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Professor @ BU Wheelock & Economics | Co-editor @ JHR | AER Board of Editors 2027-29 | White House CEA 2022-23 | www.joshua-goodman.com

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 2h
Our "A Few Goodmen" paper now has some serious competition, coming from the many Katherines of the world. arxiv.org/pdf/2404.00732
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 4h
Had a blast visiting @utknoxville.bsky.social to present our work on the academic impacts of private tutoring chains like Kumon and Sylvan. Great to see @ckcarruthers.bsky.social, @mikekofoed.bsky.social, @robertkelchen.com, and others in truly impressive econ and education departments. Go Vols!
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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 8h
People have heard about the phonics vs triple-queuing fiasco but there is a similar issue in math where ed school ideologues have stigmatized the normal and necessary work of drilling novice students in the fundamentals. www.slowboring.com/p/math-needs...
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Math needs a phonics-style reckoning
Teachers should teach students how to do stuff correctly.
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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 29/09/2026
Huge congrats to the brilliant economist and historian Ellora Derenoncourt, one of this year's MacArthur Fellows!
Ellora Derenoncourt - 2026 MacArthur Fellow
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 29/09/2026
And you wonder why I care so much about math education...
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Jeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In case anyone is interested, here is a new working paper on non-binary treatments with staggered interventions. Essentially, I show under what assumptions it is valid to estimate cohort x time dose-response functions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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A Heterogeneous Slopes Approach to Difference-in-Differences with Non-Binary Treatments
I extend the approach of Wooldridge (2023, 2025) to allow for heterogeneous gains to treatment in the context of staggered interventions for non-binary treatmen
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Recently accepted by #QJE: “Busing to Opportunity? The Impacts of the METCO Voluntary School Desegregation Program on Urban Students of Color” by Elizabeth Setren (@elizabeth-setren.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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Busing to Opportunity? The Impacts of the METCO Voluntary School Desegregation Program on Urban Students of Color
Abstract. School assignment policies are a key lever for expanding access to high-performing schools and promoting racial and socioeconomic integration. Fo
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Taylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🚨 The Department of Educational Policy Studies at @uwmadison.bsky.social is searching for an Asst/Assoc Prof focused on education and the environment. Please share widely, send us your best candidates, and reach out with questions! wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UW_Madison/j...
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - RISE Earth
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Re...
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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You don’t gut the country's capacity to measure what's happening in its schools because you care about improving them. Guardian article below.
graph of number of employees at NCES
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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why did I take on my new role at Arnold Ventures, and what am I hoping to accomplish in the year ahead? Here's a somewhat personal take. And be on the lookout for our RFP, coming very soon! edpolicyhub.substack.com/p/some-thoug...
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Some Thoughts on a New Venture
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Announcing the Future of Evidence in Education Network! It's been dark times for #EdResearch since Feb. 2025, but it's also brought together a lot of thoughtful people who really believe in research for the public good. www.edevidencenetwork.org
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The Future of Evidence in Education Network
A cross-sector network of researchers and evaluators strengthening how education evidence is generated, interpreted, and used.
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Kevin Rinz @kevinrinz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I know we’re focused on looming AI-driven extinction now, but can you spare a thought for what’s going on with labor demand? I have a new paper about that doi.org/10.26509/frb...
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Lois Miller @loismiller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you work on community colleges (or adjacent), consider submitting a proposal for a book chapter to present at our conference! Extended abstracts due Dec 10. Excited to be organizing with @riacton.bsky.social @camilantmorales.bsky.social @julia-turner.bsky.social and Kalena Cortes ✨
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 25/09/2026
One tip to new PhDs. You probably are worried that an audience member will "catch" some fatal flaw in your research. You should be more worried that five minutes in everyone is answering emails on their laptop. If people are engaging (even critically), it is better than not paying attention.
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am all for disruption. But it is interesting to me that a constant drumbeat from Silicon Valley is that higher education is not working...even though they are all a direct reflection of it's value and is if American higher education isn't the envy of the world....
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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thrilled to be organizing this conference with Kalena Cortes, @loismiller.bsky.social, @camilantmorales.bsky.social, & @julia-turner.bsky.social, thanks to generous support from Ascendium! Send us any & all work on CCs! Descriptive, mixed methods, & interdisciplinary research encouraged. 🥳
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NBER @nber.org · 24/09/2026
Open call for paper submissions: The Economics of Community Colleges conference April 6-7, 2028 in Cambridge, MA. Full information www.nber.org/economics-co...
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CSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The American Economic Association is seeking suggestions for the next lead editor of the American Economic Review, with the new editor beginning in January 2028. Send suggestions to Ben Bernanke, chair of the search committee, at aersearch@aeapubs.org by Friday, October 2. Please share!!
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is also why you've gotta read the papers when it comes time for p&t
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 23/09/2026
Great review of recent evidence on the role of standardized testing in college admissions. A recent paper by BU econ PhD student Ethan Lewis shows that adopting test optional admissions reduces STEM degree completions, particularly for under-represented minority students. Details in thread below.
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 23/09/2026
Excited to present brand new work with @sbkane.bsky.social on the hidden ways that time is eroded from the school calendar. Join us on Thursday at #SREE2026 in Harbor B for a great panel that also features @ehutt.bsky.social @michael-gottfried.bsky.social @elaineallensworth.bsky.social & more!
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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New: There's a lot of rhetoric about how dropping the SAT/ACT affects who gets into college and how prepared they are. I took a detailed look at the research www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/22/s...
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Who wins when colleges drop SAT requirements?
Colleges have fought over admissions tests for years. Research suggests changing the rules matters — just less than either side might think.
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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Roughly 15% of US students now qualify for special education services, placing pressure on schools amid rising costs and staffing shortages. Hear from WEPC faculty who focus on special education how WEPC’s unique approach to research is finding solutions: www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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Helping Create Special Education Policies to Benefit Students and Teachers
Researchers at Boston University’s Wheelock Educational Policy Center are studying ways to improve teacher retention and help more kids access special education
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 22/09/2026
Excited to present an overview of our prior work on "Heat and Learning" and on new work on "Air Pollution and Learning". Join us by Zoom! Grateful for the opportunity @edsustainable.bsky.social is providing to have these discussions at the intersection of environmental and education policy.
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 22/09/2026
I had a blast visiting Williams last week. What an amazing second department, with faculty who are great researchers and teachers. The undergrads were fantastic seminar participants!
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 22/09/2026
🔥 We've got a banger of a lineup for this year's #SustainableED virtual seminar series. Free & open to the public. Join us and spread the word! Past seminars are available on our YouTube channel. Great teaching resources: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Using 1 billion student-item responses linked to adult earnings, Jonathan Moreno-Medina, Eric Nielsen, & Viviana Rodriguez find that conventional achievement measures may obscure important differences in the labor-market value of skills. 📄 buff.ly/pkUEpqA
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Alexandra de Gendre @adegendre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am thrilled to be at the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Education and Skills Directorate today in Paris to present my work on “Same-Sex Teacher Effects in Education” with @econfeld.bsky.social @ulfzoelitz.bsky.social and @nsalamanca.bsky.social
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 22/09/2026
My department and college are searching for FOUR new tenure-track assistant professor colleagues! Please share, and application reviews begin October 15.
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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I talked to Jews across America, from Alaska to Brooklyn, about how they mark Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day. Their stories were deeply personal, profound, and sometimes quite funny. I hope you read every single one and that it enhances your experience or understanding of the day. Gift link:
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American Yom Kippur: How Jews Across the U.S. Observe the Holiest Day of the Year (Gift Article)
We asked readers around the country to tell us what the holiest day of the Jewish calendar looks like for them in 2026. Here’s what we learned.
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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Still early, but it kinda looks like we’re having a K-shaped econ job market? Top 50 PhD-granting departments: TT postings up 47% from this time last year (but still down 25% from recent median, excluding COVID) Everywhere else: TT postings down 19% from last year & 35% from recent median
Chart of cumulative JOE job postings from economics departments ranked 1–50, August to January. Through Sep 18: 63 postings, up 47% from last season (43) but below the 2019–2025 median (84). Source: econjobs.netlify.appChart of cumulative JOE job postings from US departments ranked 50–139 or unranked, August to January. Through Sep 18: 48 postings, down 19% from last season (59) and below the 2019–2025 median (74). Source: econjobs.netlify.app
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John Green @johngreen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
With apologies if someone has beaten me to the punch... I've cloned and updated the economics job market tracker from @paulgp.com to get a sense for how the market is going so far this year. Good news: better than 2025 Bad news: not by much
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Mark Chin @mememedianmode.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our department is hiring an assistant/associate professor of higher education policy!! I am not on the search committee this time, but am happy to chat with those who are interested about our amazing departmental community and Vanderbilt. Please help circulate! apply.interfolio.com/193891
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Jed Kolko @jedkolko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The 2025 American Community Survey should have come out today. But it has been delayed because of unusual political encroachment at Census. ACS drives business and policy decisions, especially in local communities, and is the primary input to Census’s immigration estimates.
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Peter Nencka 📊 @peternka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 Announcing OpenCensus, a new project with @ezrakarger.bsky.social : We are transcribing the historical US censuses and releasing them as open data 2.6 million people so far in 1940, browse here: opencensus.us
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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m excited to share that The Scarcity Loop: How School Choice Reshapes the Rationing of Public Education is officially out in the world. It seemed important to find a slice.
Scarcity loop book dragging a pizza slice up subway stairs
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Laura K Gee @laurakgee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Submissions are open for SOLE! I’m on the scientific committee and I can’t wait to see all the cool papers that apply. www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...
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The JHR @j-humanresources.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Please welcome our new coeditor, Adam Isen! He is an associate professor at John Hopkins University, Department of Economics. His work spans a variety of subjects including labor, immigration, and education.
Adam Isen
Associate Professor, John Hopkins University

Coeditor
Journal of Human Resources Editorial Board
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Brian Holzman @brianholzman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It appears the IES Restricted Use Data License program is continuing. But the annual cost is now $3500--nearly 9X costlier than the $400 I paid before. I've been operating under the assumption the whole program would end, and have adjusted my research around that. This just solidifies my decision.
We are writing to ask whether you wish to continue your use of your IES Restricted Use Data License.

 

IF YES, the virtual workspace materials associated with your Restricted Use Data License will be made available to you in the coming weeks once the enclave has been established and payment has been received. This fee is $2000 for six months’ access to the enclave or $3500 for a year of access to the enclave. Note, no payments are due at this time and will only become due once your workspace is restored in the new enclave.

 

IF NO, your virtual workspaces will be wiped and IES will close your RUD License. Please note that following termination of the License, no materials may be recovered, nor shall any further Disclosure Risk Review occur for this License.

 

To continue your use in the new virtual data enclave, you MUST RESPOND BY OCTOBER 15, 2026. At that time, IES will wipe existing virtual workspaces and terminate Restricted Use Data Licenses not confirmed for continuing use.

 

Thank you,

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump's solution for declining test scores is private school vouchers and dismembering the Department of Ed. In @democracyjournal.org, I argue the next president should do exactly the opposite, by creating a bigger, better Department of Children and Learning. democracyjournal.org/magazine/82/...
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A Department of Education—And Then Some
American children are in trouble. After generations of improvement, test scores are declining and fewer children are showing up to class. COVID-19 knocked school systems off-kilter, disrupting the ste...
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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If spending more on schools raises the earnings of the children who benefit, does it eventually make the whole economy richer? My new NBER paper examines this using school-finance reforms. 🧵 www.nber.org/papers/w35755
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The Macroeconomic Returns to School Finance Reforms: Micro-Calibrated Predictions Meet Causal Evidence
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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chloe gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Call for papers for spring SOLE meeting (4/30-5/1 in Baltimore) now open! Last year's conference, organized by Sandy Black and Jesse Rothstein, was a huge success and I'm looking forward to serving on program committee again. Send us your great work (by 10/31): www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...
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Upcoming Meeting
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Kevin Shih @kevinshih.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Call for Papers for the 2027 Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Meeting is now open! Submit your papers (deadline Oct 31): www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee... Hope to see you there -- April 30 - May 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, Maryland!
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Upcoming Meeting
Call for Papers is available and submissions are open!
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
GEFILTE PHISHING
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 15/09/2026
New post reviewing Zidar and Zwick's new book, which I loved. paulgp.substack.com/p/who-is-ric...
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Who is rich in America, and why?
A review of “The Everywhere Millionaire” by Zidar and Zwick
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
About a quarter of U.S. workers, a new high, worry that technology could soon make their jobs obsolete. Used to be that non-college workers were a lot more anxious about this. but the gap has narrowed news.gallup.com/poll/714368/...
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Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There is a lot of media about how and why the economy is about to implode. It was inflation, then it was interest rates, then gas prices, tariffs, war in Iran, then the AI bubble popping. But the economy keeps ... not imploding. So, what are we missing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Pe...
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Why Experts Keep Getting the Economy So Wrong | Plain English
YouTube video by Plain English with Derek Thompson
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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our Fall 2026 Education Policy Seminar Series kicks off next Tuesday, Sept 22, with Dominique J. Baker, followed by Seth Gershenson and Christina Weiland. In person, open to all, and focused on education policy. Learn more and RSVP below: wheelockpolicycenter.org/event/educat...
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Education Policy Seminar Fall 2026 Series
All are welcome. The seminar series is geared towards an academic audience and will include detailed and technical discussion about methods used in the research, in addition to the policy context and implications.
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chloe gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A longtime career goal to be on Marketplace, and I had to decline the first time I was asked because I was working at the White House. 🥁 So without further ado, I weigh in with thoughts on the gender pay gap and in particular, impact on child care workers and implications for the broader workforce.
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