer offer programming aligned with reducing shortages in hard-to-staff subjects and schools, increasing diversity, and improving effectiveness. We propose a new classification scheme to facilitate more precise discussions of GYO programs.
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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 02/07/2025
New from Jennifer Nelson, Marisol Jimenez, and me in AERA Open: Hiring Under Constraint: How School Administrators Perceive and Respond to Centralized Screening by the District doi.org/10.1177/2332... Open access!
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Want to know more? Check out our @brookings.edu blog post too! www.brookings.edu/articles/gro...
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Grow Your Own teacher programs: What are they, and what can (and can’t) they accomplish?
Grow Your Own teacher programs can reduce teacher shortages, promote teacher diversity, and lead to improved teacher retention.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Future research: We need to know what types of GYO programs are effective at improving the many outcomes associated w/ them. I contributed to a research agenda that outlines possible research questions & data needed to evaluate GYOs www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Research Agenda: Grow Your Own Teachers
This research agenda identifies key questions and data sources that can be used to uncover how GYO programs shape education, influence teacher outcomes, affect school and district performance, improve...
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We propose a classification scheme that suggests that we should refer to GYO programs by their target population &/or programming. E.g. a GYO HS teaching scholarship, a GYO teacher residency, a GYO para cert program.
GYO program classification scheme
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We conclude that GYO programs are macro category describing a diverse class of teacher pipeline programs rather than a specific recruitment strategy. We need more precise language to describe them to ensure we are talking about the same thing!
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
While GYO programs have the potential to increase tchr diversity, reduce shortages, & improve tchr quality & retention, few GYO initiatives have program features aligned w/ these goals
GYO program characteristics by high school vs adult program
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
However, few high school GYO initiatives directly lead to or provide support towards certification. Over 90% of GYOs targets adults require participants to become certified w/ 70% offering financial assistance towards cert
GYO program characteristics by high school vs adult program
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The most common type of GYO program encourages high school students to become teachers through coursework, extracurricular activities or teaching scholarships
Graph of GYO participant types. 60% high schoolers, 40% paras, 20% community members, 20% college students
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Other than that they don’t have much else in common. They vary widely in their other purposes, who they target for participation, & programming. We found 49 unique combinations of participant types & program features across 65 GYO programs!
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We find that most GYO programs aim to expand teacher supply by recruiting individuals from the local community to become teachers. But…
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Ecstatic that Grow Your Own: An Umbrella Term for Very Different Localized Teacher Pipeline Programs is out in Ed Researcher! doi.org/10.3102/0013... @matthewakraft.bsky.social & I explore how the term GYO is used, describe GYO program variation & examine alignment btwn GYO purposes & programming
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
To remedy this, we outline important research questions & the specific data we need to evaluate them. We hope GYO programs, district & prep program leaders, & funders use this research agenda to inform their data collection & evaluation efforts!
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
GYO programs are difficult to study. They’re small size, their effects take years to observe plus we need for connected data across institutions & a good comparison group to study them.
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Excited to share the @newamerica.org Grow Your Own (GYO) Teacher Research Agenda I co-authored w/ Amaya Garcia Brad Carl Conra Gist Jason Greenberg Motamedi Jenny Seelig & Roey Ahram! We know little about the effectiveness of GYO programs. We need more research! www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Research Agenda: Grow Your Own Teachers
This research agenda identifies key questions and data sources that can be used to uncover how GYO programs shape education, influence teacher outcomes, affect school and district performance, improve...
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨JUST RELEASED🚨 New @REACHCenterEd policy brief from me & Kaitlin Anderson. Paper published in AERA Open reachcentered.org/publications... We estimate the effects of interdistrict choice & charter schl enrollment on btwn & within district racial & economic segregation 1/12
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The Segregation Paradox in School Choice | REACH
The mission of REACH is to provide objective, rigorous, and applicable research that informs and improves school choice policy design and implementation to increase opportunities and outcomes for disa...
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
View the peer-reviewed paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 12/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Conclusion: choice is not good or bad. Choice is used by relatively disadv. Ss. There are positive fx of urban charters & interdist. choice on student achievement. Unregulated choice is just not a viable strategy for reducing segregation. 11/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Policy Implication: Public sch choice, by itself, is unlikely to reduce sch segregation. Choice policies found to desegregate limit the influence of adv. families and reduce barriers to access 10/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
2) the reductions in between district seg. may be due to a pattern of trading up. Districts who gain & lose students through interdistrict choice may become more racially similar to disadvantaged districts that primarily lose students. 9/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
This implies: 1) the reasons why disadv. families use choice may differ by type. Charter sch families may have choose more accessible schs w/ Ss of similar backgrounds whereas interdistrict choosers may want to attend highly resourced schs 8/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Reasons for these patterns: A higher pct of Ss who use choice are Black or econ. Dis. compared to resident Ss in the same dist. Charter sch Ss attend schs w/ more same race Ss while interdistrict users attend schs w/ more advantaged Ss 7/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We find negative fx of charter sch enrollment on btn dist seg but they are too small to rule out null fx. Inter-district choice seems to reduce btn dist White-non-White seg, but only in regions with charters 6/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
However, in districts w/o charter schs, interdistrict choice does increase economic segregation. These increases may be due to how district’s assign choice students to schs. Choosers apply to the dist & dist picks the sch they attend 5/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We confirm prior findings that charter sch enrollment increases within dist racial & economic segregation. We find no AVERAGE fx of interdistrict enrollment on within dist seg. 4/12
Charter school and inter-district choice effects on racial & economic segregation. Increases in charter school enrollment increase segregation. No statistically significant effect of interdistrict choice
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We study interdistrict choice b/c of its direct potential to reduce btwn district seg. It lets students attend schs in other districts. In Michigan, over 10% of students use interdistrict choice. 3/12
percent of Michigan students attending a school outside their resident district or a charter school
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
While sch choice advocates argue that it can reduce sch segregation by reducing influence of residential seg., intradistrict & charter sch choice have limited power to affect btwn district seg., a pervasive form of segregation. 2/12
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Danielle Edwards @drdsedwards.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨JUST RELEASED🚨 New @REACHCenterEd policy brief from me & Kaitlin Anderson. Paper published in AERA Open reachcentered.org/publications... We estimate the effects of interdistrict choice & charter schl enrollment on btwn & within district racial & economic segregation 1/12
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The Segregation Paradox in School Choice | REACH
The mission of REACH is to provide objective, rigorous, and applicable research that informs and improves school choice policy design and implementation to increase opportunities and outcomes for disa...
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